Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
FOR PROFITS
! Z: DESPITE HIGH COSTS
Real Economy Will Make Hen Pay.
Regardless Of Increase in
Price of Grain.
SWAT : THE USELESS MALES
Superfuous Old Birds That Eat
Their Heads or, and Are Not
trNceded in Flocks, Should Be Sent
ny j. Raymond Kcssler.
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Practical Poultryman.
- When war conditions started grain
prices soaring many farmers and back
g. yard poultrymen were frightened and
began disposing of their flocks. think
ingt that profits were impossible with
tha.s6aring price OF feed This brought
about over supply of poultry on
the markets. consequently prices were
made even lower than usual. These
conditions are changing. 1t is more
apparent every day that tho poultry
81 man with a good size flock Of layers
this coming fall and winter will re-
alize fully as much on his investment
as he did in normal times.
The backyard poultryman and the
z-owner Of the farm flock are to-day in
better condition for the economical
,Lksproduction OF poultry than the big
ss:comnerciai poultry farm because they
-e"are working under conditions that al
low of many real economies Economy
must be made the keynote of to-days
poultry management IL we are to sue
coed in making Il profit. but the poul-
try raiser must not deceive himself
-sst as to1what constitutes real economy.
~. Reducing the flock of layers cut
ting down the number of young stock
raised this season is not real econ
omy. because it only reduces the
chances for profit. and really gains
nothing. The trouble with most poul-
try raisers is that they want to con-
;;,s.tt[tinue TO manage their flocks in the
.-srsame@ old-fashioned way that they did
- In times gone by.
Swat the Useless Males.
The first thing to do by way of econ
+>-omys is to swat the rooster" BY that
ISL mean get rid of those superfuous
old cock birds that are eating their
heads off. and market the young stock
OF males at the broiler age. Select the
s.-Slfew males needed for breeding pur-
-. poses, and then market the rest If
possible they should be sold at the
pound and a half two pound size
for then they will show the greatest
cprof1t on their feed.
Even roaSters of from four mounds
-, UPWARDS can be grown with profit to-
'"-daE IT the poultryman will select the
,e- olros and feed and care for them with
that idea in mind. Leaving these pros-
.---QecUSe roasters to run with the rest
OF the flock and just simply grow into
- roasters in their own way as has been
1.-The manner of producing most roast
,iryeTs, VIII be sure TO cause the poultry
raiser loss. Profits from this part OF
1.-The business to-day are only obtain
-, abie by following the latest and most
Improved methods of rooster produc-
tion. as followed by .Eecialists in the
SOFT rooster producing districts BY
such methods of scientific feeding the
45r rooster OF n given weight can be pro-
-!sk, duced in half the time and at a much
reduced cost per head for feed by rca-
-s;.n ~. Of the methods OF feeding practic-
ed
- The next thing in line of making the
poultry pay PROFIT day is to be rid
-euhof the loafers in the flock. The first
step In this regard is to rid the lay
ing mock OF all the hens two years old
or over, for they are rarely worth
keeping even in normal times Year.
ling hens Chose that have just COM
pleted their first year of laying) arc
however, decidedly worth keeping. if
the :poultryman will weed out the
,dronts
:, ~ Select Only the BEST PulIctH.
The selection OF the pullets for win
ier-eGS production is the next step, and
ONE that can make or break the poul-
tryman lf the pulets arc TO prove
worth while as winter layers they must
he from such matches and have such
care as will bring them 10 the age OF
laying by October Pullcts that weigh
around two pounds by October should
ne disposed of as broiers. for the
poultryman can he sure that such small
Stock will not lay until spring
Economical Feeding.
--i ne neXt thing In line of real econ.
omy is thy feeding OF the flock. Here
IT'S where rfe backyard poultryman nc
" owner Of the farm flock have a rreat
advantage over the big commercial
poultry farm.
FIRST of all let us discuss the pos
stnltities of the backyard flock Their,
are few families who could NOT Een,
IRON SIX to dozen hens upon the Ia
HE waste of the house. or course thi
necessitates the careful saving OF al
Kitchen waste. but surely il is wor,l
-,"Rile when we consider that a back
Sdrd mock OF such size as the averas
-DouSeholds Kitchen scraps would ma in
tain VIII supply that family with thei
eggs and poultry at little cost Devon,
the labor of saving the material wi,
such mock some little grain would
.roi course. be necessary 10 add yaria,,
10 the ration. but this need only n
small amount
IN growing poultry products for ma r
RET the owner OF the farm flock rea,
~ mas the greatest chance of maxim,
a proht. During the summer month
my farm hocE il allowed free rang
.Sh PICK up at least so per cent q
rheh ~ comes to winter feeding IN
FARMER again has the adyontora ~
cause ne has grown the feed he v.t
use. e' ne WI
Using Damaged Grains.
IN most farms there are a,u.,,
products such as wheat scrennin
small and defective ears OF corn an
gram damaged By storm or storan
that would bring very little on ~
------ -. ai het. out Tor the purpose of feed
ing poultry they can be used - 49,
purpose 'u 70 goo
This brings forth another no,n.
20 Importance in the economical fnnd;
Is OF me mock. the use of grains -, .
LOT human food. Now burnt ,rai
eeVei eaten grain. screenings ~,
IoIh hubbins can all be used for -
Wy ieeoing with every bit as GOOD =.
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