Milford chronicle., 1917-04-27
Economy AS AnLEssential To Success
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
lAX RfPhts Rese1gedl

yield no better in such structures than when made
to live in plain. ordinary ones. The buildings
should be simple. comfortable ones Whieh are
made 70 be conveniento the attendant
( These should be so constructed so as TO permit
add tions from time to time without interfering
with the main building. In other words, they
should be permanent structures.
The question Of economy is not only on mat
should be applied to the construction OF build .gs
and fixtures but should likewise apply to the pur-
chase Of your stock. Of course. the aim Of almost
every beginner in the poultry business is TO raise
fancy fowls This is indeed the wrong idea. There
is little or money to be made from this branch
Of the business for the average breeder II takes
money to specialize. and unless you have bunch
of coin you desire to throw away, steer clear Of
the fancy game, Be content TO breed and raise
utility stock. Your profits will be greater. and IN
the end you will be better satisfied with the busi
ness The fancy poultry game Is hkened to any
other hobby.
initial stock. You should never purchase old birds
for layers. They are not profitable unless it is
your intention to use them as breeders. Keep oil
the 81 bird when II is possible to get reasonably
good one for q single buck" Remember that the
81 hen can be made TO lay equally as many eggs as
the one that will cost you 81 and your investment
is not nearly 80 great By the practice Of economy
in the purchase Of your stock you materially lessen
the burden placed upon the birds and make it cas-
er for them 10 pay of the investment and show a
profit than where larger sums are expended. The
wisdom OF this economy is shown by the fact that
every dollar thrown away in buying stock eOmpels
the hens to pay off this added expense before they
can snow pront.
Many persons fail to practice economy in keep
ing in their yards q number of birds that do not
pay. Idlers, non producers and drones are dead
expense to any plant and will materially keep
down the profits unless they are weeded out and
disposed of. No breeder is justified in keeping
such non-producing specimens in his iOcks at any
time more especially now when the price Of feed
is high. In addition to not yielding any profit
themselves they handicap the layers and materi-
ally cut the profit that these birds would otherwise
yield.
A careful watch should be kept on the flock. and
the minute a hen fails to prodL ce. she should be
sold and turned into ready cash In this way you
will get more out Of your poultry than If the re-
verse course were pursued.
The matter Of feeding s another branch Of the
industry where economy should be practeed. This
is an important essential in the raising Of chickens
and should be given careful study.
Nothing which the fowls need for the production
Of eggs and the maintenance Of health should be
withheld from them. and yet ct the same time.
there Is much room fer the practice Of economy in
feeding If the feeding problem is correctly solved
il will mean much toward your ultimate success in
the business.
Keep away from experiments in the poultry
business is my advice TO the average breeder. |
Many persons when only in the game a short
while think that they know il from start to finish
and then begin to experiment. The result is that
they make a hopeless mess Of the whole cloth and
failure follows. Be content to go along in the
usual way and permit the experimenting 10 be |
lone by others who are better equipped than you
are.
Practice economy in all its branches and succeed
otherwise you are almost sure TO fail.