Milford chronicle., 1917-06-22

| Vast numbers Of persons engaged in the raising
Of poultry, either for purposes Of supplying the
table or that they might realize little something
on the side from their keep. claim that the mon.
grel fowl is Of the same value as the purebred
ones. Comparisons have therefore been drawn
between the two distinctive types at many times
with the result that the purebred birds always
Outshine their monRrel sisters. both in the produc-
ton Of eggs and delicacy Of flesh They are there
fore considered unqualihedly as the better money
Notwithstanding the fact that much has been
said about the superior earning powers Of the
purebred fowls over the mongrels, there are still
a ereat many persons who persist in keeping the
latter variety and pay absolutely no attention q
what experienced poultrymen say upon the sub
iect. Should you be one of those who seem to IA
vor the mongrels. let me give some Of the finer
qualities of the purebreds in the hope that you
might be able 20 distinguish their superiority and
thus be induced to discard your mongrels and
adopt breed that will give far greater satisfae-
ton in raising and net you a larger income for
II is astonishing to note the large number Of
persons raising fowls. particularly farmers and
persons with back yards or lots, who refuse to see
the advantages TO be gained in keeping purebred
chickens, and persist in wasting their energies on
mongrel birds. Such persons cannot be classed as
poultrymen. for true poultrymen are never salts
fed unless they have the very best and stand a
chance of getting the greatest possible return
from their investment.
II il is worth your while to keep poultry at ALL
it certainly behoOves you TO keep something worth
while-and mongrels are not worth while. The
Tor the TnOnRrel IN the yaru OF LnG average
man can generally be found in his expression that
he does not desire 70 raise show birds. but only
wants fowls for eggs and meat. This is the oil in
the cocoanut If eggs and meat are desired you
must of necessity turn to the purebred fowls be
cause these will produce eggs in greater abun-
dance and meat Of finer texture and flavor than
will the mongrel fowls.
Crosses are as much to be condemned as are the
straightout mongres. A person might have good
birds of different Breeds but by allowing them TO
cross, will soon fill his yards with lot of good
for nothing fowls that will neither produce nor
look well. Crosses are all right but the crossing
should be INDUCED in only by those Of experience
and then only for the purpose Of creating new
breeds. in which event. they should be very care
fully selected.
The average small breeder, as well as the farm
er has but little patience with fowls and soon
looses heart; and no wonder. Who could become
interested in lot Of such fowls as are generally
found about the place of such persons. They are
simply devoid of any COED features. save only that
they are good to consume food. MOngrels will eat
as much food as purebred fowls and give far less
From reports kept by experienced poultrymen.
it has been clearly proven that it takes about
eighty eggs to pay the cost Of keep for each hen
for year. In other words. every hen must pro-
duce at least that number of eggs per year to sup
port herself. If her production is less than that
she is costing you real money, and should be dis
posed Of at once. From this it can be seen that
the profits from each hen must result from the |
sale of all eggs over and above the first eighty.
In the production of mOngrel fowls the breeder, |
lr rather raiser pays absolutely no attention to /
their breeding. with the result that the longer he
keeps them the more of a conglomoration he has 4
and the less they will produce With the purebred /
fowls. great care is given to their breeding inso-
far as their egg laying qualities are concerned, 4
and the result is that their producing powers in
,rease from year to year thus assuring you more |
,ggs. which mean greater profits,
Purebred fowls will consume no more food than
nongrels. and indeed in great number Of in
tances not nearly so much yet they lay more
ggs. The man who intends to make poultry rails
nR business, even the who luOulges only
or the supply of eggs and meat for his own per-
onal wants, should certainly conduct his affairs
n business-like way. In doing this, he will be
Ompelled to discard all mongrels and in their
tead. adopt some one of the many purebred fowls
low being bred
Few mongrels will lay more than 100 eggs a