Milford chronicle., 1917-12-07
Ihere's Money In Poultry
Even In These War Times
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
(AH RiRhts ReseypeA

rasiblv more people have given up the
80 Of chickens this year than during
e. Years past, all combined What is
.&s .ause? Oh, yes, there is a reason,
a ID many minds, a perfectly good one
old High Cost Of Living has ap-
ty struck the chicken business and
1asrs OF fowls as well as those who are
q IN a livlihood in other ways.
4here is but little doubt that many
r.so ons who have given up poultry dur
81 mis- year have been scared of through
sks soaring in the price of foods.
It logic to stop eating just because
tsaastuffs have gone up in price? I should
ax not. Then, why stop raising chickens
sra producing eggs simply because the
f.sa bills average little more each week?
rA nv time feed takes an advance the
"a of eggs is correspondingly raised so
t no mater how high feed may go in
IS climbing pranks, there is stil profit
S be derived from the production Of eggs
- margin Of profit is but slightly chang
I'll no matter what the cost Of feed may
for this generally plays an important
uart in the fixing Of the price.
The fact that our country is now at war
daes not in any manner lessen the demand
fsr eggs, but on the other hand, increases
* very much; and the demand is another
Important factor in determining the price
Il the product of the hen.
I'VE all agree that the big demand at
nresent for wheat and other grains Ow-
ing to the enormous quantities shipped to
ohr allies, causes a scarcity to some ex-
fent, and this makes the prices jump.
Rut, have you watched the markets and
noticed that eggs. too, have been on the
Mop? Well, it's a fact, and today eggs
Are bringing more than for many years.
PARTICULARLY at this season.
Don't allow little things, like the going
hp of food prices, to catch you off the job
and scare you into giving up a business
from which you can reap a nice reward.
] am not going to say that you can earn
what might be called handsome profits
from chickens now, but they will yield as
nice an income as most other legitimate
business if properly handled. This applies
10 these war times as well as during the
reign of peace.
The one big and important thing in the
chicken business, either during war or
peace. is to properly house. properly feed
and properly care for your birds. If these
essential matters are given your atten-
ton, I care not whether war exists or the
price Of foods be high, there is money to
be made from this great industry.
Thus we see from the angle of profit, it
matters not what the conditions are, if we
are determined to make money we can do
so from chickens
Throughout the country there is at this
time the cry for every American, and the
friends of America, to do their bit in the
matter of the production of food of all
classes in order that we might be able to
feed the vast armies across the seas, as
well as those of the Allied Nations who
are not engaged in the actual fighting.
This burden, and indeed it is a burden, is
placed upon the shoulders of America and
it is as much the duty OF the poultryman
to participate inthe feeding as that Of
other persons. Eggs are a necessary ar
ticle Of diet and hold an important place
in our effort to feed the world. Do your
bit by producing them in as large guam
titles as possible.
Don't be a Stacker by disposing Of your
chickens simply because the price Of food
has taken a jump, but rather aim to in
crease your production. and in addition
to helping supply the necessities Of life.
earn a profit for yourself.
By the time extremely cold weather hits
us eggs will possibly be selling at a dol
lar a dozen. and If you are wideawake,
up-to-date and remain constantly on the
job, you win be getting a fair yield and
thus be able to increase your profits over
those Of other years.
Feed is necessary for the production Of
eggs at alltimes, and especially during the
winter. But, important as this is, there
are other conditions which must receive
your attention, and these go a long way
toward egg production. One OF these es-
sentials is the keeping Of the fowls in the
pink Of condition, or in what might be
termed a laying condition. Unhealthy
fowls will not produce. even though you