The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
HENNERY
AND MAKE MONEY
Method by Which 1t Is Shown, the
Egg Problem May Be Large
" Solved.
UTILIZE WASTE OF KITCHEN
Ten Fowls in a Small Yard Will Be a
Paying Proposition-Need Not Be-
come a Nuisance to the
Neghhors.

Every family which has even a small
back yard can 80 far toward supplying
Itself with eggs and producing some
( poultry which will lessen its draft on
the nations meat supply. Even in Il
small back yard with the aid of a few
hens, much Of the kitchen garbage can.
be manufactured into food instead OF
| being wasted at time when there
must be no waste Of anything that can
| be made edible. Keeping chickens
| even on a small scale can be made a
pleasant, worthwhile recreation, par
ticularly interesting to child OLD
enough to assume responsibility.
This article is the first of series
of simple, practical Instructions on
keeping poultry on small scale The
series is designed primarily to help
beginners start their flocls, but should
convey valuable information TO those
who have had experience or who keep
poultry on a suburban or larger scale.
The facts are those gathered bS the
governments poultry specialists on the
department agricultural's poultry farm
at Beltsyille, Md, and from the thou
sands Of private poultry yards which
they have visited and studied. These
specialists will be glad TO send bulle
tins or furnish advice to those inter
ested in producing more eggs ana
chicken meat during the emergency
Should Keep Hens in My Back Yard?
Keeping small 1ocks of Lens in a
village or city back yard has proved
successful. 1t is an important branch
of the poultry industry. Though the
value Of the product from each flock is
small in itself, the aggregate is large.
The product of such Il flock both in the
form OF eggs, and fowls for the fable,
may be made ut a relatively low cost
because Of the possibility Of utilizing
table scraps and kitchen waste which
would otherwise he thrown away. A
small flock Of hens. even as few as six
or eight, should produce eggs enough, (
where used economically. for y family /
OF four or five persons throughout the
entire year, except during The moting
period ana fall and early winter BY {
preserving surplus eggs produced dur.
ing spring and early summer This pc
riod of scarcity can be provided for |
Keeping pullcts instead of hens alsc
viii insure production of eggs at thi,
time. Not only will the eggs from the |
hom llGcl materially reduce the cost
o. litn- hut their surcrior freshness
aad 4al.ty axe in themselves welll
worth the efort expended. The need
for an extension Of poultry raising is
particularly great in those sections
where the consumption of poultry prod
ucts exceeds the production. with the
result that prices are high.
an Onorlese, crowless Flock.
Objection frequently is raised to the
keeping Of poultry ia towns and cities
because OF the od0r which may result
and also because Of the noise made BIZ
roosicrs growing particulgrlv carly in
the morning. In some cities rcguIa
tionS have been formulated to prevent
of control poultry Keeping Whertl
there are such regulations it will be
necessary for The beginner to find oml
their provisions and to conform tel
them. The poultry hock need not be
come = nuisance TO the nci-hbors. Is
the dropping boards are clcaaaa dail,l
and II the houses and yards arc kcp'
in a reasonably clean condition cher,
will be no annosing odors.
The male bird need not be nuis
aBce. Unless Il is intended to hatcl