Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
KEEP LIBERTY FLOCKs
IN NATIONS BACK YARDS
Raising of Fowl in Close Quarters
Not Incompatible With Good
Sanitation.
BUT CARE MUST BE TAKEN
Two Hens for Each Member OF Fam
lily Is Governments Slogan for
Every City and Suburban Dwclicr.
Means More Food.
ny II. ARMSTRONG RonEnvS


neat supply Is Vim the hcnhousc. y
million backyard Cochs arc needed 10
hc,p turn IRE trick. These Liberty
nocks they have been termed must
be recruited n, once as mighty re
serve TO avert 4 shortage OF eggs and
poultry next fail. Wherever possible
keep few fowls. tho government adj
vocatcs. and start war garden. The
slogan IS two hens for each member
of the family" for the backyard grower
and "l0a hens for the farm flock.
This Is no passing fancy. intended to
Boom the poultry industry II Is 4
serious national movement. intended 20
solve n national necessity 1t Is vital
10 the welfare Of the people and 20 the
success or the cause for which We arc
fighting II means food--animal food.
Of which We are sorcly IN need. We
have modified men, munitions. ships
and money. and now We must mobilize
our food resources. We must go over
tho top for the biggest drive toward
increased production; dig our way IN.
and stick.
We must not depend upon the pro-
fcssional farmer for this support cS-
clusivelv; he has big Job ahead. We
city dwcliers and suburban!tcs mus;
suppcri tho farmers. We. too. must
produce food.
Live stock is decreasing at an enor-
nous rate the world over. War CON
The Civil War reduced our meat a!ti-
mails from about ninety per 100 OF pop
ulaticn TO fewer than seventy per 100.
We were already shor; on live stock
when the present war began hence
these decreases are all the more SORT
Gus. We have 90 per cent less hogs
in America than normal. The United
states Bureau OF Markets estimates
that there has been decrease. since
August. 1914. OF moro than $4,000, ooc
head OF cattle sheep and hogs. l:u-
rope has killed off it's beef. mutton and
pork In greater numbass. In some sec
tions live stock, including poultry, has
been wiped out of exisience-annln!-
lated. France, England and Italy are
on meat rations, and mighty slim al
icwanres, too.
We Will have similar state OF az
fairs IN this country. unless the pres
cnt decreases are checked. Meauess.
wheatless and Do-kless days already
in effect should bring home these
Facts Government officials realize the
conditions ahead OF us; therefore they
are urging increased poultry Proeuc-
,icn in hacl; lots and on the Farms.
Fowls are = wartime necessity. TIE
accuracy or this statement VIII ne
subs,antiatcd = year hence X I. is not
convincing nov.
40 NEED FOR ISStSITARY
CotDITIoNS WITH POULTRY
Decen:-'vias persons keep ,hc.r
homes clean and attractive. and 7espcu-
s5b!e owners Of backyard hocka o,
fowls do the same with their chicken
cocrs There i no need .c- .rsari.:.
ZION ~hc-. poultry "a kept, providing
certain precautions are taEen. Ere
Cue7tly stables. aba,;o!rS, chemical
works and similar enterprises are ,:,o-.
o6noxious than q chicken house could
ever become under tac most neglect
tui circumstances.
There can be no dous, tina, r.s.-lc-
tons are necessary in keeping live
stock IN conges,ed ccatcrs o: nopr,a.
ZION, u only = insure the sl5cnza @:
mo scheme. These measures are caw
and simple and easily Du, IN opera,,pn.
Let the large cities 0avs an ord!-
nance 10 tire cracc that any ora rhc
desires 20 keep = rocl; o. fowls shall
n!st lake GU: : pc-r,tt issued ~ the
health department.. Let this permit
H.Hd the holder thereof % certain reg
u'a;toas governing the manner in
which the :ock rust be kcp- and let
!; be understood that tho fock is sub
Jet 10 weekly inspection BY tho prop
er authorities, ana that y the rccuIa-
lions are violated tho permit .s auto
natlcaMy revoked
This plan has been successfully car
lied out in many cities with the result;
that poultry production In. been in
crcaar9 ENORMOUSLY. In other towns
ana f..ics.'M hore ordinances and hous-
.H& !sEu.,t!ons prohibit live stock. the
authorities In many instances have
'Hke1 measures 70 modify tho laws o.
waive 'he9i entirely n ordc- ~ CON.
ply with che governments ,cru.et 10.
increased poultry.
so MATy- pIpnS r-~C,r-