Milford chronicle., 1918-03-08

something like fairness in order TO be in
a position not to be criticised.
The practice among poultrymen TO rid
their plants Of useless fowls has long
been in vogue and is a retrenchment pro-
ceedng which means much to the breed
er. No poultryman can make his fiocks
pay a profit if he be compelled to retain
i all sorts and classes of birds, whether
they show a profit or not, and we view
/ the business Of raising chickens in the
same manner as other lines Of industries
are conducted.
! Every good business man conducts his
( enterprises for the sake fproht, and
unless he is permitted to use methods
that mean a profit. it is nothing short of
folly for him to continue in the business
1t might be perfectly all right, and /
dare say is, for the Food Administrator
to take sufficient interest in the poultry
business TO issue orders as will best con-
serve the egg supply, but the order pre-
venting the killing Of any fowls, espec-
tally when they be nom producing ones,
is far from reaching the desired end
One Of the greatest drawbacks to the
profitable conduct of a poultry plant is
the presence i'm the hoczs Of a lot Of |
birds that do nothing but take up valu- |
able house room and consume a lot of |
valuable feed, with absolutely no return |
to the breeder. All the profit that would |
be derived from the laying hens is thus
eaten up by those that yield nothing, and
consequently, the poultryman cannot do
better than break even, if indeed he does
not lose money on his investment.
The poultryman who engages in sup
plying commercial eggs is not in business
for the love Of it, but for a living. and
when even the Food Administrator at
tempts to force him 10 the wall he ma
turally feels unkindly toward the whole
business.
Give the poultrymen the chance and
hey will produce just as many eggs as
hey possibly can, for it is to their fnan
dal interest to do so, but to compel him
o lose money means only to force him
'ut OF business. The breeders know best
low to conduct their business and win
certainly do it if left alone.
There are possibly many persons who
apor under the impression thar the poul-
rymen throughout the country out of
pite are killing "the goose thai laid the
olden egg" but this is not true of the
eal poultryman. His business is TO make
rs hocks yield and thus make money
nd he knows fun well that to KIN off
is laying hens would only mean loss.
10 you suppose that he would resort TO
lch methods? No much!
| would not for the world advise any,
Ne whether he be poultryman or other
lsiness man, to violate the orders of tts
ood Administrator or any other Admin
traitor. but when these orders come m
$ IN such a conflicting manner as i'm the
Use OF the recent order mentioned
What's poor fellow TO do?" Let me
y one thing, however, Be governed in
'ur business as VIII best conserve the
s supply, and at the same time net Won
profit from the business.
POULTRY POINTERS.
From now until the first of Nav is Tho
eatest laying PERIOD OF the year rs
cry means to increase the supply bv
'per feeding of the fowls in order that
u might make up for the deficiency of
'ryins the hens over the winter.
As good as the egg business has been
ring the past year, remember that tbjs
II VIII be the best. Make preparations
" for big fail yield of eggs. Get the
rdlets' Matched out as early as possi-
that they might get a start in life he
the extreme warmth Of the summer
nes.
very year the sensible poultryman
and markets all the birds that do
have the earmarR1 of being of some In
le as layers when matured. stunted
u shaped birds never amount to much
any poultry yard and are dead ex-
Sc to maintain.
Spring Housecleaning in the Poultry
a. viii be next weeks subject.