Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-27
BEES, FRUIT, POULTRY
IS GREAT COMBINATION
Allowing Three Occupations to CO.
Operate to Mutual Benefit, and
to the Profit OF Owner.

Operate to Mutual Benefit, and
to the Profit OF Owner.
HIVES AND COOPS IN ORCHARDS
Chicks and HOecy Makers VIII Go
/ Well Together in and Among the
Young Fruit Trces-It's u Paying
Proposition.
An old lady whose name must have
been Mrs. Commonsense. gave de-
monstra ton In economics when she
in one basket Though this principle
may not apply to every business with
equal appropriateness, its force must
during the past few years OF ai'iicul-
ties. When the poultryman began to
high prices. by advancing cost OF labor
and equipment. he was lucky indeed
If he h had other irons IN The frs
tstormier sea than did Notwithstanding.
mated that the unfavorablc conditions
affected least the -pou!try on farms:
that IL to say. farm hocks were main
were forced out of business. This was
Is usually available on farms. And
most farmers keep poultry better than
1t is almost Impossible to render
exact expense accounts OF fowls on
farms Such livestock maintains a
grains, not precisely as scavengers.
put put as asa i Gathered salvage crops: In
stances are less benign. rigid. i'm
partial account OF Disbursements re-
yeais only too often narrowing mar
gin OF proht. Besides. room and range
add. TO the food resources OF farm
Hooks. an asset not easily COMPUTE ed.
ana yet need to be met in rationing
The small poultry farms which have
70 Mse9 ssr heR Sase DONE
as asSpSiato ss. eS &c @srpro ans
Under e aIs conditions. DESPITE the
nssm fan and necessity for quantities.
eggs in one basket. Just now. what .
poultry.raising is safer combined With
.other lines OF work. preferably along
aed into ' each T aiSsE may be dove
with the same labor. sharing expenses
ana ana, inn ma'nt sinns the balance OF pro-
baske, occupations: together. they of
Ter security. Had there no. been com
poultry raisers would have bb ecn
squeezed out by the pressure of in
e pelisd PPsed1stion during the war
effect, on the nations meat supply
m0na hays been shs Ssry arp Da1pabe
a specially on farms as on chicken
ranches. would have been dccidediy
scarcer.
Two Anchors to Wfudvard
Among minor occupations which NAV
be associated with poultry-raising adj
are Bookkeeping and fruitraisinr
Iheir combination makes a profits be
always desirable. The WORN in &' eI
T r a seasonal ai,,I rather than continuous
growth and healthy deveIopment Of
l mi,h i,s makes the young orchard
poa a Ths p pe the 81 ideal
preceding it's coming into beaEi ru~t ,s
ono of non-return for Invcstment in s
poultry; In the case OF apple or nn u1r +
Trees that period is extended Long
piant !, in mas become impracticable TO
spread In foliage, they afford a shade
H Inuch appreciated by poultry In suItry
Work OF Poultry in Orchards.
themselves and to the trees. Besides
.ney iertilize the soil. stimulating tree
Erowth. Temporal corps. such as
or wheat uhe last two not pe Tr' t sG
i 10 form Erain9 may be planted be-
through scSs,a, urm,sni hg green food
G E,s,us the permanent sod is exce!lent
nf owis ses sna popular as runs for ali
menta When fruis e G Fails 1t in Is a E4sat
ehefens Of eee poSSs, o,nss,1e even
death to more delicate fowls, such as
'uTTThe ey sI and Eui II. as.
may readily be d!videde into chicken
s sia,,s Movable colony houses may be
sS, nifi ,r, conveniently and w:re-runs
nealthful because they are well-drains
ed r hnd , usually more, or. less shielded.
try-plant. is SUFFICIENT to share po thc
VOTE rs, Incidental to fruit-growing. This
s IS Ihsas!y ~ heaviest at certain seasons,
or fan; and cultivation which h ii Is nut
. rjns ao1 When iruit-bcaring be-
able. the picking and marketing Usual
~ can be accomplished with labor al
ready employed.
hfonorabie business OF feeiens ane
minimum OF labor and Expense wiz \
lew hives Of superior bees tucked away
mean many ponn SPOT 80 among the trees
for family use. but for sale. 'o@ A'o"e
| tow Doth the Busy-Bee".
9o's with wheat at 60 cents and or cd the
a, 70 cents. a small farmer of NV ac.
uaimt1nce managed a good living from
MS weii-tended orchard and his hives
WMicn toSetner exceeded the total re
turns from his other products That
ii aui cn, t - now dead. but his son-in
Homes Son as ue the business Of fruit and
come. A stimulating sight are the
rows and rows Of hives in spring
workers. u WING eu
on These active creatures accdmula,e
rH1,a gRa1ie stores of honey when a
is always In demand, only needing har'
stes.1ng once or twice a year Except
at special seasons, they require iittIe
care For this reason. the bes.knene
,mE consorts most readily with fruit.
rai,sing and poultry-keeping. Their
more poultry the better fertiiised The he
Sh93 a. ana feWer insect-pests The more
5bf nns the more fruit. The more