Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23
GOOD PROFITS FROM THE
FINISHED COCKE.RELs
Crate Fattcning-Somc Feed ng
Formulas That Are Suggestive.
KILLING AND SHIPPING TIME
Practices That May BE Followed
With Profit and Satisfact :on-Tlc
Importance of killing at Right
Time and Marketing IL. Int.

With Profit and Sn,isfact :on-rhc
Importance of killing at Right
Time and Marketing r., Int.
1t is evident that in order to obtain
number of pullets there Will be II
bunch OF surplus cockercls that must
be probably marketed, These will
be grown with the pullets until they
are from ten, To twelve weeks old,
or Sufficiently large to boil or fry. The
pou!trymsn is whether II sell tho sur
plus cockerelS alive or dressed at that
time, TO place them in houses OF coops
and fatten them. to capOnize ana -
tain them for six to eight months.
or TO move them TO another range.
where they can remain until they
reach the *"ft-roatSer stage.
Fryrr> Eattrn ohrapIy.
Before considerinc these marketing
problems, let us understand som. per-
t!neni condiuons which effect our de
to poultry. Il * thit the youn:;er
You can sell chicken ~ a good price.
the more money YOU make from il. In
other words. tryng.sze chickens re
weight than ROASTING" chick ms while
roasters gain in live weight NOR Coo
when the m rket for young chickens
is firm and the phi . satisfactory. thIt
is the most profitable Tim. for the man
who buys his chick. teed 10 clean out
all The surplus young ROSTERS.
The kind az buyer aud his require
ments is another deiermnin. factor.
Most chickens are sold either to COM
mission men or their agents, or 10
poultry buyers. or 10 merchants. y
small percentage is sold direct to The
consumer. Most OF the buyers sDc.
or dressed stock. 50 YOU can sell which
ever YOU prefer. However. If ice can
not be obtained for chilling and pack
ing the dressed product or refriycra-
tion Is no: available. he chickens
must be sold alive. II the chickens
can ne properly chilled and packed.
for market and thus derive the great
est revenue.
The fact tina; the buyer has his pref
erences and established trade demands
compels US to complete the selling
proposition before doing anything. with
the chickens. If you have no m,rke
one. White the extension service in
connection with Your aGricul;nraI c"
legc FOR the address of , reliable com
mission man or other huvors Who
handle your seasons output Then OBJ
tain fro mhim supply of addressed
tags and Il possible some light ship
n.nE ooops. provided YOU will ship live
chickens.
Finishing C"ri>crcls Sold Alive.
At this season of the year. when the
market is short ON fryers and small
roasters, the man who has a stock Of
pcnsive .ced viii almost invariably
make more money by selling thu. older
cockerels as soon as possible. and the
younger ones as they reach the selling
age.
II these are TO lie sold alive. confine
them for Ten days in an opcn-front
house. kcor dry mash before them.
and feed three times daily in a trough
mixture OF grains containing liberal
amount OF whole or cracked corn. If
YOU want the cheapest gain in wci;rht
and can spare some buttcrmiIk or rhicli
,-SN
them the milk product to drink. con-
finement in the house will rci.Icc the
cost OF making nesh several cents a
hound. 1t is an expensive rvn, rimcnI
10 attempt 10 fat;cm chickens on free
range.
This method of housc-hnishin2 is
for the man who wishes 80 tati"n lis
chickens in good shane anI ;hcn sell
them alive They should receive
heavy feed before being placed in The
coops also water. Nail or tie a large
water. II you WISH 10 save shrinkngc.
take few pieces o; siding :rd make
a deep, narrow trough. 'ast'n inside
the coop. ." even outside AN" after
the COOP * watchcd uour half 4 pail
or more OF cri.'u ~ H.
But If these chi, ms ar" % - Killed
before being sold. Then ~ an means
milk feed ANA fiui>N thou 'u fastening
crates. Nor" mon g. q reputation for
producing the best ,hjclru~. al. un-
limited demand, and lpt 81 saiisG,d
method OF finishing chickens in cra;.s
without exercise lrying- sire urid
Young roasting rhickeus a.. Tho ,"s'
TO fattcn.
The copp is eighteen i",u.s ..,u..,e
and as long ~ ~ r"e ILL Is 'ais"d
Two feet on 'ae -!n"..l-nhH la '""'
20 allow IN" manu-" d, ian ,nrrl.h
40 cleaning = b. ,."S-.,i, THaro should
he partition 'n!" OF luHs 90 wire
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