Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-20
COM|NG INTO
ITS OWN As A FARM CROP
Some Facts and Figures Well Worth
Careful Study-;ituntioa Offers
encouragement for Future.
EGGS LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH
Prewar Prices to Come No More, Per-
~ 'mps-Gct Right Kind of Fowls,
standard Stock, Substantial House,
Systematic Care.

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standard Stock, Substantial House,
Systematic Care.
ELI some interesting. often wonderful.
stories. The reports OF the las, CEN
GEES produced on each farm was about
sts and OF poultry sold for meat s4..
mis- gives the average value of poul-
500. The advantage is that these pro-,
ducts cost the farmer practically moth
Ing. because most farm poultry are left
Of feed were rcckoncd. how much OF
the farmer for his labor in caring for
the flock and marketing the products?
n ~ 5nndred dollars, worth OF poultry
quick line OF business
But let's have "A few more figures.
l roSsibiy ", the laying qualities OF farm
Poor showing. On farms. according TO
census figures. the number Of fowls
Ssp, was 2!S255.a24 and the egg pro
an averase nroduct3o oneh ih hsr GIVES
eggs year Tor each fowl. "'0u' ''
Sonsidering the natural advantages
keepng poultry. the average yield on
farms Is low. As rule farmers arc
fowls they keep and TO the fowls egg
.ayins qualities. Too often. were !,
f nos for w6 ,hS women Eors on 19r farms the
n4.l..
living. The facts alone "a are AZ enough one,5
farms. But. if it is Worth nfuu whiln G tn
keep poultry at all why not give the
ns AS sare m and Keep gc9a M
desirable.
Prices Are Now Profitable.
lie esu5T hs sa are Ses likely haS
~ a. iieast not tor many years. CONNER
me price OF eggs and dressed poul-
lay, h Haae increased nd 70 per cen, over
, ,-oH 81. perwar prices.
The prices now received for poultry
farms bieb make poultry keeping OH
~ a. 20 cents a. pound wholesale and
d dnzan GEES Gs, in November at 81 cents
Reis a whoie eIa In many Of our mar
sit up and take notice Run your I'm
ger up and down the columns OF the
States Department Of Agritcu uI ii and
Tsna, do you find as to the estimated
chickens hT yalp per Of noY esEs per dozen ard
EGGS are bringing more than 50 cents cents
hie6 ss s 0n c EARNS and chickens are
arc likely to stay for a ionE ne iin prices
plSin H9iq The farmers msrs keep poultry for sup
sao~n that chickens yield n much
outlay ;San any o,Sef l KIND nc Of sf ins
n ra1ms q nnds these conditions cannot be
ma prontabie. no line of farming
can De made 10 pay q profit
What the Farmer Should Know I
Quoted by experiment stations. poui- |
,,,rons seprns Is beginning TO have its
general p fafmin As sey sash line in
nave issued bulletins showing wSaS
taermers SHOULD do under existing con-
lion OF some. breed of fowls for eggs
and meat; the selection OF the best
aye IL for breeding stock; little extra
tiinPle, practical pointers.
s, ponItry keeping on a large scale
conducted on either Of two distincy
systems. a large number OF fowls NAV
DC Kept throughout the year. In that
appropriated in regular rotation TO
f fneih use. the fowls being removed 10
most Suitable for large far ms plan MI, Is
good business and administrators
On the other hand. only a small flock
may be permanently kept But from
ms stock large number of chickens
tTade. The eb f5yfsy year S6 fer broier
s ,.t;7i as s it is safe to do so. There they
nenso go hio" lhi at little cX
market when they have reached a aGF po 1nS
Ills OUTLOOK RRFfs IS exca prjfss for
l Tns PLAN Fatms Isl. especially adapted to
Either sysrent will no. only yield
prove the soil. The poultry vii, moi
OIL enrich the ground, since poultry
manure is complete fertilizer hui tbc
fowls will destroy myriads OF in inr;-
Gus insects which affect crops
Systematic Work Required.
s,., ne bulletins issued by experiment
keepns Wth tSe re GHrk IN Of 9ioSl,ry
n me plants the demands upon farm T.
neat neat arc enormous. To meet these
demands farmers must give more at
tention TO poultry raising
a rev years ago the Kansas Exnar;
ment station demonstrated 10 farmers
how how they could increase the price for
ketinE. In these tests the stallion
Doiit up an egg trade which led 10 The
e eGGgg eeing ordered a week in advance
The usual retail quotations. ''''
e- Th 1 are many breeds which farm
the best breed in the world viii not
be profitable !! neglected The care
of p ,SS should not be lief, entirely
4 lI;tis extra ZINE given to cleaning
substantial dividend His first aim
SHOULD be TO secure plenty Of eggs. TO
This end the necessary conditions are.
! sta ndard breed OF fowls good lavinc
strain. regularity in feeding houses
Tree from drafts, cleanliness
S sra pens for winter use ana
Any progressive farmer can easily
assume these conditions. And certainly
Ia VIII now pay him TO do so TgCs
ana poultry are cash money croDs
They are worth serious consideration
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