The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-08
OUR POULTRY
DEPARTMENT
Conducted by s. r. Porter
Mallet Creek, Ohio
BANTAMS AS IA SIDE LINE

BANTAMS AS "a SIDE LINE
If we are breeding some of the
larger breeds, such as Rocks, Orping-
tons, or Reds, ETC., few Bantams |
can be kept and run along with the |
large breed. In so doing we kill two |
birds with one stone, by getting as
much or more profit from their eggs |
according to the food they consume,
and at the same time furnish the
finest kind Of pets for our children.
In Bantams we have Cochins,
black, buff, white, Seabrights in gold
, and silver; Rosecomb White and
Black, and several game Bantam va-
rieties. All these are good layers,
and all make nice tame pets for
children, save the game varieties.
The Black Breasted Red Game
BaHtams are perhaps the most popu-
lar of the game varieties. The fe-
males make the best Of mothers, and
the males see to it that no intruder
or prowler of any kind NEEDLES
with her biddy while she is sitting,
or while she is tending her brood.
Even little child is not safe if it,
tries to pick up game bantam chick
when the Mister is close by, for it
might result in the loss Of an eye
or a badly lacerated, face. The
black, red game Bantam hens are
great favorites among the pheasant
raisers, on account Of their sly gamey
way ard the special care and protec-
tion given her at all times by the
male bird. Il,
In conversation with a big pheas-
ant raiser some years ago, he said:
II can hatch and grow to maturity
more pheasants with the Black
1 Breasted Game Bantam hens than by
any other means, and have tried
all kinds" 1,
But remember one thing they are
failure as pets for children. Any
of the other riamed varieties make
nice tame pets for the hddies, and
say, what better thing could we do
for a little boy or girl either for
that matter, when they get old enough
ITO count cents, nickels, dimes, quar-
ters and dollars, than to allow them
to have, for their very own, few
Bantans, and learn to care for them,
and gather and count the eggs; sell
them at the corner store and receive
the pay for them; learn to court it
and save it up or to spend it wisely.
Why, that would be common sense
! arithemetic with business methods
thrown in, and learned at that age
and in that way it will be the kind
that sticks. X. .6S.. III
. Bantams lay quite a large egg COM
pared to their size, and while they
do not go as far, it doesn't cost as
J much to get them as it does those Of
the larger breeds. Right here we
must tell a little Bantam egg story.
: Some years ago a neighbor who kept
Light Brahmas, also kept a large
) flock of White Rose Comb Bantams,
that had the whole run Of the stock
2 barns Che being a breeder Of Durham
) cattle and Shropshire Sheep. To use
. his own words, he said, in conversa-
tion one day as we were loking over
!, the stock and poultry, and he came
t near stepping on nest Of is Ban
t tam eggs: These little cusses just
t lay everywhere; we eat Bantam eggs
three times day and then cant
keep up with them. I've rsotion tc
take lot Of them down to Mike
\ when ! 90 again. (meaning a dealer
:. in Cleveland that took all Of his Ligh,
Brahma eggs every time he went Il
! market), So he let them accumulate
! until he had 104 dozen, when h,
. packed them in oats in boxes by them
] selves as he did the other eggs, ant
! made his trip TO Cleveland. Driving
j lup to Mikes grocery, he saw him a
s the door and cried out: "Hey, Mike
4 what are you paying for eggs to
4 day?' "Oh they are worth 30c today
r but as I'm q little short, I'll give yol
4 32c for all you have. "Wellp sal,
o he, II have some nice large ones tho
would be fine for your private trade
a and then ! have some smaller ones
q could You not make it 35 cents 70
i the large ones? mo, j told you n
4 lgive you 81 cents for all you had
/ Bring them in If YOU want that pric
re and iii take them When he tool
2. all the boxes Ia and Mike began !
Il ipaw the oats on the Top of tle b0xs
d and found that more than half Of th
% Hot were little Bantam eggs, b
Il said yThe devil, are AZ these fcu
N boxes Bantam eggs?" II guess the
A are said the farmer, but quick
Il |witted Mike made no further II
Si marks, but counted but the eggs an
v lpaid him 81 csnts psr doxsn III thel hsel