The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-16

acres Oh ldnu ana money IOr the Ell
/ forts put forth in making what they
| termed hobby a successful venture.
| This industry is no child's play,
| but requires energy. patience and cap
| ital in order TO make it success. The
| average southern farmer keeps chick
| ems because his mother once kept
| them, and from force OF habit, and not
for profit. His flock receives no .atten-
! ton at his hands, he seldom tries to
! improve them by infusing new blood,
| he allows them to perch for the night
| in the trees about the yard when the
weather is freezing, in sleet and snow,
| consequently income from the flock
| is too small to notice.
This careless habit is growing less
prevalent, however, and in few more
years will have entirely vanished, and
you will note along the rural roads
splendid buildings for housing the
chickens, and yards of different breeds
dotting the premises, all of which will
be thoroughbred fowls with the very
best conditions surrounding them, both
from a point of convenience and sani-
tary quarters.
Some breeds are almost worthless.
1t matters not how well they are cared
for it isn't in them to produce the de-
sired results. You want to steer clear
Of this class, and if you don't know
exactly what you want, profit by the
experience of expert breeders who do
know. Fancy fowls command and
| bring fancy prices, but they are worth
| it. Fowls that are bred for exhibition
| purposes are almost invariably poor
egg producers. You can purchase fowls
now that are bred for laying and not
for exhibition. Breeders who are Civ
! ing this class of fowls their attention
| have produced marvellous results and
| each year hens are breaking their pre-
vious years record in the production
| of eggs.
Coming years will bring wonders
| in the poultry business in the south.
Why the south? Because the climate
! is just suited for the purpose, and
fowls thrive better here than in any
section of the globe. Longer summers,
mild winters and the excellent weather
conditions IN March and April when
most of the young birds are Matched,
make the south an ideal poultry rails
ing country. March and April Matched
chicks are far superior to those hatch
ed off during any other season of the
year. They grow and thrive as the
warm spring days come and soon ma
ture into early broilers. which bring
good prices all over the country. The
man or woman who fails of successful
breeding thoroughbred poultry in the
south will have to acknowledge that
they fail to give them the attention
they should have.
Some of the largest and most sue
cessful poultry raisers in the country
began in a small way and today are
high up in their profession and are
considered authority on almost every I
phase of the poultry industry. They |
not only give the subject of breeding
for good results very deep study, but t
they see that their birds have the best |
of care and attention. They are not |
successful because they have success |
as their aim and do not figure on
falling short of their aim.
What is possible in the cattle and |
hog industry in the south is possible
for the breeding of thoroughbred /
chickens.
Ducks. geese and guineas are also /
profitable and require almost as much /
care and attention as does the chick
ems. No man can be successful with /
out an effort, and this effort will app
ply to the poultry business as we'll !
as to. any other business.
Vast acres of lands are lying idle /
along the railroads running through l
the south, which could be converted /
into splendid poultry farms. These I
lands can be bought at a low figure I
making it possible for a man or wo-
man to start in the business without a |
very large amount of capital. Not only /
the lands along the railway systems OF I
the south, but the lands lying in close |
proximity to good, live towns can also
be had at nominal figures, giving the /
breeder a market and shipping point
1.-The northern and eastern markets
can handle the surplus stock, or all I
for that matter, of thousands of pro-
ducers of eggs and chickens, and are /
only waiting for the chance to contract /
with these poultry and egg raisers
for everything along that line that /
they are able to ship. The market is /
unlimited, there need be no fear of /
overstocking the market, because the
demand is too great to permit of flood
ing these great markets.
ANY New York market exchange
will gladly furnish all information
necessary in securing a regular and
profitable market for chickens and
eggs, ducks, geese and other fowls.
IF your hobby runs along this lire |
try it out in business way This little |
hobby may prove to be a great for
tune to you."-Miami Herald