The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-15
RAISING POULTRY
GIVES GOOD PROFIT
MRS. E. N. HUMPHREY GIVES
SOME INTERESTING INSTRUC-
TIONS ON THE HEN.

A splendidly written article by the
wife of farmer on the raising of
poultry for profit on a Latah county
farm has been secured for the readers
of this paper Mr. and Mrs Humph-
rey live on farm in the Pine Grove
district and Mrs. Humphrey has been
quite successful in raising poultry,
as her excellent article, which fol-
lows shows. She has written two
articles, the first appears below. The
other will follow.
Care and Selection of Farm Flock
Article. l. Feeding and Care-I have
written the two following articles for
the benefit of those farm women,
who wish to make the most of their
time; but, who like myself have to
divide their time between great
many duties / could have written
much more on these topics but think
/ have written enough to give the
should advise anyone with limited
of Walter Hogan's "Call of The Hen"
Get good start. CA better start may
be obtained by buying first class eggs
than by trying to buy birds.) Then
Gull and select according to the plan
of that book and you will surely sue
coed.
/ do not consider my success with
chickens remarkable or extraOrdin-
ary The successful management of
poultry is not beyond the capabilities
of the average person. I believe most
people like chickens better than my
self, or husband, or they would not
be content with the motley, piebald,
accumulation that adorn a great |
many barnyards-
/ started the year of 1920 with |
forty-six White Leghorn hens. Dur |
ing the spring two hens were killed. |
On the 22nd of June twentyfOur !
hens were sold leaving twenty-five. |
Counting all income from those |
chickens, culls to butcher, eggs sold,
eggs used, baby chicks, and all used
for table purposes; the gross receipts
in 1920 were in round numbers $500.
The feed required cost approximately
500 leaving $500 for care and atten-
ton. All produce was disposed of to
a local butcher and grocer, with the
exception of S27 received for baby
chicks. / never at any time received
more than 75c or less than 30c per
dozen for eggs.
My hen house is not first class at
all. In fact, it is such that I permit
the hens the freedom of the barn
yard all winter, which is very poor
practice; for to allow a hen to chill
herself in the snow is an excellent
way to cut egg production down to
1aught. The house is cheap affair
and easily within the reach of any
one; drafts do not strike the birds
and it is comfortable and dry; but !
he amount of cubic feet of air ]
space per hen is too small and i,
,he light is insufficient. If there is
/ dark corner in hen house the lit !
,er will soon find it's way into it; as !
! hen invariably keeps her head to
he light while scratching. The house !
s. not cleaned every day nor every :
week, yet I always keep it reasonably
lean. | disinfect three or four times :
Turing the summer, and once or twice !
Turing the winter months In this
way l keep the housing quarters free I
rom vermin and disease germs. :
Use no expensive preparation at all.
quart of crude carbolic acid and a
.allon of coal oil will make two good
publications.. / use hand sprinkler,
which find much more efficient and I
asily used than brush or hand
pray pump. This beyond a doubt, :
yill get the mites on the birds as we'll :
S in the house. I have also found
hat a light sprinkling of straw on
he dropping boards make them more