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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1915)
1 irfl f , If J, HOME AND FAltM MAGAZINE SECTION Profitable Business of Poultry Raising in America - nv 1'iior. l-'itKDumc n stonhuuun POULTRY-KEEPING appeals to different people In different ways. To sonic It offers an op portunity to inuko productive the Idlo city yard or village plot, adding to the family Income or reducing living expenses; to others, u chance to do volop n'n Independent business which will yield a good living and an oppor tunity to provld.e for future needs; by still another "class It is regarded as a beautiful, Interesting hobby, a recreation, which takes one out of doors and Increases his efficiency In his regular occupation. Almost every ono can nrrangc to keep a few fowls, provided they arc sumciuntiy interested to Induce- them to overcome tho obstacles. If nnv. which confront thorn. For u modest beginning, but little land, capital and tlmo nro needed. If tho right start Is made the business may bo devel oped as experience Is gained and re sults warrant. There arc a great many people who nro deeply Interested In poultry hus bandry, who really have a woll-do-velopod case of "chicken fovor," who hesltnto to begin actual work because they lack tho necessary laud, time, money or a knowlcdgo of tho subject. Lot us discuss thc-80 in order. Land. 'The first is n serious consideration, but It affects only thoso living In large cities, and as u mntlor of It, only a portion of thorn. It Is true that DOtlltrv-lfiXHiIni' la illui'mirntrnil In tho thickly Bottled partH of largo towns unu is oven prohibited by law in certain of them. If ono Is so lo cated ho linil liottor nmvn In llm nut. skirts of tho city, whero house lots nro larger, or to tno suburbs, whero pionty 01 Bpnce is available. And at tho beginning ono does not need n very largo plot of land. A buckjard of liberal slzo will comfortably accom modate n irnoillv flunk at fifti-lu onv. tnlnly ns largo us Is required to sup ply mo uomo tnuio or to be main tained ns a hobby. Time. TIlO bllflV ltinn wlin Ion vim lmmn In tho morning and does not return until evening has only a limited amount of iiiuu mm no can uovoto to tins worK. Uut this is not tho serious drawback that It was n few years ago. Wo now linVO nvnllnlllo tinrTnntnil nnlninnllii nppIlancoB for hntchlng, brooding, feeding and watering poultry, ma chines which will do this work In a most satiBrnctory manner with but llttlo attention on tho nnrt nf thn nt. tondnnt. Ono can now run qulto n plant, ovon if absent fwmi It tho groat- or part oi uio lime. Money. It tnkos somo ready monoy to pro vldo accommodations for oven a small flock nnd secure tho birds thomsolvos, but If ono Is content to mnko a be ginning In a modest way, tho neces sary oxpcndlturo amounts to vory llt tlo. In a very Hhort tlmo tho fowls should begin to pay all running ex IiQnsoB of tho llttlo plant nnd return something of a profit, which may bo devoted to expansion or Improvement. Kuonli-ilgc. Knowlcdgo nnd oxperlcnco nro needed beforo any great succoss may bo expected. Tho former may bo so cured through reading authoritative nrtlcles on tho subject, from bulletins Issued by various Government Insti tutions and from talking with suc cessful poultrymon. Many of our ag ricultural colleges offer short coursoa in poultry husbandry nnd helpful cor respondence courses nro available This sorlos of artlclos Is designed to Klvo pnrctlcal "wlint-to-do-and-how-lo-do-lt" information, each Instalment dealing with some seasonable subject. Tho best way to gain tho required oxporlcneo Is to actually begin work with tho fowls, ovon It In tho most llmltod way. Mlstukos must bo ox pected, but tho lPhsan3 thus learned will bo turned to good account In tho future. I'rt-pa ration. So much for thoso who wish to In tils current article Prores8or Mtonaburn explains hotv licht to nako a start In pouliry-koeplnn, iU'i'oiillng: to tlio object to be ut tallied, from week to week ho will Klvo our readers pinotl-nl, depend able Information anil ndvlco on nil tho activities of the poultrymun, lln fipoclul emphaslti upon how to make the business pay u profit. In his following article, which nppenrs next week, prorossor Stone burn illsciiMus tho various breeds i!?n.,,ull?t,VH ot poultry nnd their prominent clmraeterUtH-H. This will mnl 5 h'llU, ,0 th0fc0 buut to "'K a vhoU'c, merely cslobllsh a homo flock. The Inexperienced man who wishes lo en gage In poultry-keeping ns an exclu sive business ran profit greatly from managing such n flock, but ho re quires much additional preparations beforo being qualified to successfully manage a commercial poultry plant. To such Individuals I would give tho following advice. If possible, tako n rourso In poult rj husbandry nt ono of tho many Institutions offering such courses, and then spend a year or two working on a successful profit-growing poultry plant. In any ovent, sc curo tho benefit of tho latter train ing and so lenrn how tho successful men mnnago tholr establishments and how costly experiments and errors may bo avoided. In the Spring ono may start a home flock at slight expense, through tho purchaso ot n small pen of breeding birds, of egga for hatching or baby chicks. Uut llttlo equipment will bo needed, especially It tho hens nrc used to hatch tho eggs and renr tho chicks. llroody hens can usually bo secured from nearby poultrymon, and after they liavo performed tholr Work, thoy may bo fattened nnd dressed for tho tnble, or clso rotnlncd for another sason. It a small breeding pen Is obtained, somo kind of n houso or coop will bo nocded, but slnco tho Winter season Is past this need bo nclthor largo nor elaborate. A small, inexpensive port able houso may bo purchased or the handy man can rig up a satisfactory outfit from a piano box or two or Bomo largo packing cases. Tho fowls will pny no attention to architectural dotnlls. All thoy rcquiro Is protection from tho weathor, plenty of fresh air and dry quarters. Ot courso, a poultry yard will bo demanded, but this may bo a tem porary affair niado ot ordinary poul try nottlug stretched on light stakes or posts. For houso furnishings, ns water dishes', feed boxes and nests, ono mny uso discarded kitchen pans and dishes and small boxes from tho grocery store Kqulpmcnt. During tho long dnys of Bummer thoro will bo nmplo tlmo to erect a hotter poultry houso nnd ynrd and got everything shlpshnpo for tho Win tor's work. (Subsequent contribu tions In this series will contain build ing plans and descriptions of poul try housos of tho moro populnr typos.) Tho temporary outfit may not bo bonutirul, but It will sorvo its pur pose and its low coot will often muko possible a beginning In this lino. In many casos thcro will bo avnll able old poultry housos or other build ings which may bo cleaned up and used for a tlmo. Ono very successful poultryman provided quarters for his first flock by moroly wiring In the The Whito rivmn,h i . unnnllnl mill... ,.i... ...J..., variety, which Is the parent of a Hhanks and feet are ye low. The ..xw. fine table birds nt all a unusual utl ty value, which anneali in rnmnTZi . .. l trenerai-purpose fowla produced. It posscu of America's foremost fniVi. ZV.Y: '. '.?. commercial poultrymcn. nnd Its boautv make. It the Idol of many space underneath an elevated back porch. For the Hitting hens and their ex pected broods, rouifortublo coops may bo made of packing boxes of moder ate slzo which may be cheaply ob tained at any largo store. A cover ing of building paper will mnko theso weather-proof for a season. Such coops nro commonly used on many largo poultry farms becauso of their low cost. When ninklug the Initial purchaso ot luntttro stock, chicks or eggs, the beginner should excrclso tho greatest care. Ho should first mnko up his mind what breed and variety Is best suited to his purpose, whether ho Is most Interested In tho fancy points or tho producing ability of his flock, nnd then Bccuro n strain In which the de sired characteristics nro wall estab lished. I'lirtiiuM's. It Is a mlstako to buy either eggs or stock merely becauso tho prlco Is low. Too often this means that tho flock will ho poor In quality, unpro ductive and unprofitable nnd this in turn may cause tho ninntctir to be co mo disgusted and give up tho work. On tho other hnnd, high prices do not necessarily mean that tho Block Is dcslrnblo or that tho eggs wcro pro duced by birds of the desired stand ard. Tho beginner should sccuru tho ndvlco of an experienced poultry- man in ins neighborhood as to -the sources from which to secure Just whnt ho needs, or elso investigate tho matter carefully and use his host Judgment, based upon tho Informa tion secured. If birds of show typo nrc wanted, plnco your order with some promlnont spcclnlty breeder of tho selected breed or variety, some ono whoso stock hns regularly won prizes In open competi tion nt leading poultry exhibitions. It Is not necessary to buy prize-winning specImciiH or "eggs from tho best blood of tho strains that havo demon strated their excellence In open com-' potltlon. Dlootl will toll, ami the pro portion of desirable youngstors bred from medlum-grndo blrdH of estab lished strains is usually greater than among thoso bred by freak or chnnco birds of unusual excollenca which havo no real breeding. Tho Enmo applies to laying stock. Tho tendency toward great egg-production Is Inherited, and as there aro so many brcd-to-lay (locks In Amor lea, thoso who wish heavy-laying pul lets should tako full advantngo of the work already accomplished. 13o suro that tho parent flock Is healthy nnd vigorous, as thoso quali ties aro greatly to bo desired. Soo to It that tho parents of your prospec tive chicks nro frco from mich dla- onacs as roup and while diarrhea, dls ... WHITE PLYMOUTH HOCKS. ""'lui llonnlll One Of the best trpnprn1.nnn.rvon .n.i. -.., on. 1 T nnSSCE- 1 Pivmm.ih '",?. ' 1-y..moluh Rock breed came as a sport from tho barred females areixSiSmn Plumage- co l'SXniSl0 .IK1 fnn.l 1nnAn. A .orders which will nlnm-t surelv . poor In tholr offspring y If von cannot viuii n.n ..ii . which ou purchas,- oKKR or lloJf put thoso questions light m, ,0 Ci proprietor through corresiiondcnci In tho great majority of cases yoa will receive square treatment. In conclusion: If you really want lo keep chickens, make u bcginnlnr now. Start small; don't Invest much until you havo hnd a certain amount of oxperlcnco, but miikc a start. Yon will never bo entirely satisfied until you liuvo tried It. (Copyright, 1915, by Mnios-Mcnx Adr. Co., Ino ) The Plaintive Song of the Lnzy Farmer MY neighbor never seems to think his work will put him on the blink, and gtvo him ruinatlz; lie slops around In slush and snow, to got the chores done up Just so, nnd bed those calves of hlu. He's up beforo tho break of day, n-throwln' down alfalfa liny, to food his cows and steers; he wnrniB tho water nnd the swill, the pigs go at It with ti will, they llkolt, It nppears. When snow Is blowing far mid wide, his stock aro comfort able Inside, nnd go on gottlue fat; no mutter what tho weather Is, he bnhlon up that ntock of his, and waits on them like that. Now my old cows nro haidy brutei, they live on cornstalks and on roots, Instead of fancy hay; they never have n hlto of corn, they gel up early la tho morn, and strike out in tho snow; tho cornstnlks make nutritious feed, they're really all tho old cows need, lo glvo u good milk flow. Somo days when It's too cold to thaw, 1 throw Ilium out n llttlo straw, to whet their nppotlto. Tho)'vo pot a nlco burbed-wlro yard, and when It freezes pretty hard, 1 let them In at night; thou when the lo Is frown thick, I drill right through It with my pick, so thoy can got a drink. I don't spend nil my tlmo out there to glvo my cowb tho host of care, I want somo tlmo to think. This weather It feels mighty good, to hnvo my wife bring In tho wood, nnd build a roar ing fire; hard work nnd worry do tint iiiiv I rI( nnd rest 1111(1 sniOXO nwny, what moro could I deslrcT Tho rrnlrlo Farmer. In ri-oprlu IYimuiii. Mr. Johnslng Say, Mr. Norman, I.... .,.. ... ...I.... .. .lla tiflrn llnA Wlllll Hill IIU IllVlllllllli Ul III! IIVIU 111 do ticket wlinr It says "Not trans- m i.i na. luniimii ii i-t... ..,,., ll'rur Johnslng, dut no gen'loninn am ad mitted unlcsscn ho conios lilsself. Kxcunngo. mviN r'EW?! .,... lllll. t brown-shelled v. ..,i ftccfl nnd both pounds; hen, 7H; cockerel, 8; pul- 1 'iMiiiit