Show GUI NEA FOWLS IS profitable GUINEA FOWLS STEADILY increasing IN D mo prom the nitea SO states at of at 1 agriculture guinea which have suffered Suf fared unpopularity with farmers because of pronounced propensities for note noise making during the sleeping Ble hours of humans are likely to rise abone aboe this objection in view of the steadily increasing asim demand for their delicious flesh in the opinion of a poultry specialist list of the united state department of agriculture with east eastern markets offering offering 75 cents centa to a pair for these fowls guinea fowl raising now is a profitable side line on eastern farms farans and many offer opportunities tuni ties to the commercial poultry arma la in a few cases in r farmers argers bullat bulletin But letin I 1 the onto guinea fowl ei I 1 th the specialist t discusses the guinea business bui froia fr the burling acting of a flock to rear marketing keti ug the produce which is ia largely the in meat OIL demand Is increasing the increasing demand for guinea jovla f it the specialist says eye comes come fr from hotels and restaurants in the large cities w are slums always eager to buy bay prime stock these they particularly like jibe to use na a a delicacy in banquets banquet and club dinners guineas being a good substitute for game birds euch each as aa grouse partridge quill quail and pheasant the present supply comes hugely from small farm locks flocks of 10 to 25 fowls such flocks requite little ca rr cae e and it expense to raise consequent ly the marketing price Is largely profit and as for that undesirable bi cry of the guinea fowl the department specialist admits that this is a rather other ob ble hibit habit but declares that 1 it might often be listed as an asset it gives of marauders IP itt the poultry I 1 fr ay yard led and at also b backed ked by a pugnacious u dl disposition alme fit 0 constitutes its an a effective f show of fight against he hawks w ke and other enemies emen cles in fact says any the poultry mao some farmers raise ft few guinea fowls fowl with their turkeys and allow them to roost to together g at in so that I a guiti it warning will be given if an any theft la a attempted during the night develop private trade guinea fowl foul raisers who are near nearine the large eastern markets or who have de a trade among private cust customers ers are now low receiving prices that make this industry ve very r y profitable one benr a new england summer piort proun a t has julur I 1 raised am aa many as guinea fowls la in one season selling them to la august when they weighed about an one a pound each at a pair wholesale prices price ID 1 new yock usually range from 75 cents to 1 a pair for dressed spring guineas weighing ghung two pounds to the pair and from 1 to aran a pair for those weighing three to four few pounds to the pair old guinea fowls are not net wanted and ad seldom bring pore more hao ban 50 or 60 cents ft a pair of the thi kuiee SO varieties of guinea fowl pearl white and lavender pearl Is by far the most popular it has a purplish gray plumage regularly dotted or pearled with white and is so handsome that frequently the feathers ore used for ornamental orna mental purposes breeding stock of the various varie vane ties usually sells for 2 to 3 50 a pair or from sill 3 to 5 a file eggs from pure purel bied iced birds fur far hatching can be obtained tor for 75 cents to 1 for 15 during daring the last few years a limited market tor far guinea eggs has devell developed ped among commercial hatcheries which have an outlet tier for a few day old guinea game chicks along with their ordin ordinate aty chicks checks duck lings gos lengs and turkey boults W while h ile guineas can be kept hept in the bet co condition upon free range they can be confined it IE necessary suit and fiuty factory results obtained marketing guinea gains fowls feud the marketing season fo for guinea foul I 1 is during the letter latter p part ot of fit the summer and throughout the fall at this time the demand la in the city ity cour sets Is for young birds weighing from one a to two pounds each at about tu two a and one halt half months of age guineas weigh fr from one to 1 one I and ad a halt pounds and of at una this ele they begin teaching the markets 1 in august A As ali the I 1 season advances the demand 1 Is for far h heavier sier birds ada rda T the usual I 1 practice in marketing ama game le i I 1 is to place the them on ma the market and to in most mar jit gulte guinea fowls foul or are sold old 1 in this thia way they are more attractive with the feathers on and ad sell il more ra vt hen he dr dried dred ed the small fi size and nd dark color call r of 0 the guinea are likely to poeju dice the prospective cd timer w u ho be rony may be unfamiliar with the bird birds excel excelling lint acting qualities antics for hotel and rant at fruit trade 0 volaver Vo ow waver ever guinea fowls thorild be dressed in the sime same way as fommon fowl before shipping any 1 1 true lids 1 to a 1 market it Is advisable to in luie of the to van uh a they lre whether the feat nera to be shipped hipped should be removed R removing feathers if the guinea in fowls u Is ec are 1 tito to be be mar mar faed l the fe feathers ath on all 1 th that t should be done is to b lead bleed them by me severing vering the vein in the root of th the a mouth allowing them to hang bang limit head domn downward until bleeding la is complete t a if the f fathers are to be removed this should be done by dry picking mhd the vein in the root roof of the mouth is severe severed first to insure thorough bleeding and I 1 the knife the then thrust through the groo groove to in the roof of the mouth lot into the brain when the brain Is pierced the feathers are loosened by a convulsive ltv movement of the muscles and ca can be b removed easily |