Show GOOD WAGES IN BACK y YA D F FAR 25 a Week From Small Borne Flock F F. Warren Sumner Works in in Broadway Office Five Days a Week and Takes Care of Chickens in Spare Intervals nn r I r r r I F- F Ff Ti r r n f 9 i i n ri rf ir r Mil n t I V I Lev I UI POULTRY HUSBANDRY Reduces All Labor to Its Minimum Minimum Mini Mini- Mini Mini- mum by Careful Planning SaV Saves Save's 3 Loss toss by Shrewd Observation Observation Observation Ob Ob- Ob- Ob Is Successful BY PROP F. F H. H STONEBURN 1913 17 IT Co I Profen or Jh gives Bribes TUb auth nn fin III of the INured by Ur Ir onn on ou oun I 1 n U. tIuI poultry plant To lo soie ome people It would nb- nb to ninke a n weekly profit of from n a back back- aril flock of or but bitt ibis hn ha n u U n detailed of tiLe thc way Y ItIs it itIN IN K done appears brio The Tue dainty Golden burg one of or the tn- tn of ot fo I In I de- de IJ liy ly Mr I In the due Ii In III n a member of or one OJJe of or the of 10 anti li hs ha i been tired in Great Grent Britain for more than tun livi C. C It It IN us not n a popular rom rom- hut to If fan fan- clera ho find much to tn their kill la In the Chr production of tine fine ex cx- cx ii T ITTLE flocks locks or ot poultry pO arc ue found fO I J LII i o on untold numbers number of or city and vii vii- aso lots and they usually yield their owners much of or pleasure and something some some- thinS thing of oC profit J In too many cases the lon ners owners arc are satisfied with small returns I and nd do rio not carr carry on work In a manner to In Ing tho host h sl returns Occasionally Occasionally Oc Oc- Oc- Oc we v-c find a a. man or woman who cuts loose from tl path paU I and proceeds to develop clop a little plant with a a. view to securing the maximum m t profits mal making making- ln er c every bird do o Its best V the thc products to best hest ad advantage ad- ad vantage antage cutting down costs and In Increasing In- In creasing tho the income Not ot a alt all 11 succeed many achieve e the tho seen seemingly Ibl For 1001 some ome years cars the writer has watched with At interest tho work of oC F. F of or ElIza ElIza- zeth yeth eth X J. J a New York Tork business 1 man who has hns had hac unusual success in de developing tie tie- at his suburban homo home an automatic time spare poultry plant thAt pays him handsomely Ills His methods meth moth otis 15 aro worth worthy of or detailed discussion Illon as 19 the they arc are different from froze those commonly corn com om In use and yet have haVO proved suc suc- Tho The time saving scheme aro of special Interest to tim the poultry keeper who must attend atten to his before und and after working hours hO HAS liAS Mr Sumner has hns been breeding chickens chick ens for tor ten scars cars He is 15 engaged engage a at athis athis his Dro Broadway Va office five days daA in the tho week remaining at home homo Saturday and Sunday Sunda Ho leaves lea his home shortly after neter S o'clock in tho the morning and does not return until after C G In the evening c However Howe he manages to care for 20 to 20 fiO breeding birds and rears SOO to 1000 chicks each year car with no othor ll help than that given b by a n. ho boy who L. L cleans up HUB 1118 oui- oui side labor costs but per week I In addition to caring for this plant and his poultry correspondence Mr 11 Sumner finds time to ta take e an tn e part in the development of or the poultry poultry poul poul- try industry In New r Jerse Jersey Ho lie delivers de do- livers man many lectures each year par on ona va various various va- va rious ls phases of or poultry husbandry Is 18 chairman of or the Union county board of agriculture and president of or tho the Union County Poultry This latter organization is second only to the American Poultry association In point of or membership though only about two years cars of or a age e. e Ne Needless less to Sl says tho the performance of the tho duties of ot these official positions consumes much valuable time which might bo ho made mado I to t yield a a. t. t profit if devoted to the little pin plan lant n t. t It must be bo clearly clearl un understood at nt the outset that a 0 profit of 1300 per year car from flom rom a yard back plant could scarcely be made from the sale salo of or table Cg eggs 8 and poultry In other words the vol- vol olf rot f th lt at markot rates sUbe be i Insufficient s j elt to th bring I In th this amount of or profit Mr Ir Sumner manages man man- ages iges it b by breeding stock of or exhibition quality and selling the birds and eS eggs 3 for or hatching for fOI man many times Umes the amount the they would bring on tho the market mar mar- ket keto Ho He sells eggs II at 20 per and breeding and specimens at prices cs ranging from 5 per head up up- ward ard In In a few instances he has actually actu- actu an ally lly secured an even hundred dollars for or specimens of or unusual merit ONIX ONE OXE rr r White V and the tho popular gen gen- oral ral purpose variety arc alC bred brell Ively Ivel- and this particular strain has hasI I h. h I. I h. h tn n 1 n fn Idea d of i tit the q quality t oi of t the tho l birds s b bred d dand and nd reared d on this tiny plant ma may bo 10 judged from the fact that the they have ha twice won the Now ow Jersey e state championship cham charn- p besides many I In individual ad I vid l 1 prizes trUes at leading shows And nd this goes to o prove pro that a truo fancier may ma make mal his ils mark marl even e though operating under the he handicap of or limited space anti and mall flocks All ll surplus es eggs s and Inferior chickens chick chick- ens ns arc are sold to the neighbors for table u use sc c. c and most satisfactory prices se- se curcI cured For instance man many eg eggs egga have 1111 been leen sold during the thc present winter at 7 75 3 cents per dozen That the tho lon tion of or market products product alone ma may b be belade made lade profitable is clearly clearl indicated by br bythe he the subjoined table which shows In detail the record made last year car b by byne byone one ne pen of ot twenty five White Wyan Wyan- an- an I I Ik I 1 L I J. J Ar e r I. I J. J J t I f f i P i k 1 tS t- t fi fr t S S 4 5 S T f t nfl S. S S e. e Jt J Sv i i t t V L i jf f 1 I r. r o j t J t. t t-h t r i 1 t r. o 5 fj a r. r t I f 1 Ii Jt I S 'S f f J. J 1 t I i 1 I or S 10 tt 1 j A S r ij i t 1 i I h t y 0 t j I t. t J lt I 6 t t 1 Ir J I t. t t l. l t t r. r lN t rL t I if W If tr I r. r I A O 1 f r. r f t if I rJ t- t tf f. f I 1 5 tI I V w I t If 1 t. i. E r 1 Jt I S li t rl r rr i i J. J v f t ln J f Lt 55 S t l 4 S 5 S V 54 55 I II TJ I t CS SPANGLED GOLDEN LED Ono of our oldest breeds of poultry Very popular in in England where it was originated from the or Dutch Every day Layers This is a symmetrical fowl with long flowing plumage Each feather is i reddish golden colored ending in a large gree nish black spangle The mature fowls are arc strikingly hand hand- rome ome and the lIens hens aro noted as heavy layers They have large rose combs white earlobes and blue legs and are in Ill America as an ornament rather than a t utility v fowl otto dotto pullets This shows tho the retail cost ost of or the feed teed and anti litter used in the I pen and the tue actual amount received I for or the eb eggs S at the tho door dool It does not Include the cost o of labor nor does it Jt credit the birds with the value of oc the thc manure which sold to market gardeners garden garden- ers rs for about 5 RECORD FOIl ONI E 11 Pen of or five twenty White Wan Wyan 4 dotte pullets Cost N No o. o E Eggs Month of or feed or of e eggs IS sold for IOV December 71 30 1390 J Tani ary a r I 4 G 69 1 1745 7 5 February t. 1621 larch tt 1648 April 3 SO HI 1491 1 lay a 10 1008 OS Tunc Junc unc 7 o 1040 Jul July Uly 3 AU 3 SI 07 75 3 t October x 1 13 November ember 46 17 1157 8 Totals to 6 SUMMARY SU Cost scratch grain el l mash mixture J tl 91 tit Cost cabbage 4 83 83 Cost thell grit Utter litter L O Total expense 88 Value c eggs s from Crom pen 1 83 Profit twenty twenty five five birds 74 LH j-LH 14 Profit one bird lS Number umber eggs twenty five birds Number umber eggs each bird Mr Ir Sumner's entire poultry plant Is located on a l lot approximately b by feet In size sio The buildings s are a as follows One brooder hou house c. c O feet in size ono one large largo poultry house d di divided di- di vided into four pens six sl small poultry houses containing one pen each four portable colony colon houses 6 feet teft square and a number o of small coops for Cor growing grow grow- ln log ing chickens en n. n small barn harn In which feed and tools are arc stored and quarters birds The three pro l provided ed for surplus Incubators with a IL capacity of or HiO eggs each ar are located in the tho house cellar g er livery house and ami yard ard is located with reference to convenience In order that the tho dally daily work worl ma may be e minimized The broo brooder er house and adjoining yards ar are placed in the center of or the north side I of the tho tract of ot land and a roadway roal runs around this All 11 of oC the thc other poultry buildings s are set along this tills roadway so that each mn may be visited without retracing ones one's steps ELEVATED ELE I All AIl buildings s are aro elevated ele two to and anda a a. half hair feet from tho the ground Insuring perfect dryness antI and affording the lite stock stacie a cool retreat during hot weather Windows and doors are operated from outside e. e The Tile watering and egg collecting collecting col col- are arc also done without entering entering enter enter- In ing the houses All AlI of or this saves aVes time which VIlIch It JI n it big consideration Labor saving methods are arc also employed em cm- in the feeding which on most plants consumes consume a a. considerable amount of at time each cach day dar The Tho dr dry mash is kept before the birds at all times in hoppers of It large largo capacity which re require re re- quire filling but once each ench week The scratch cratch grain is Js fed through automatic feeders which a also Iso hold a we sk sup Bup pl ply In short the birds aro are fed Ced mash and scratch teed feed but once a L weale Fresh water and anti green food are arc supplied supplied sup sup- plied 11 dally daily a II The Tho droppings s boards ar are helI heavily coated with absorbent material loam and sifted slUed coal ashes and this combined com corn blued with perfect ventilation obviates tho the necessity cf of dally daily cleaning The They are arc thoroughly hh scraped on the weekly clean up da day which seems scorns to be often orten enough under existing conditions DOn 1 AS From the above It is l c evident ent that the labor abor has been reduced to it its lowest terms Tho Tue dall dally daily seeding needing of greens reens and supplying ln the necessary fresh freih water occupies s but ut a a. few moments each mornIng morn morn- mornIng Ing and it is JR really not necessary to toI enter the pens for Cor days at a 3 time unless unless un un- un- un less some special need arises I The same care caro has been used in planning the work of oC growing the chicks Tho Incubators Incubator are fitted with gas burners which does away with the I daily care of or oil lamps Ono One machine is set each week according to a schedule schedule ache ache- dule dub which is prepared well weB In a advance ance of or the tho hatching season The rho plan is to have the chicks hatch the tho latter part of each week so the they may be he transferred transferred trans trans- erred to the brooders and given special special ape ape- cial caro care on Saturday 1 and Sunday the stay homo days s For the tile first week the little chaps I are arc kept in a special nursery brooder so arranged that tho they can take tale a reasonable rca rea na lc amount of exercise In the fresh tresh air nil but cannot stra stray far away from the tile warm hover ho and so 0 get Jet chiliad chilled The rho succeeding Saturday they get et transferred trans trails to large pens in the brooder er house where hero the they have havo plenty plent of or room and ma Inn may about to suit them selves Each pen en is equipped with a as s special hover ho and and a coil coll of hot water pipes pipe's along along- the rear wall keeps the tile whole house at a comfortable temperature tempera tempera- ture Like the Incubators the hovers erS are aro nil h atell with gas burners which demand no attention excepting nn on oc occasional oc oc- 1 inspection MOIST Alit IX IN In the brooder house is found ono no innovation which ml might ht well be generall generally gen gen- orally adopted t Water ater tanks of or considerable con con- capacity and large e apo evaporating at- at ing lag surface aro hung hUhg against the pipes In each pen These are aro constantly throwing of off moisture which keeps the tile theair theall air all at tho proper degree of ot humidity doing awn away with that peculiar dusty dr ness which Is so apparent In most brooder houses of or large capacity Tho feeding of or the growns chicks Is also done automatically though hero the bo be filled daily Uy because of ot their peculiar construction A feeder feed teed er is placed In each pen at a n. height of or about 5 feet teet above the floor Each Ench Is divided into man many small compartments Rn and is fitted with a sliding elUdIng bottom The feeders aro are carefully aligned and the bottoms of ot the whole series are connected by a a. heavy wire At one end of or the house heavy weights are arc attached at attached attached at- at to the theIre wire Ire and antI an ordinary alarm clock Is conne connected ted to to- the tho other end Each morning tho the clock Is it wound up thus taking up UI the tho slack of or the wire As tho the clock ticks the tile wire is Js unwound and the weights at the other end drop steadily thus moving the bettoni bottom bottom bot bet tom toni of each feeder As these bottoms pass tho tha partitions in the feeders the granulated chick tee feed runs out drops upon a deflector of tin and Is thus scattered scattered scat scat- ered over o a considerable part of or the floor Tho latter is thickly covered with flue fine litter into which the tho feed feell disappears causing the chicks to scratch vigorously to find It Jt thus Inducing inducing In In- the exercise which is essential I h h hh 1 H. H LU iu 01 u. u FEEDS E S I B By tho the proper adjustment of partitions partitions parti- parti Ions and clock movement Mr Mi- Sumner feeds the chickens every forty five mInutes minutes min mill utes throughout the tue lIa day Th Tho amount of or each meal Is regulated b by tho tile age abe and conditions of ot the chicks 8 and upon thIs his point considerable Judgment must be ex exercised The usual plan I 1 to give Kt small amounts the tho fore part of ot tho the da day with heavy T meals In tho the late afternoon afternoon after after- noon thus thuR insuring full crops before the chicks retire to their hovers for tOI forthe the he night Dr Dry mash Is kept ii In open hoppers at atall ill all times as Mr 11 Sumner believes belle It Il necessary ar to feed teed liberally in ord order r to Induce rapid growth satisfactory development Of or course such luch essentials as grit shell charcoal and fresh water ater aro are always kept available A A. word w rd regarding ln tho the feeds fee s used It I has lIas been found CountI from long experience that tho tile adult birds permitted to cat eat at atwill will must have Ilave a rather hulk bulky ration Instead o of one that Is highly concen concen- Over feeding and digestive o troubles are thu thul avoided avol ed Tho The mash mixture contains pounds wheat bran pounds wheat pounds cornmeal pounds alfalfa moal meal 50 60 pounds linseed mca meal Animal food tood I is not a added ded to this but ut beef beer scrap Is kept In open hoppers so it can be he eaten ealen at will GIVES BUSTARD RD TO FLOCK FIOCK No 0 |