Show 1 Health and Independence Found on Poultry Farm FariO HOW ONE PROFESSIONAL MAN i. i 4 WENT ABOUT CHICKEN RAISING I 1 AND Nn WHAT WAS AS HIS SUCCESS I Betterment of Social Conditions Condition s in Country Gives City People l I t Idea of Possibilities of the Farm Back Farni Back to Land Landi Movement No Mere Dream i I I f. f 1 By Prof Frederic H. H Stoneburn 1 i Iii ht f. f lo I the fhe In nil movement Im the al of of elf city dueller elerk mechanic people people- t nd Jt it In b ft to tn h line line- ninny of them lIl hoping flint M nm me thc thc- they JUnT locate in ii Hie fhe mie lIt In merely t r I coin dr-coin bont It others ninke tbell come conic true Of the lie In It IT nr urt ond Other return re-furn to IC tI the cU city more or ur Ie- Ie lens leN i The File article h by a n. n story Mory tor 0 of a R nert Ur e lu d cler M lio ho nn forced to tn cUo gie h up III ii lilt look louk tn n o Kurtli for Cor n suffIcient Income to enable curable hi to lo bl hili II lie c succeeded h because i lie he nit h bund and hr brain Ill IIi sue sue- Cr r eUI be Jc nil nn to lo e every cry r man or woman s v ho h content content- ont the ThC of nn an IlIe country ho home Mr lr Ir G n in of or the S- S C C. C White Leghorn In Ia a n of oC fb the of oC till this popular profitable breed I Uon White Leg Leg- J horn nrc probably more inure widely bred nil other breed or Iet of if do- do fowl lo nUll are the thc of most of or the I do-I crent glent gg farm 1 lr IM lit tine duo to wc Ih They ore nrc great iner of lpg e while f rJ 10 O elI either In IlIr c i or nr r florI nr I rite c- c eg are nrc lI usually very er fertile well all I hn e ll e the WhIle hlf nome of g Jf n 1313 ly t C Co r the tho past few years ears there r has been a wonderful revival re o of interest in ill agricultural 1 matters a condition which winch is probably due to toa tofa fa a combination of several sc distinct in- in in- in Among these might be bo mentioned mentioned men men- Honed the increasing in cost of agricultural ng tural tural products the betterment of so- so conditions in the Ule country due to the extension of the trolley system Ithe ahe automobile telephones anil rural rura del delivery ry the work of the national national na na- na- na of and department agriculture tIl the the- various riou various agricultural colleges es and stations the general dissemination dis dis- of information about hout country coun coun- try try life through h publications of various van van- vari ari oils ous As AE a result agriculture Is If a again ain comIng coming cornIng com corn ing Into Its HH own It Is more and more being Ie regarded as a a. business u iness worthy of ot ones one best besl efforts not a refuse refuge for forI I those o who ho arc arc- unfit for Cor other 1 occupations And nd the farm home is reco recognized n as being a mighty might Rood good place to since Inc modern conveniences provide pro most of oC the comforts of city do dwelling nd so 0 the to nil fl mO m moat nt Is Ig no mero dream It exists it Is Increasing asing hll Farm Va values alues ittes especIally iNn ear the lite c of or population ate are In- In Neglected farms arnis ro ro being c an and converted con Into profit profit- e Thoughtful m men n iU taking their theil families to the country coun coun- try because thc they believe that the they will find better conditions condition's s there J vt shirt ShIft ri 1 3 1 If all ail wh are ale dreaming of or making making- a chan chang should actually do to so so o I there s b br an a astonishing shifting of our pollution lIow However ver on only a 11 1 l nH 1 proportion of or them actually break loose from nm existing connections connection and launch la out boldly Into the the to to them them them- t. t ne new ne A I eld eldI I Occasionally the chan change change- e. e I Is made malIc a a athe the n result of oC nt necessity ref il the most common common cornmon com com- mon cause being being- ill When hen a nervous is 8 shattered ho h hoIs Is JR willing eV 1 i to lo try Iy anything any UIl- thing which promises lo 10 o give gl him reef re- re 11 ef 1 This was as the case of oC a personal friend ot of f the writer an overworked U clergy clergy- Ir t Tuan an whose name must inist be withheld I because be- be cause calIse uC of personal reasons Hut But his ex ox- ox n n it is iM none the J le less s I Interesting an the f facts In the tho case arc faithfully faithfull ic- ic late below belo The man in question had been an ac- ac tivo preacher for lor years yearn Ills devotion de to hl work caused him to overdo o to tG labor beyond beon his strength th After SOnic some years his health began beg to fall Call fi 1 I- I nally he suffered a complete nervous ou breakdown Medical tr treatment availed a little and he ho was waN ra or ordered ered ta la drop his professional duties and work with hl bib hl hands In the open upen air Problem Serious Ont One The Thc problem which confronted him was a serious one Not only must ho hp seek for the restoration of or his health le but bitt in the meantime he m must st support his family His savings sa amounted to but and el e every cent had to tobo bo be used to best advantage c It was finally decided to secure a small faim as this seemed scented to offer the best opportunity for an oUt outdoor life for the invalid all and also provide a living liv liv- ing lug for COl the thc family The Ih search for the farm occupied considerable time tImeS b because came of oC financial limitations The locating of a n place of oC fair sl size e with reasonably good fields nar schools near school with a decent dwelling I ling hug and barn baril at a price price- within reach Etch wa was wag tint not an cas easy tl m matter r. r Finally a satisfactory farm was located neaV a thriving manufacturing manufacturing- village e in central central central cen cen- New e l England n arH and possession hn was taken In th the fall of 1906 1916 The Tue dwelling was In poor condition but hut the frame was wa sound and u a few I minor repairs made It habitable The barns ver not lIot exactly models model thou though h hI I these thes too wet were wele e made to o serve eT the pur- pur I poi hOse E for the time being After ter carefully considering the situ situ- aion ion It wa was decided cl to plant a a large arKe garden gaiden to produce supplies fOr the table I keep n n. cow for the same purpose and make hay har and poultry Iro products the mone money crops Both Bothi of the latter are arc in good demand in New ew England and Rn bring high average erae price prices The rhe wood lot hot supplied fu fuel CUel jl and more moie or ot Jess iCS might be he expected p. from the aged apple trees If IC these were given I careful treatment The rie whole plan Ilan was W ha g based d on the Idea Iea of drawing drawing- from the farm farn Itself Helt every possible thing which could h be le used by the time family titus thus r reducing tho the rash cash ex expenditures cx- cx to the minimum In short it was ab absolutely necessary ar to l keep the time out outgo o smaller thAn t the te income In III Inno Inno no other wa way could pro progress ress be he mae made All 11 Co en Every eory member o of th the co op O. O p rated crated In this rh The story stry of the little acts act of or self denial the tho m many lJ maU mako- mako shifts practice would throw much I light lIht r 1 on n nc l' l son re-son on they the thema ma made e a 8 or t nic ne L he I first spring wa was a 1 hard one The Thc I d m mowing ln fields were l jp up ai o for foi lO cow cor r U I ri iii atil lIll th the operations 1 slait- slait 11 tre t- t re red M. M f the thi head of t tic lIlt lm fam- fam H Is ingenious and ind handy with tools i so o i sic was able to t Improvise m ClIl tools and appliances n as well welli i As make maliC repairs to tho the buildings and cr creel 1 necessary nr poultry buildings 1 ine he t 1101 of or hens consisted o of oi thirty Rhode 1 Island lan in th ih fall of oC 1006 The next season chickens were raised Of these 10 pul- pul pul-I pul I It t W were lC le reserved f n the cull uli pullets lg anti and surplus being sent to market marlc I POI or thiH thib flock of I O layer a 1 house 1 11 14 J by Iy HO O f let leOt t In size wn Wl erected along original lines s n as tl later Tin Tin- ri birds verc not divided into sinaI mali pens hilt th whole number occupied tilt house In n common Th They r began n la laying ing I Ithe ls In th the eat caily I 13 till fall at and their It large h JAR brought good at the local stoic Din Dimming Ins their fh t laying p pt t thc they thc a net profit of or 01 above e co Cost t of or feed reed nn an average C of 2 2 p pet J heal hIed In the time summer of or l 1008 1305 an all addition of the poultry house feet fel felin was wn built I S in sI size c. c The reasons reason's ln's cro crop crOl of or chickens numbered approximately OO an and a as ar In Inthe Inthe th the preceding year the cockerels ls anti and cull cun pullets pul wont went to market earl early titus lima meeting t the c for fo- the feed demanded uy by the time growing pullets Pullet h. Lire Are V h hen n fall tall cR came le about O well grown l pullets were added to tho the flock hock of oC yearlings year year- lings hug 1 m making a total of oc IS layers This season tho thin profits from froni e egg sales amounted to and the family Camily began hegan to feel eel that a good start ha had 3 been m made The somewhat lower lo profit per iu-i bird was due ue to tho the presence of oC such a aPI PI PIl proportion l of oC liner Naturally these the lid did not pro produce a as heal heavily healas as the tile early corly hatched J pullets Ull Th The Tho policy oC of expansion demanded the erection of ot another poultry building so soa soa soa a a- combination cr house and laying hou house hoUe e Ce feet t in size was vas put up in Something over o 1000 good chickens yore were reared this t season nn and amid DOO good pullets w were ro r retained for the production tio tion tOI of or market marll e eggs gs Th They y laid well and the profits from egg sales between the fall of 1909 an and the end of the next summer amounted to an even riven 1000 a return to the ra a average of oC L' L i l pet pei I bird Now W a 3 profit of or In the thc country means mu much h no more mOle re than titan a l similar In Income Income inCOme In- In come come- comeIn in the thc city It must be remembered lJ that most of oC the family amil necessities ties a ties a house to live II in fuel milk butter butter hutter but hut ter eggs s. chickens pork porI ve vegetables and fruit were fruit verc furnished from the faim f In the tile meantime the meadows had hud hadnot hadnot not nol been neglected Time The clearing up process had bc been n continued unthrifty fields broken up UJ and seeded and every cn l available particle of ot fertilizer applied where it would ouid do the most oo g-oo good I Ks- Ks p core care was vas used In iii the time saving sa anti and preservation of the time poultry droppings the thc dhu litter front from the h hen n houses und the manure fl front from m the horse an and cow cos stable The growing pullets were to range Iange over lic ile Ie meadows after ater the grass flass was wa cut each year rear thus 1 keeping down the Insects nn and fertilizing In ing the land to some sonic extent The ha hay haycrop haycrop crop increased e In quantity and improved In quality and h by th t third hd veur yeam 1 the he l income lome riom this source amounted to a considerable on sum Wife Get fiet Credit Cre Credit t for Cor the accomplishment of much of this extra work must be given en to th the Interested est rI wife who attended to much of ur til the tup det detail Jl work of or growing the chicks chicks' and oaring caring for or the layers Tills This 11 enabled bled I the he good man titan to devote ote his hits attention to other things Including the erection of the buildings s The many conveniences and saving labor appliances ances he lie Incorporated d In th the various arlous buildings enabled his partner to look luok after the bir birds hird without unduly taxing IH her r strength th In lii fact her health Improved unProved Im un- proved ed from Clome e year r to year as a rc result of or taking ul reg-ul regular exercise rdse In the lie open air all ft rt must not be le thought that during these theMe first years all was plain sailing Sickness ss In tho the rami fatally family an epidemic among the chicks In Iii the the- summer sum simm- nier meI mer of 1 1910 1 caused expense and los loss lInt Hut after aBer all aU progress s sas was as as st steady ad and anti improvement emEnt in hi conditions ha has con con- con I limited I IA A word wora as to metho methods s of or poultry management t. t I I. I All poultry buildings s are aie alike In the only difference e In exist exist- ing structures l being their wl width th The Tho orito fa dimensions are arc as s follows L length n 10 feet width JO O hl height ht of or r rear ar wall wail fi G l feet front Wail v 6 l I feet Sited Shoe h rd roof W Walls all ails and roof arcone are arc arrone one ne s s of lumber covered cred with felt roofing Entrance ance doors In iii each cach end lieS next to front of or house Time The front or of each house 5 Is J boarded hoarded up solid for thirty Inch Incites Inches 9 from Crom coin the UM ground r c this a line of single 10 sash enoh containing con eon six ix panes of oC glass extend 1 lh th the entIre front of the building Above o the thc sa sash sah h the time fr front nt is ia left open up to the pl plate t antI aid this space is CO cov covered ered erel with wire I netting Cloth coveted covered frames to close this opening when whenn n necessary nl r are arc tt to the plate In Inside In In- sub side and up to o the rafters ol out oth t of the way war Cement Used Cement floors ji are used These are laid right on the ground round and J c carried up lip on to lo the sills Kills to exclude vermin ermin The floors receive e a coat coal of or hot coal col tar to exclude dampness Each house has lies water 1 piped Into it from Crom a. a i lat largo spring which rises on higher r ground Each Kach is equipped with large hills bins fo fOi- both Inah mid and scratch groin mixture This saves sn-es the tho daB dally daily Carrying ing of feed feell tl ti to each house and easIer r till the work worIc of or fc feeding The layers are kept In large flocks OI to t. OO 00 births birds in iii each two flocks fiock to toa toa a house Yards are provided for each cach pen These sc are arc so laid haitI out that tho they include open land and brush patches and ar are so st-i large c In si e that the stock has haq ample room to range The laying inin ration Is us lS follows follows' Scratch grain mixture o. l By measure i pans patla wh wheat heat at 34 a m heavy oats 2 parts fine fino cra- cra cracked corn t tI I. I Ted icI III In This is red fed in the mornings at tho the rate of or three thre quarts to each 1 00 hens liens In lii the afternoon coarse coars crack cracked corn cornIs cornis cornis is fed at the thc same bime rate Dr Dry mach e OO pounds bran I IO 00 pounds p pounds gluten gIn gIn- ten temi meal pounds cornmeal comment pounds ground round its oats Hats ts I 00 pounds animal 01 meal 1 Ij po pounds m animal meal macal during molt moll This is kept before the birds in hoppers hOPPel's open at all times Green areen feed Is supplied liberally In addition 1 to that found In the yards Grit shell antI and charcoal are also furnished furnished fur fur- r regularly The rho brooder h hio j o oIs Is novel At one onG end of the building a pit was ma made c to accommodate alc a R. hot hot- water heater The hover pipes are arc at ar- ar arranged ranged in sections and amid these are arc disconnected disconnected dis dis- connected and hun hung against st the tile rear I wall all ll when the time Is use used for Cor a adult stock f Enough nough chicks Ire are |