Show i I COMMERCIAL COM POULTRY TRY KEEPING Jaunts 1 ren State Agricultural Col Cul ColIt leg legIt It U ii I scared nc m ry nowadays to tl Ilk ask the Uie usa or poultry tOU POU tr try kei It VII uti a II l large rna scale null lie auntie to pay PS pIl A it ViSit to 10 of It tile tho trios of the Ih country will dispel dill l uny ItI on Oil this thin pol III Tho Tim poultry li II l k lug III b Letter better An intelligent lut ct of C tho the nature ala of oC thu lion lien her food r and mul tr or ani caro care huv brought sub reward to u II 11 ii i the lie States It II lit is true tile the country 14 I b wIth Utti tIe wr Ik of ot poultry plants men tint and women in Ia nil all walks of oC life Ife buying read cecil of cf the tue lh Kr grist ut l of ut poultry keeping have hovi ha rushed into the business with will ur Ut no I vf ut ItH Iti II detail raid olid failure him baa n It the In August 1901 1001 tu visIt among othu a II modern poultry visit III in New Ii w York Voik lute tnt I 1 shall di f IllIo thin 1111 itt plant sonic some somewhat what In la detail us ItS U tL In iS typical af uC thu tue bet best style vt vf Much Mud IlIa It t In Is 1 located at al I nc near r Albany nl IB Is I l I by b henry Van lIn Dr Droser er u 11 notel a I Farmers Farmer l Institute lecturer le In jn ia tun Iule Mr tr I during my lY days 11 visit hot with him choke freely reel rind aOl nl of ot lila liln hil poultry lh enterprise rind i ot of mall 11 the thu suture lie lla Ia hail had hlL no tie In Intact fuel tact Im lie hI told said ud he Ito hail had a I ii i for fir tho who stun hu thinks hu lit ht ties hus u ti I good god und refuses CH to 10 shame hurl It tile Ills He lie heal spent I hilt hulf hll n a I down CUte In le low how IL hud heel lv pit It f fInto 7 Into Inlo hub the l but butt he ho was wan WI wiling Mg that ethels share tin the of hl hi his cx ex flit Thu arm rm of ot M acres which ho lie and anti his bought 36 years er alto ago ulO for lor H for Tor I LUI they tolled toiled I to ulO a and anil ald pay lay the interest t on ott Oi the tho th but tot rat ran mi behind until final finally I ly y the present owner took tok over the tha place und anti in some tome holstein cattle from thin Hit solos alo of ot daIry produce and some purebred stock dock tho the mortgage was WR paid and ho tie was a to prosperous Hal Independent Independent dent farmer tamer IN TIl nn Seven or eight years r ago he started In Inthe the he business Mr Van an lr fr had bad 11 adopted a son lon who turned tur d out to 10 b b be bea n a young man mun mal wIth wili a great liking 1 for poultry Mr Van an Jr str toll told him If It I you OU will wi furnish turl h the brains I will furnish tho the money mone The boy by was wi tent sent ont to Cornell university where he no be became b became came more moore ore Interested In poultry anti and t nil all ho he could of ot the subject there 11 Here the first venture I was by b pur put Iru y 3 White Leghorn thor lenS hen for W that foundation stock there thero are now on the place lace some ome Ime SWu laying laIng hens mil there Is I not another kind of at chicken n on ct the tic farm Though tim thu Ihl was ae tint first hatched bythe by son xon n or 01 Incubated so to speak Mr Van an elt finally 1 n 11 1 came eRnie In II on the proportion tion He lie saw aw that there was WM something ton In the le old hon lun after atler all al and ad everything on elm the farm was WIS soon In made subordinate or 01 subsidiary to the thc poultry lulU business u A A Here n was a practical experiment that hue hus l demonstrated tu to the thu world the tho tact fart Unit that there Is money mone In tn liens hens on ott u IL I large scale It I Watt was wa not hot nil ili lil smooth wiling selling IlnA there thero wore were up titie dud anil downs there discouragements dl us as II losing being fM CA tO brood brooder brod broder er or chicks chick In Itt Otto one season leuOn but by bytho bytho tho Iho mistakes ml on ai ad never foyer nuking making the tha satan Homo mistake twice Mr Van r hue hat hl built HIJ u Ul nn flO enterprise a I poultry enter eater enterprise prise Irise buit 13 y In tho the wio wa that thet Is a Joy to 10 the visitor owner J and a I perpetual delight to thu the Th h l I is most moat mOlt beautifully boat Int boated IntI cel ed I Flare Thiro m to 10 be he a good food roo deal del if nC skill In the neighborhood n fuming In tf on ott 01 the train wo we see ee not tar far away awny the Cat Catskill Rt at skill then Ihen we wo leave the train ut at anti and arriving at ut Mr lit Ir Van home hor we ue 1 see Van an Presets skill to a the greatest t skill ekl of All 1 This with all al due tine deference deler nc to the beautiful 11 mountains mount ln rearing their tops tOI towards the heavens it Ild ml t to the sleepy little I town of ot whose girls Irl were I picking I hops on the neighboring or the Among Anong AnIon the of I chIckens on the farm tarn there nas RI only oni one ont kind or one breed and It tt MRS a magnificent cent sIght Here Is Isono Isono isone ono one factor lac lor In the Ih of ot this one broil it 1 was not so I much mucha a n one otis question breed of brew breed as 1 of ot sticking tu tv TUB TilE iE At th the time of at my toy I vIsit vUlt sum had hac been beam bell invested In the business bUll neill all al paid for lor or by hy bythe hyle bythe the poultry The main building In is 31 37 7 feet le long and U 15 I feet tet wide clear It Is Ie dl Idt l Into hilo rooms moats rom or rn pen li U feet fett square lor tor or i 0 liens bens The Te be front In Is II nine fe ft et t high and bae 6 test feet It I Is II built bui warm so ci 0 that water rater never freezes freeze though the tern tem l outside frequently goes below zero sero In making the th walls wails building paper Is I Xer put pUI en eti ln outside then It II U Is II clap clapboarded cup clapboarded boarded The Tie Inalle Is also al papered then Ille celled The space between the walls Is II le Muffed wIth soft Mft IRCe f meadow hay hl al U 16 tons ton having been ben used for far this The rouf hoards are one inePt Inch thIck Ih Ik laid close clow Ilo together and covered l with lw In ply pi tarred larl lapir n r On top tol of 01 that sad ami in It ef r f shingle there thEe Is I steel roofing ro or Kh sheet het t iron Iren roofing ronn Title This was wa 0 found tn its be lie bens heas lieas as ns cheap chesi as a shingle Underneath the rafters which are le 21 Ill H feet apart It II Is celled and anti then the space I miff id with hay has IR There Thero Is t a cement liner lor throughout the building nine and ad one halt half tulle tuns of vf cement having been used UM The TIle hal partitions arc rc ut of poultry netting but every evry third pen there l It Is a tight board hOrd this fn U ii I to prevent drafts II through the building TIters There Is I no sep sap separate ep arate aal alley aley wa way I but there are a doors dof lead Iad lag Ins In frim nm pen ten to pen pelt n The These nn at on awIng hinges this Ihl Jn enables the attendant to 10 tol l I from pen to 10 pen with a pall pail pal In each ech hand hantl and In push PUPI the tIle door dor open with his hll foot tol There fUl are no 1 ventilator Oll In the I hI All thi 1 ventilation I Is given dur during Inc ing tn the tho day dy wie when hen the windows on are I op opened ened There Ther ft are r two tw windows window In each pen n neach each cad window 13 12 I pan pans s of 01 xU Inch K sPits KH Thc ar hung hun on hinge hing In sint ml the arc Ste ned r h for tot ventilation und tend nd mutt are Ir eoy c cl jy roil l with wire air wll netting UnI on the tb Ih outside tlde Th Then n re miFf are lh t two o roost the th hack baik of ot otti the r hinged tn to 0 the Milo at I u a plat pInt platform ti form for one runt fint under the II roosts rOI t tl to cach tei the this Ihl Is Sl W 1 Inches Inch wide wid In tn Inder Inde der de II the th rim rm there thre Is I a row 11 of ot nests hid from view The T hen enters al at a th tim end hll rm and the eggs eggi are arc ae gathered fathered fr from m the th board which II ls hinged front by raising raisin t a br hinge t I I I t I f t t h If I It 1 1 I lull III dH I Wl s I II I II I it lit bI II I III I HUI I I i II U 1 III Hull un I eo I ItU II 1 I ii ii I It t It II lull Ilk pan lill 1 an all I 1 Kit It t l ill II III Il I Ii hu 1111 lies from tin t I h fluur tu Tn r prevent the lu I helix hlll e Into I lit thi tb eh teeter I Ih In hi re IN is II ise I In I e I vi viI I it r I I II I I I ii iiI I I r I 1 I j t 1 1 i n ri MI MII tI tIr h hII r II Ir I i I ii I I II I ti I I II IIi I Ih Ii I it It h lu Ut s I II I I II I Ili I 1 t i f it t i in lit II ft rd i l li liil l Willi lr t I in ii 1 II in i i t I i UK lii II l I i bull I ln In Ing Hi II i I n r I IH to I a I dum n pl III u uni 1 Iii tin lu oJ Wih wit a i I k tie l I titI 41 ii hr II I I le tin Ih t tIc alu kept ll t and attended to 10 I 1181 Ij j n iii I Hi II I IThe IThe IThe The d I nil I 1 i d i t I hr t I II d Ik o for ia II i i t IM I L Id II K la arc tu to laying lug k C m I 11 ii I I ore I term linn j A Ii I 1111 t ie hot W ti und and i s of ut the th Ih om lh 1115 hl system of C till the Ih ChUk k IS II bill II MS a follows They he ht I i hatched batched In II Incubator tn In a a it I sep le crate building und Ind frum ruin the tie In tu to te coup coop In which there Ihne In Iv II a small entaIl largo large enough toe fot to So 6 ducks chik The hl coup Is II U teat I I square 3 S feet In anti nd ni 6 S feet lett In Iii II front with witha a I seni a I door dor In itt the south uth side std When Shen tin the Ihl chick ate uro Iru old uld ul enough tv to elu do 10 h heat nt the thu brooder IN Is II taken out t C tIne thu 11 coot COl but bUI the chicks chick wake Ila It u their thelt home hOlne until tile the Ih pullets reach reah tile the th stage when alien hol they hey are ar put pUI In the laying iou e coOl art arc 11 built bout buit of Ut tile 10 board wad and r and Ind the ducks chicks have free In tim Ihl orchard but bu they Iley all M go back tu to their own coops conic co at it night might It 11 u ii iiIi u Ii I sort 5 ft of colony during Inin day light They fh picnic together hr by I the ennui nd sad and what u n picnic and uttI alli hat a 1 sight A stray or gutting Into It Is I to My W bet that thit If It he tie ev ever er r gets A U out he lit tl never nerr looks leslie 1001 b or lights un oil unterm vI term hr hums ilium until lie he i is 1 away nun alln over mer In another county coulty Hut 11 when whelm lumen tOI their Is I at al an at In end eld they thuy Ih nu Ito 10 longer inhabit the earth arh In lit II common nod they Ihl tiie betake themselves each erti little flock lok or family to 10 Its Il own domicile where social festivities tutu uro laid till tl thu dawn dawl of ot another laO day la Ur CHICKS CICIa When the chick are lt 36 33 3 hours hoOts old they Iho are oro token taken out or of the Ihl Incubators taiL put in itt inthe InI the I ht utah und unc given 1101 their Ih lr 11 first ml feed ted This cot tint of ot the shells hels from thu the In rubbed rubbe tip up II line In and III 16 bread ur or r crumbs crumb with wih milk This hl Is I given olry user vry Iwo t IO atU alJ a 1 half hours huun After Mt r the first day I and und for Cor th next heat three duy the tho lire ure 1111 In itt to 10 time HID shore a u Johnny cake euke made an as follow Five h of ot corn meal Unit ono quart wheat uno otto pint Ie te 1 serape l or IU 10 egg and Int one otie IlIe ot of soda al nil ilI mixed quite ule stiff lr with sour ur milk mik ur Ir r buttermilk anti and Im wit set t In II n a kettle kette of ut bull boil bulling 11 log ing water and steamed until thoroughly cooked Title This they Ihy got once or twice u a 1 aday day duy teal uirl In cracked wheat wheal rolled roiled Catl und and t s 1 sedel cil three times a ii I day duy until time thu ducks chicks are aro four lour weeks old Then lute toed fo Is gradually to a uc I In itt Instead II steal stead of the Johnny cuke coke and to whole grain of ot time thu cracked Tie The Tle mash Is II mode mMe vt of corn lorn outs oats arid and wheat 11 at equal parts ground to together gether live 1 parts of oC this wheat bran bra otto ono OlO quart nuart j beef blet scraps ono one i lut the whole mixed stiff with wih kin milk mik or ur hunt hot hll water waler Tho The mash Is la fed In the Iho morn mornIng leg Ing Ilg and nt ot 1 p II 1 rn m mini whole whittle grain itt at II 10 19 a a m ni and anti 5 6 p tn in I In addition to time the above boiled bied potatoes lets are fed feit every other oilier day dB Ia from train tho the time tinie the tho chicks chick are nr three e days 1535 old ohl until they the ore ate two weeks old Hurt Hart grit amid charcoal are aro kept kelt before them nil all 01 the time so 0 IN lie II either cither fresh Irl h WH WK tot ter or separator skim skin milk me Mr Van Vil Dreser feed finds ns millet seed OI a n valuable chick fee CEDINO THC TiE its The laying liens hun are arc lre fed ted once a it day da a I amash mash of oC ground grains and 1111 animal meal mealand and 1 1 two Iwo feeds ll of 01 grain per let day da Tim The mull mash consists of ot 10 pounds each Ilch ot of wheat bran and In corn corl meal mealA A s pounds pea itea meal and 36 Ilund meat mem scraps or cm 01 Ordinal animal meal This Til U Ii I mixed with wih separator 1 skin milk mik anti aId Is I f let sit t early In tn It the this evenIng as n much mich an as will bo be b bIllen 1 tItIan mien Illen up nicely In the tho buntIng u a I feed nf ot rues peas IlaR and Ind oats mixed In is 1111 at lt noon non torn corn cor wheat und mind Ind alternating corn for one ont duo day 11 wheat the next lext attil buck buckwheat wheat the tho next lext and 1111 so on out Oi Tho The groit Is ii sowed broadcast In itt II the litter lter of or straw on an the lIner 1001 which Is I renewed 1 every two tw cr or three weeks lIar green food fod raw and cut clover are arc alt fed te The beets brei I are cut eul In two anti a lt thrown on this the floor noor evemy do lay and the cut clover Is II steamed ani fed feO every other day The Tho liquor luor or tea that Is I made III Ide In II teaming the tha clover Is mixed with the mash Mr fur Van Drener Dreser considered the tho feeding of ot clover In this Ihl way l u n very Im mutter Neither salt nor pepper r In Is used Uli In winter time In of vf the meat scraps or animal men meal cut bones are iro fed led twice a a week These lhee mere bought t p I I 1 1 1 S i h J I t I I l 11 i Ir or i 1 Ix 1 li I Ii I tit iii r ro at I 2 o q i o n i l 11 i uC of lii rt I e rl ri I front UK t it t I ae cries r IM 11 a lid I I I i 3 tor shills jt at 0 kept In I Inn tb P pen n nt I t ICi Pt I II Ir cr II III t U UI I II t un Inn i ili sheila IU Mr i I 1 I tt 1 per Ir tun lun luni i Lo IN I I uces 11 ot of this poultry plant t on 01 the Iho Set fuel that eggs ll are or produced when eggs IC aru n eggs gg The Tho ire lo to I lay luy IlY Wb wheat l price III are ore high and Ind when whelm price ar away III down down trall us UI It I may seem Ilm they hy I Iro r ru not lei It lay itty hI Tho Tue hetu hetue hOI begin lay Iny layIng Ing In In lii the f tell ll und mini lay 1113 hi throughout 11 th I the hl winter whiter wilter end and when tl bottom h I imas dropped out Of ot th him he i market mark O wJ anti a his hi bank I Is In good shape hUI Mr Mt r Vita Van VIn Ut fr goes KOH l tel bt hi Itis b hI IC n and amid N says ay to hem I In lit effect r ct You Yen ou have done well you 01 ou are lre entitled la to It i 1 a layoff durn tile the Hot months you ou prevented an 11 emr eg famine y you tamale mad mid Ifo Ife bearable to those who enjoy enJo K old good H hivIng and t to 10 others who toilet must shun hun iu Ull basso but articles of DC diet dill aH as 81 b bet beet cf and ano pork und lactic beans IJAn let tt the old selfish hn hl listen with 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