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Show BnOILERS. By James Dryden. A few vve"ks aso nn Item appeared In The Tribune ti the eft t that a sear h hid been road'1 of the markets on tho day previous un 1 only tivo or thr broilers could be found, though 60 to c nts each was helne offerc 1 naaaaaaaaaaaaoaaaaaaaafltaauSIl saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoHr MmHh i silwB JjsiHh'ScLiIIHbIIHLiBI for htollera vv Ighlnir nbout a pound Tint n cans that there Is nn opening here for a piolltnble business fhere nro brollets nnd squab bi oilers, the difference h tween th two being one of nge or rlz, 'lhe brollei plants In the r ist find their bet prollis In tho squab brolleis, und the) ai turning their attention nunc trj thli brnnrh of the business The markets arc tet for either during tho months ot March. April, Ma) nnd June ,, ?p '" ',re"ds for Tirollerr nre thn thIle)nndottesnnt Plymouth Hocks The) are plump In bod, have breed They nto plump In bod) have meat of excellent qunllt) have yellow skin and fhnnks, nnd their appearance, when dressed Is such that tho bujer will pa) a premium to Ret lliein. V mixed lot of fowls or a Hock of scrubs. Is eiut of tho eiuestlon for a prollteblo broiler trade Thr broilers must be f unlf rra Ize und color II is very c nihil thnt tho biccllnr- stock bo tihiioun. You may hnte a flock of pure-breds and tha chicks will vary sitHtttaHssti .VvJslH BsHsaaBfi wMmm LiHIIIIIH H' JsllllH grently In tlrror nnd sire One from a gwod vigorous dam will weigh thre pounfis nt three months, vvhlle one from nnother dam In tho sanve Hock mi) not weigh more than a poun 1 .Tho cjreful selection of b'reedln? stock, theref ire, lies nt the foundation of the broiler business Nn nm Hint nf care In l-roodlng1 nnd feeding will compensate compen-sate for tho lack of vigor In the breeding breed-ing stock Wllh the right kind of stock and given tho right kind of care tho chick will weigh one pound nt from six to eight werkB of age, and at threo months throe pounds Tho photographs show two Wyandotte Wyan-dotte chlrka rjlsed nt tho experiment station, on9 weighing one pound at seven vveekB nf nge nn the other threo pounds at three months Them Is no reason why the blotter should lie a riirloslt) nn the Pall Iako market nor wh) some enterprislnif poultryman should not be making money nut of the business. |