Thursday, October 24, 1907.
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Immensity of tHe Potiltry Business.
It is One of the World's Five Great Farm Industries, Says Uncle Jo
bullions and Millions Are Devoted to It, Yet It Requires but Small
Capital to Make a Good Start.
Messrs. Editors : Men as a rule
underestimate the importance qf the
poultry business. In most 1 localities
they leave it to the women and are
satisfied if they keep up the table
with it. Perhaps it is best after all
that poultry culture is Jeft in the
hands of the women, for they seem
to succeed better than men in this
branch of industry. -
Not to be Lightly Esteemed.
It is not best, however, that the
importance of the business should be
underestimated. It is a mistake and
most mistakes lead to bad results.
Any one who would take the trouble
to study the poultry statistics, would
be staggered at the immensity of its
importance. It stands fifth in line
with all. other agricultural products.
Millions upon, millions of dollars are
involved in it, and it takes rank with
the leading industries of the world.
In view ;of this fact, it would seem
strange that the farmer looks upon
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tne poultry yara wiin somexning
akin to disdain. In some way he
feels that it is unmanly to set hens
and feed chickens. "
This may be all right if he has a
wife and daughters to look after the
poultry, as they could, perhaps, do
the work better than he, but if the
farmer should be a single man and
ashamed of his work, failure is cer
tain. No man can succeed with his
work, especially the farmer, unless
he has his heart in it.
Distinction Between Breeder and
'Fancier.
Tet there are many poultry breed
ers who take a great pride in the
business." In fact, it would be hard
to find anyone more vain about his
work than the breeder of fancy
poultry. The poultry fancier is like
an artist. He conducts nis ousiness
largely for the sake of art and the
pure joy of excellence in this line.
But there are also practical breed
ers who take great pride in their
work. They aim to breed fine chick
ens not fancy chickens. There is
a wide difference between the prac
tical breeder and the fancier. The
fancier is a specialist. He concen
trates his efforts upon a" single, or at
best, a very few points. ; He han
dles no great variety. His work is
intensive rather than extensive. He
does not change his fancy with every
change of the season. He reaches
out persistently for the coveted
prize, the ideal bird, an actuality,
form, plumage and all a living real
ity, the proud monument of . his
genius and skill. "
There are cases where a breeder
may be commercial and at the' same
time something of a fancier. That
is, he may raise just a few fancy
fowls for ornament and to exhibit
at poultry shows. But the real fan
cier, the genuine, all-silk, lover of
his art, would likely receive a ner
vous shock every time he . saw. a
plain, speckled hen rubbing wings
with one of his ideals in the chicken
yard. - '
Costs but Little to Start.
One feature of the poultry busi
ness is encouraging;; large invest
ments at the start are not neces
sary. One can begin with a small
capital and can count on some re
turns in a very short time. In these
particulars this branch of agriculture
is different from most others. Large
and expensive houses are not neces
sary. As a rule the small houses
are more satisfactory The hen is
not an exacting tenant. Cleanliness,
comfort, and convenience are the
three essentials of a poultry house,
and-to one who can make some use
of a saw and hatchet these can be
secured at a cost , of less : than $1
per hen.' -
It is far better to start in a small,
modest way and gradually grow into
a larger business than to over
reach one's resources at the start, as
so many do, and then become dis
couraged because it does not give
large profits from the start.
This letter is Intended as a -pre
lude to a description of a true fan
cieVs plant in this State. ;
- UNCLE JO.
Mecklenburg Co., N. C.
Farmers Daughters as Money-Makers
Here are some of the, ways in which
girls, now established in cities, work
ed their way from the farm:
One girl raised herbs of all kinds,
thyme, savory, sage and lavender,
she marketed through a commission
merchant in the nearest city. Anoth
er gathered seeds ( flowers, vegeta-
bles and shrubs) for a seedsman,
with whom she made new arrange
ments each spring. A third, who has
the real mercantile instinct, bought
up old furniture and dishes, family
heirlooms, from her neighbors; and
sold them to a dealer in antiques with
whom she had made an arrangement
while visiting friends in a near-by
city. A girl who lived in the heart
of the Adirondacks made money ev
ery summer baking bread-stuffs for
camping partieir, and men came for
miles to buy her bread, 'rolls, cakes,
doughnuts and. pies. Finally, a well-to-do
camper and his wife became in
terested in the girl and through these
allies, she found work in the city.
A New England girl living on a
"barren farm is saving money to go to
college by serving lunches to pic
nickers who come out from town al
most every day, to enjoy the pleas
- ures of a near-by lake. Her brother
sells bait and has two row-boats to
rent.
The girl who lives near, summer
resorts, of course, has the best of it.
Summer boarders will , always buy
souvenirs made from bfrch-bark;
pine-cones, and sweet grasses : also
photographs of the scenery, j If she
has a younger brother with pleasant
manners," she can? send him to the
hotels and boarding-houses every
day with souvenirs, bouquets of flow
ers, small baskets of berries, home
made candy, etc. If there are cot
tagers In the vicinity, she and this
same brother can establish a route
delivering bake-stuffs, eggs, milk
fruit and vegetables. Anna Steese
Richardson, In the Woman's Home
Companion.
Breaking It Gently.
Tommy "Ma, lend me a lead
pencil."
Mother "I just left pen and ink
on the table for you. "What do you
want witn a pencil?"
Tommy "I want to write to the
editor of the paper, to ask him
what'll take ink stains out of the
parlor carpet." Philadelphia Led
ger. . . .
If we mistake not there are a lo
of merchants, farmers and common
speculators who are now buying cot
ton to hold for - the V fifteen cents
minimum price. We are glad to note
this silent co-operation for our se
prices. J. C. Stribliffg.
" Our " fifteen-cent off er tell your
friends about it.
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TOWN EXPOSITION. ;.
The Norfolk and Southern Railway an
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account of Jamestown Exposition on Tues
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THE EXPOSITION LINB TO NORFOLK,
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