THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



replace them, making use of the 

 comb removed to fill your sections. 

 Thus by a judicious tiering of sec- 

 tion cases and the removal of the 

 comb in th.e four above-mentioned 

 frames when about three-fourths 

 full, not more than twelve per cent 

 will swarm. 



The four fi'ames of brood and 

 honey first I'emoved can be tiered 

 up on a few colonies and will be 

 filled with nice stores for winter.* 



Nashatah, Wis. 



For the American Apiculturist. 



POULTRY RAISING IN 

 CONNECTION WITH BEE- 

 KEEPING. 



What shall I do in connection 

 with beekeeping that will not cause 

 neglect, and at the same time be 

 a source of profit? This question 

 no doubt has been asked many 

 times in the past, and will still be 

 asked in the future as long as bees 

 are kept. The answers are man}^ ; 

 but J think that perhnps the one 

 that is given about as olten as an}' 

 is ])oultry raising. 



Nearly eveiy one has some spe- 

 cial work which he takes pride and 

 pleasure in doing. If such work 

 is the care of bees or poultrj^ that 

 person is sure to make a success 

 of them. People will sa}^ Mr. 80 

 and 80 has luck with his bees or 

 poulti-y, I wish I could have. 

 There is no luck about it. If he 

 did not care for them the very best 

 he knew how, and when they 

 needed it, liis i)ets would not be the 

 talk and perhaps envy of hisneigh- 

 boj's. 



Poultry raising is very similar to 

 beekeeping in one respect at least. 

 Without care and attention there 

 will be no profit in either, but if 

 properly looked after both pay well 

 in the long run. 



For early spring broilers I use 

 an incubator to hatch and a brooder 

 to raise ; it is less work and not so 

 much bother as with l>ens. Besides, 

 it is hard work to make hens sit 

 just when you wish ; but with an 

 incubator, put in the eggs, light 

 the lamp and the hen is sitting 

 without trouble. She always has 

 the " fever." 



It usually takes about ten weeks 

 for a chick to weigh three-quarters 

 of a pound. Some say it costs one 

 cent a week for each chick from 

 the time of hatching until ten weeks 

 old. I think it costs some more 

 than that. 



With such prices as are paid in 

 New York citj- for early chicks, 

 there is a good margin left for 

 profit after deducting all expenses. 



Many have their first hatches 

 come off in October or November, 

 but these chicks are kept longer 

 than ten weeks and weigh more 

 than three-quarters of a pound. 

 The highest prices for chicks that 

 weigh three-quarters of a pound 

 each are paid gonerall}' in March 

 and April ; after that pi'ices de- 

 cline and heavier chickens are 

 wanted. 



The greatest diflficulty generally 

 is to raise the chicks after they are 

 hatched. There are exceptions, 

 but with the improved machines 

 for hatching, now ofl^'ered, raising 

 seems to be one drawback. 



A person with good horse sense 

 can build an incubator and brood-; 

 er that will do good work, by get- 

 ting some of the many directions 

 and plans offered for sale. And by 

 perseverance can be successful in 

 raising early springers at from fifty 

 to seventy-five cents per pound. 

 There is plenty to learn the same 

 as in all other special branches of 

 work. But 1 think that a success- 

 ful beekeeper stands a good chance 

 to be a successful poultr_)keeper. 



[Will the fuithor of the above kindly for- 

 ward liis address to the office of the Ari.] 



