PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Feeding the Chicks 



Mrs. Holoch's baby chick feed is composed of bread crumbs, 

 ground corn and bran, mixed with sour milk and a little soda 

 and salt and baked. They also get grit, and sour milk and 

 fresh water to drink. They are fed nothing until they are 48 

 hours old. 



Nothing so very difficult about that, is there? Then why 

 not try it on your farm, and give the hens a chance to pay your 

 rent for you ? 



How One Farm Woman Markets Poultry 



IT IS necessary to use all the intelligence we have to market 

 what we have to sell to the best advantage, says Mrs. W. A. 

 McKeever, Ford county, Illinois. This applies especially to 

 sidelines such as extra produce, butter, eggs, and poultry. A 

 dollar or two here or there means more than it did when prices 

 were more nearly fair to the farmer. The easiest way to sell 

 most things is to exchange them for groceries or sell to local 

 buyers, but it does not bring in the most money. 



The poultry buyer is not just joy riding in his old Ford, nor 

 is he gathering up chickens simply to accommodate his cus- 

 tomers. He makes his living off the the profit he makes buying 

 and selling. He seldom pays half the Chicago price for old 

 cocks, nor within from five to 10 cents of the price on other 

 stock. Why not ship direct to a reliable firm and make from 

 two to five dollars more on a coop? If you do not know any 

 reliable firms, ask your farm bureau to recommend one to you. 



If you raise purebred stock, there is little need to sell any- 

 thing except culls on the market. There is a good steady de- 

 mand for good quality breeding stock at a nice margin of profit 

 above market price. The market is always close at hand 

 through advertising. Some think it costs too much to ad- 

 vertise. If it did not pay why would so many millions be spent 

 on it every year? It always pays if you know how to fit your ad 

 to your goods. The local paper is an inexpensive medium but 

 it is only suitable for handling a small number because of its 

 limited circulation. For a considerable number, 20 or more, 

 it's hard to beat a good general farm paper with a strong poul- 

 try department. 



I usually write out all that seems necessary for describing 

 my stufif and then condense it carefully. Some start out "For 



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