VOL. L. NO. 2i71 
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 5, i89i 
PRICE, FIVE CENTS, 
$ 2 .oo PER YEAR. 
SOME PRIZE INDIAN GAMES; 
POULTRY HOUSES. 
HE birds shown at Fig 229 are owned by the well- 
known ponltryman, T. Wilton Hill. Good judges 
inform us that this is about the most accurate 
and life-like drawing of Indian Games that has ever been 
made. We are not able to speak of the special merits or 
demerits of this breed from personal observation. We 
have only a brood of chicks—no mature fowls. The breed¬ 
ers of Indian Games are booming their favorites with 
great vigor, claiming for them many superior qualities, 
among which are good egg production and unsurpassed 
a view through a piece of woods situated on an elevation. 
Perched on a large stepladder the artist made his sketches. 
The poultry houses, which are a feature of the farm, are 
shown in detail in the single sketch of one which is the 
model of all the others. They are double, having two 
large yards or runs attached about 180 x 30 feet. The 
houses are 10X x 32 feet, except two which are 10X x 40 
feet in size. Each house has a shed in front covered on 
the front with waterproof fire-cloth. The roosting place 
and nest boxes are two feet above ground, thus insuring 
more shed room below, and preventing the entrance of rats 
or other verm’n. The nest boxe3 face the partition wall. 
The latter separates the roosting room from the passage in 
walled, has an open fire place, and a large ventilating 
chamber over the ceiling. The capacity of the incubators 
is about 3,000 chickens every three weeks. 
The brooder houses are two in number, each being 100 
feet long. They are heated by one large boiler, which sup¬ 
plies the hot water to the pipes that furnish the brooding 
rooms with the necessary heat. The brooding rooms are 
all supplied with sheds, on the same principle used in the 
houses for older hens. Mr. Hill is a great believer In fresh 
air for growing stock and his experience has demonstrated 
that he is right. Last year I saw a large flock of chickens 
raised in one of the brooder houses near his residence, that 
were allowed a run out-of doors from the day they were a 
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growth in the best quality of meat. It seems likely that 
the Indian Games will be most highly esteemed as meat 
producers in the raising of broilers and roasters. It hardly 
seems possible that they can hope to compete with the 
breeds that have been reared for years as special layers. 
There is room enough for a breed of preeminently good 
table poultry that will lay more eggs than the Dorking. 
There is also a chance to make more room than now 
The Hill Poultry Yards. 
The illustration of these poultry yards at Fig. 229 has 
the merit of being true to life. There is no attempt to 
fancifully represent what exists only in the Imagination 
of the owner and the artist; all the buildings, fences and 
grounds are faithfully reproduced. 
It was no easy task to get a complete picture as a bird’s- 
eye view of the farm could be obtained only after putting 
the rear. The latter is three feet wide, the floor being 
level with the floor of the shed. The eggs are gathered by 
passing through this passage and raising the slides. The 
house is also cleaned from this passage, by simply raising 
the trap doors which virtually extend the entire length of 
the partition. The roosts are movable, and are placed on 
an inclined platform. The latter catches the droppings, 
and it is an easy task to clean it. There is no stooping, 
everything can be done quickly and easily. 
Over the roosting room is an air space into which a 
ventilating trap enters. This insures perfect ventilation 
and no draught. The water is supplied from a large 
cistern which catches all the water from the buildings, 
which by a system of pipes is conducted all over the farm. 
The yards are planted with peach trees, which thrive 
well and will add an additional revenue to the plant. 
The incubator house is builtlpartly into a bank, is double 
week old, and notwithstanding the brisk winds of February 
and March, they throve wonderfully. 
The farm, which in August 1890 was only a gravelly 
knoll of about 20 acres, has in less than a year’s time be¬ 
come a very practicable poultry farm, dotted with build¬ 
ings, that in completeness of detail, are not equaled any¬ 
where. They are not ornamental; but do the work and 
that’s what is wanted. 
Mr. Salter, the superintendent, has managed the estab¬ 
lishment almost single handed, which speaks well for its 
practical arrangements. I certainly think that every one 
interested in practical poultry culture should visit these 
yards. Visitors will find the proprietor, Mr. T. Wilton 
Hill, always ready to explain his methods, and as his 
poultry farm is the result of 10 years of study and experi¬ 
ence in the business, the value of his advice cannot be 
overestimated. j. h, dbevenbtkdt. 
