POULRTY RAISING IN COLORADO 
This is not a technical bulletin; it does not give the results of in¬ 
vestigations or experiments ; its only excuse fOr being published is the 
fact that more inquiries are being received by the State Agricultural Col¬ 
lege and Experiment Station relative to poultry conditions and the care 
of poultry in Colorado than can be satisfactorily answered by letters. 
Two poultry bulletins have been published by this Station : in 1910 
bulletin No. 164, “Poultry Raising/’ and in 1912 bulletin No. 185, 
“Some Poultry Diseases.” Both editions are exhausted and the de¬ 
mand for practical information is steadily increasing. 
Only such matters have been taken up as are of interest to the 
person wishing to make poultry raising a business, whether in large 
or small degree, and the basis of the work is the questions received by 
the College and Station. Each subject has been discussed as though 
in direct answer to such questions. 
Colorado needs more hens than she now has to supply home de¬ 
mands. Turkeys raised in Colorado are considered the equal of those 
raised in Minnesota and Iowa, which states have long been noted for 
turkey quality, and they are in demand at profitable prices in the big 
eastern markets.. 
Good prices for eggs and poultry of all kinds must prevail in the 
West, probably for all time, and there is no reason why scientific 
business principles applied to poultry raising will not net as good re¬ 
turns as when applied to any other line of agriculture. 
COLORADO FURNISHES FAVORABLE CLIMATIC CONDI¬ 
TIONS 
Some sections of our country have milder winters, some have 
longer summers, but we doubt if any offer more favorable climatic 
conditions than Colorado, and certainly few offer as many. Sunshine 
is the rule even in cold weather. The low precipitation makes it pos¬ 
sible for poultry to spend much of the time out of doors, and we need 
have no damp buildings. Cool nights after warm summer days, and 
dry, sunny autumns, promote vigor and quick maturity. Spring some¬ 
times encroaches on summer, but early chicks thrive under cover if 
properly cared for. 
GOOD markets 
Of' the entire population of Colorado, about one^fburth live in 
Denver and one-fourth in the mining and mountain districts of the 
State; only about four-tenths live in rural communities or districts. 
More than 200,000 tourists visit Colorado during the year and many 
of these make this state their summer home. These conditions make 
it necessary for Colorado to import approximately two and one-half 
million dollars of poultry products a year, besides sending out many 
thousands of dollars for breeding stock. Even did we produce more 
than enough to supply home consumption, to the north, south and 
west are states importing vast quantities of poultry products, that 
would become valuable customers for our surplus. 
