The Farm-poultry . eld ojkmi to anyone startingthe preparation on a large scale of chickens for the of our fatteners think nothing of turning out ahundred dozen birds per week during the live or sixbusy months of the year, while at no time does the out-put tall below oU or tiu dozen [»er week. For this reason it is often thought that unless operations are conductedon an extensive scale success is impossible. This,however, by no means follows. It is quite possible tomake a very good profit by fattening on quite a smallscale—turning out a dozen or even half a dozen perweek. Farmers wo
The Farm-poultry . eld ojkmi to anyone startingthe preparation on a large scale of chickens for the of our fatteners think nothing of turning out ahundred dozen birds per week during the live or sixbusy months of the year, while at no time does the out-put tall below oU or tiu dozen [»er week. For this reason it is often thought that unless operations are conductedon an extensive scale success is impossible. This,however, by no means follows. It is quite possible tomake a very good profit by fattening on quite a smallscale—turning out a dozen or even half a dozen perweek. Farmers would find it pays them well to devotemore attention to this branch instead of sending theirbirds to market in a lean and scraggy condition. Thetrade in broilers or petits poussins is one that isgrowing in this country, although the bulk of this classof produce is imported from the continent of is a branch that requires much skill and experience tomake successful, but when success is achieved the profits. Long Tailed Japanese Fowl,are large. When one is living in close proximity—(within 15 or 20 miles)—of a fattening establishmentthere is a very lucrative branch that can be taken up,namely rearing chickens for disposal to the fatteners,who are generally willing to give very high prices forsuitable birds. As soon as they are large enough, thatis when they are about 14 or 16 weeks old, and whenthey are in quite poor condition, they realize excellentprices, particularly during the early months of the year,when as a rule, the supply falls so far short of thedemand. I know many cases where cottagers andsmall farmers are making considerably more than theirrent from the chickens they rear lor the fatteners, and as the demand is practically unlimited, there is no fearof the birds failing to sell readily. During the autumn and early spring there is alwaysan excellent demand for stock birds, and provided theyare descended from parents of sterling qualities, and arequite tr
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