Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-12
THE EVENING STAR,
Pctiitry in n yilloye.

We live in tt" village Uf Salem, and have 70
eGonGmise AZ -w teet OF ground thattbose resid-
ing on farms would not see the impor tance OF
SO much. We have IL so arranged thar our
stable and hen psTk occupy the hacz end OF our
lc'-lh- carrIar g house being next TO the PARK.
We partition eff three or four feet OF Inc whole
width OF the earri-ge honse for the hens 20
roost and deposit their eggs. We have boxes
fixed ~ one end OF his room where door opens
from he carrisge- house, 30 that any one can
step TO The door and gather the eggs without
in The south side of this chicken rOom,as have
fald lin u with brick and warm, SO that the
large combs OF my Spanish fowls do not ne
come frCst-bItttD II. and so as not TO check my
hens from laying, as cold quarters will GER
tainly DO. ] provide place of ventilation
somew here above, and have the window SO
that can open il in moderate weather. To
allow several hens 10 Toost in close, unven-
tilaied place, in warm weather, is very iniu-
Iious: II you dent believe ii. 60 tn church
packed with men and women. without any
vei tIiati0n whate ar. and see il you don't be-
come sleepy get the headache. etc.
! have sniff lent space under the arriage
house. 20 that my Hottest and prondest Span
ish cock cannot strike his large combs against
the Joints; this I have all bricked up rs tight
ano warm as cellar, with south TindoW;so
that in the winter, when my hens are costly
sbut Up in there, with the sun shining In and
plenty OF good gravel, ashes and lime TO wal
low in, a d occasionally some hits OF FRESH
meat, pieces of ca bbage, stc, they bardIv know
IL fs winter, and lay eggs right along, inst "a
as much as at any other time OF the year
space Is left tor them 10 go up from this cellar
TO their laying and roosting apartment, with
ont going cut in the cold 81 all. have 4 Slide
door also that opens on the south side of the
paTE, which keep open in warm weather and
closed IN cold days. have r place fixed in
the barn " hieh can open at pleasure TO feed
and water them, and throw the contents OF the
ta hle- ClOte. The water does not freeze I'D as il
must necessary do In park.
We often have two or three rather warm
day IN the winter. when the snow is melted
Oft. Atsuch times l always make il point To
draw the side door and Let my hens run where
ever they choose, which they seem ~ enjoy
very much, and find things TO pick up that we
BROW very little about; that they seem to re-
qure. When i have two breeds at a time |
make division in the park and extend il under
the hSI II, ans let out but one flock ut a time
Some OF my neighbors tell me IL does not paw
to take pains in this manner with chickens
MY reply is, that can't afford to feed hens all
WIEter without any return ofeRgs, and never
had hen To live all winter without something
TO eat. If you don't feed her she will endeayor
10 gef your NOW or granary and the resnit is.
ron have paid for yOnr hens living all winter
and IN the spring you have nothing to speak OF
show for H. Hens have 10 time 10 get up eggs
when they ara standing on one foot trying 10
keep Warm.--.Stler's NeW P0HItry Bodk.