Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-12
PROFITABLE POULTRY KEEPING

~. iN~'a' having uau coca success
Tor the past four years, ani unusually good
as think, in the last year With email
lock OF chickens, ! gave you the result.
commenced the year with one dozen hens
aud one cock. Breed, mixture Of Shang2al
and llrahma. Raised during the season
eighty-,wo chickens. Ths ROSTERS, large,
fine fellows and fine eating. were sacrificed
Tor the table during the fall and carly win.
ter, and tie flock reduced to thirty hens
.ad one cock, all Of last summers raising.
few eggs we're gathered daily during Sep
TENDER. For the five succeeding mon BIS
the result as TO the number OF eggs, was as
follows: October. 40; November, go
December, 276 January, 2o4 February,
800; making in all, for FIVE months, l04
dozens. Though the number Of egg pro
ducers has been since the close OF February
reduced to fifteen, on sccoant OF six setting
and others killed, the production Of eggs so
far during March is fully up to tie aver
age Of the i've proceeding months. Seven
ty five dozens eggs have been sold at 40
average Of - cents per dozen making.
Fer the 104 dozen gathered IN he
months. .'v"o "o
Eighty two chickens raised, worth
-, %
Total ttO 90
Cost of feed not TO exceed .... 20 90
Leaving balance Of. ..........$ $50 36
The feed used until chickens were grown
was principally mill screenings, which were
rich, as our wheat was poor aud shrunken.
Have, during the winter, fed on corn in
addition fed occasionally during the coolest
weather, when the ground was covered
with snow, cracklings. Used in all, bu,
% pounds. Have no hen house. Chick,
ems are locked in my barn At night during
winter and summer. And during the day
in summer the grown ones are confined to
the barn and cow-yard, 10 feet square, the
aafety of the garden making this necessary
l attributed my success to the fact OF hdp'
ing the young chickens brought out curly
say in March and early in April. They
mature before the cold winter. Then be
ing we'll protected and we'll fed, good re-
turns may be expected.
TO KEEP HORSES IN HEALTH.
Horses to be kept healthy, need the bes
care, attention and treatment. II is only
when abused, misused. Ill treated, and i'm
properly fed, that horses become slck and
die II they are fed on poor dusty hay
snd musty oats, IL they are kept in low,
lily ventilated ablcs il they are COMPEL
ed to stand in their stalls fellock deep II
the mud or their own filth; if they ar.
worked hard and brought in at night vel
with sweat or rain. and their legs and bel
lies covered with mud, and then total neg
lect Of cleaning, rubbing and making com.
Portable itjis wonderful that horses should
detsrioratc and scken and die ,
To keep in fine health and spirits I,
have u shiny, glossy coat to work willin :
ly and cheerfuily TO win HE affections =
+ he must receive proper treatment.
A. this season Of the year, salt and woo'
ashes mixed-aay two parts OF salt and on
Of ashes-should be kept standing b.for'
oil horses. IL is, VIC believe . sure pre-
preventive Of bots, colo, worms, &c.
good big lump Of rock salt always lying il
the manger, will keep horse in health
Carrots or parsnips, cooked Of raw, AM
given TO horses. are an excellent alternative
and are promotivs Of digestion, and Civ
tone to the stomach. Bran mashes SHOULD
be given once or twice week TO oil hor'
50, that are kept up. They are made b
using about five quarts OF bran for eac
horse, and pouring boiling water spon i
and putting in little salt, and letting
stand till cool, and then fed 10 the horse. :
: Good bright hay and oats only should b
fed IL is an outrage to mistreat SO no
! bic an animal as the hoi Sc Rurdl Worie
SEE To THE GARDENS.
Every family needs a good garden.
prerequisite to good garden is. good sol
highly manured, deeply worked, and We
drained either naturally or artifically.
such garden all the choicest vegetable
:, can be raised. They will grow in such
garden quick, and viii DO quie differel
!, from those tough. s,ringv, tastciess vegcts
: bles that We SO frequently meet with. The
will be crisp, rich, succulent, and Of tn
highest flavor.
: Every farmer should take great pride
: his gardenc lie should try to have Il
:. earliest and choicest vegetables. They ar
;. !, heal,hful and nutritious. They give varie,
y :, to the dishes, that the good wife slway
~ likes to have upon the table. They add
attraction to rural life-for the dsnizen OF
= = city can't obtain vegetables fresh from q
~ =. garden. but must take them second hande
: One Of the great comforts Of rural hor
= lie good garden, and no one however po
:. or humble should fail to have one. Now
- the time t. give it nice attention. e. SC
:, the various seeds and TO prepare it for fl
ulshlpg ihe incest table Injuries.