The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-12-03

1o.n Fespie have 4 wonderful
knlei, n raisifiz rSsiitr- sid despite
~ e ibe perii- which beset tleclick-
@a- ileg san Use s9mehew alYav-
o. hriBS ~erF .aFge majority = the
Jre,a safely through ibe dangers r
infaac chicksnb0od. while others lc-'
..;nat are hatehed We sup9o-,
the Jrne seeret'8f this apparent Dy
teFy Is foaEd il tie fact (sgppcze er-
a.Earv care hss been bestowed T-
I.9la eases that The successful p0al
teTer understands the wants and hah-
irs - bis charge better than the an
successful practitioner. We have
very little confidence in the attempts
10 rear chickens in the early months
Of the wear. because the weather and
temperature in the Latitude Of the
northern and middle States, is 50 e1-
eesdinziy variable, that before we
are aware Of il. whole brood nav
be sieky and dropping from the ef-
fees II unexpected cold rain. We
prefer setting our chickens IN the lat
ter part 0f April. and, a. . general
thing. this viii De found the better
policy in this latitude, unless the Poni-
try house i q the elaborate order
which permits the employment Of :
beating apparatus, which can be call
Ell into requisition when occasion re
quire= OF course, II 4 house Of this
description. supplied with windows
facing the south and protected against
the iacIemencies Of the weather, = a.
command. chickens nav be raised AZ
aay time. The great desiderstum is
70 keep then in a dry place, and an
equal temperature, until they
are well fsdxed and able TO take
care Of themselves. This being Sc
cured. i viii be found that the free
Use u curds 9r sour milk II the con
sistency Of DRY cottage cheese, VIII be
tie best food that can be given for
the FIRST two weeks, allowing the hen
10 have al occasional run after the
first three OF four days after the brood
has been hatcbed
We have a. the present writing i
brood Of verv promising Young tur-
KEYS vh.eh We have been treating n
this manner. keeping them indoors
Wila their mother, who i as tame a.
q pet canary, and allowing them 20
run ia the grass for few hours vhen
the sur is warm. and smuse them
selves with catching such insects "a
they can c0EfTive % secure. We
have lost two which were stolen b.
a wretch Of : eat, bat We have sent
her Of 70 z livery stable where she
NAV practice her qualities as a beast
Of prey upon such vsTmia a. she can
fHd
Wc are persuaded thai the con-
mon practice e stufi1s chickens
with Indian meal. Is. BY b means
eommendabIe-In al probability 3
large percentage Of them vii be lost
By becoming gorged
The Indian meal VIII come u very
appropriately, when they are 4 month
or SIX weeks old but even then. Il
mixed with sour milk. il viii Je found
far better and safer diet than pre-
prepared in the other form
By care in housing The chickens I'D
inelement weather. and proper atten-
ton % the diet, there Is no reason
wbv whole bro3ds should not Be
brought up IN good condition, though,
Of course there are accidents against
which the best Precaution Is unPre-
vailing.
Il viii he found useful in raising
turkeys, to give them occasionally =
hard boiled egg, and TO nix the food
with shives cut Up in fine pieces
They viii thrive on this food, and If
If i supplied to them regularly they
will not roam 10 the ends Of the farm
and al over the neighbor's ranches
but viii come Just as regular a. your
best trained farm hands 70 breakfast
dinner and supper. We can com
mend these prsetiesl hints a. WORTHY
Of the attention Of our readers, .n1
We have 10 fear that any who
try tbe.r practical utility VII he Dis
app0inied.-Er-