Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-05-19

the Asiatcs are the best. although for
e@9s and the table, the IiOudanS are IL
-ood rs any. There is nothing on the
farm that i. SO much neglected rs poultry,
If the average farmer gets eggs enough
10 use six months in the wear, he thinks
he q Is we'll. The hens have to pick their
own living, and roost where they can, set
when and where they please.
All progressive farmers believe in horses
cattle and sheep. but most Of them pay no
attention to their breeding stock of fowls.
| would advise everyone to kill off their
mongrcls and begin new with pure blood>,
or ut least ge: :, good pure cock to put
with his hens. You can begin with fowls
OF eggs.
Be sure you deal with a reliable man.
There are many dishonest men among the
poultry breeders, but there are enough
that are honest. Get your stock as near
home rs possible. ana save express
charges Those that have had dealing
with express companies will believe the
saving ''Corporalion> have no souls You
can Get Il MO of fowls for 81 to So
and c4g- for So to 3 per dozen. There
i more risk in buying eggs, but if bought
of Il relirbIc dr:tIrr, Il large shue VIII
hatch, End Won Will get better fowls, for
brrcIcr> will not sell their best, and every
honest breeder sells eggs from the same
stock that he sets e.cgs from himself
The locality has much 10 do with fowls
having well. have noticed that dry sandy
SOIL l. the b It. ana for some reason hen,
ltv better A wet clayry soil is the worst
and | would advise those living on such
soil To get Il few loads of sand for the hens
to wallow in and eat Every farmer needs
Il hen house 1t need not be built Of eX-
pen>lvc material. Nearly every farmer
has Il Shcd. or corner of his barn that can
be made warm. 1t should be well lirhtr,,
on the south side The cheapest way to
make it warm i, bltten the largest cracks
on the outside and lime with building"
paper inside, it costs but little 1t should
be we'll ventilated at the top And the
windows should slide SO ;t> to be cool in
hot weather.
1t is not advisable to keep more than
fifteen OF twenty in one flock. Any one
can keep is many us they wish by scat
t'ring the houses over ground enough,
and not keep too many in one flock.
For layers. select early pullcts or year
linz hens. Keep them warm. Feed well
with variety of food, such us corn. oats.
buckwhe;tt, whole and ground, shorts, and
:. few Ground scraps
feed twice Il day just what the hens will
eat clean. In the morning l feed dough
made of corn meal and shorts put hot
water in the pail. and Il little salt. and
twice Il week. Il little cayenne pepper, also
THIN mix in meal AMI shorts enough to
make II stiff dough- after cooling Il
little. | feed whole grain ut night and
corn in very cold weather.
do not believe in keeping feed by the
fowls. They get lazy and will not scratch
II hens do not have sand, they should
have ashes, or dry road dust 10 wllow in
and the floor of the hcnncry should be
covered with something to scratch in. Dry
leaves are tn" best of anything They
ca be gathered in the fl at small cA-
prnsc. And if grain is scattered among
them it will keep the hen, busy.
The hens -hon!d have plenty of gravel.
p'un.cl oyster shells, and fresh w;ltrr
kept hy them. II fed regularly, and the.
hcnncry kept clean and whitcwashrd once
ycIr To Kill lice. there i no reason why
plenty of gTs canno; be had at all seasons
Always keep The best. and do Tot breed in
too much.
In raising chickens. try to have them
Matched H. soon As May. at least. Early
chic k.n> bring much better price, usually
hf cents per pound bl the fourth of .JlIv
for brothers. and they begin to lay earlier.
Another reason. they make tueir Growth
III walm wealh,r.and do not get "stuutc, -
Wien cold weather comts ON. Fancy
fowls Matched ltle will not show rs rood
marking The first year, us early chickens
| ,u NIL I'm, L.
III June. as they mature earlier then the.
larger breeds. Chicken, should be fed
often and we'll, and unless they have =,
rye range. they should have animal food.
>cral 5 are the cheapest. but :, beers liver.
boiled and rubbed fine is the best. \
little bone cal, and oyster shells are GOOD
for chickens after they are Il month old
The A-iatics should have one, or both, il
large size is wanted, and they feather bet
ter.
Turkeys, geese. and ducks must have
localities especially adapted to them. they
cannot be raised anywhere like hens. /
have never had much experience with
geese or ducks. and | never thought they
paid me very well.
When there is range, turkeys pay better
than hens. | have sold turkeys for five
dollars that cost but seventy five cent, in
etd. GObblers should weigh from twenty
to forty pounds, according to AGE. Hens
Twelve or eighteen. Pu t bronze. or Mar
ragan>rtt should he kept, as they are
mech larger, and more hardy. A GOOD
bronze key Is a. much superior to a
lIttle SIX pound turkey. as a Sh0rt-horn.
"r Jersey Is 10 a little runl of Il native. If
turkeys are large aud ftt, they bring more
III market. One of my peighbors sent hi,
turkeys 10 market and got eighteen cents.
they averaged seven pounds each Another
m Ii sent Il lot old pure Narragan>etts t.
market and got twent y-four cents His
Welg ed tn pounds each. There is six
cents pound, iu>t for breed Ii i, not
uncommon for bronze turkeys to AVERAGE
twelve pounds 1T Thanks giving. or fifteen
at Christmas. if hatchcd early and wei!
ted Old turkeys are worth more f,,
breeders. than young ones. Many farm
ers Kill their old turkeys every wear. and
Keep over some little runt that will not
sell. Turkeys improve until five wears
Did, and are worth more for breeders
he chick requires constant care until
light weeks Old. keep the old turkeys
IN arge coops, and let the young ones run,
uutll they are two months old, and after
hat age they may have their liberty. |.
iced every two hours from davhGht to
lark, with curd, corn cake, cracked corn.
boiled potatoes. fine feed etc Never
feed fine ground corn meal or anvthinp
ttlat has oat hulls in ii. | lost twenty
Young turkeys one season by feeling shorts
[ bat had oat hulls in them.
Fresh water should be kept by them.
md use the "Dougla>s Mixure>' every
lay. 1t Is made as follows: To one and
pne-half lb. Of sui phate of iron dissolved in
ne gallon of water. add o.e ounce OF
-ulphuric acid. Use one tra>poonful of
his mixture to one PM of water. 1t !
osls but little, AMI is invaluable TO the |
,outrv breeders
Turkeys will tako care of themselves |