Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-12-15
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Az mttlluS VI 'hV "iWN'
Club, Now York, the subject of
keeping and feeding poultry was
discussed by several experienced
poultry breeders:
Mr.. Sturgis gave as his opinion,
after years Of experience in keep
poultry, that the most wholesome
food for fowls was onions chopped
up very fine and mixed with meal.
This kind Of food he found to be
most beneficial, and should he
given 10 all kinds Of fowls in or
der 10 keep them in 4 healthy con-
dition. In chicken cholera and
all ordinary diseases, he found this
10 be the most effective remedy IL
given at an early stage. Sulpher
should also be given 10 poultry.
During the winter season hens
should Ne fed often on meat, pound
cd bones or oyster shells. On this
treatment combined with various
kinds Of grain hens that are well
housed and watered should lay
aNoG: as weN in wiu.er rs in sum-
NOR. II fcdi in this way hens would
seldom eat their own eggs. Farm
ers drsrors of having their hens
lay during the winter should I've
careful not 60 allow them 10 roost
In the trees. No matter how well
fc0 they ere the cold would operate
injuriou>ly upon them, They
should Ne well protected from snow
sni rain. He know from exper-
fence that poultry needed large
comfortable house. A gNof plan
for n hen house would be 10 build
one upon a scale of ten feet wide
Nv twenty feet long. and twelve
feet in height. This would give
two rooms one above and the other
below. The upper one would give
excellent ro0stiug Accommodations.
There would he su opening in the
building On the south and east side
for the chickens ~ 80 in and out,
A partition should run through the
lower rSom lengthwiSe, leaving an
opening for the first bench in the
partition two fee, from the ground
and three feet wide, so that half Of
it would lie in each room. Boxes
could IL pls,'ei upon this and when
the hens go 10 set they could be
removed into the other room.
The chairman said that as far as
his experience went he favored the
recommendations of Mr.. Sturgis
as 10 the housing and feeding Of
poultry. The greater part Of the
system recommended in the paper
that was read he had practiced
with excellent results. He believed
in the Importance of keeping hens
warm during the winter season
could not I've too often brought be-
fore the farming classes.
Mr.. Crueu Of Newark said that
ne did not think that there WAS
anything more important to fowls
Ia cold weather thSn to keep them
warm aud properly fed. He had
good deal Of experience in the
keeping Of poultry and fully agreed
with the remarks made upon the
subject. The scraps Of mes; which
fAu from butchers stall mixed
with two parts Of cracked corn
and one part Of oats, pade cheap
and excellent food for hens Ii
was sl~o very important that fowls
should have plenty Of water. BY
Attending fowls in this way he had
Weld Of CO.. dozens Of eggs from
81 hens Fowls were therefore
profitable il cared for. In refer
ence TO vermin which was 50 inju-
riscs TO fowls, he said good
remedy was to huru sulphur in the
hen house during the day, 80 tbs,
when the hens came in :, nigh;
therc would be = safiirient qranii-
~ Of it iupreenating the S;mos-
phere 20 destroy the vernin with
ont iniaring the hens.
DR.. Weaver made some remarks
upon the importance Of feeding
hens upon vegetables. such IS cab
bags and onions. lie so, more
.kggs during the winter months
than at any other season Of the
year by keeping the hens well