The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-07

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Winter Care Of Fowls.
The cold season is close at mana IN
the Northern States, and those who
wish to have their fowls pass the long
winter in health and comfort should
look to the hen house without delay.
Examine the roof and make sure that
it is sound and strong. Now IS the
time to make repairs, not later IN the
season, when nights exposure may
bring serious sickness into the flock.
Examine the interior OF the houses
and see that they are tight. l1you ex-
pect goodly stock of eggs from your
fowls, you must keep their houses
warm. and there is no better way OF
doing this. than by lining the house
with strong paper. 1t is the cheapest
lining. and il saurated with a moder-
atelv strong solution Of carbolic acid.
will keep vermin ut bay. Don't say
this is 'stoo much trouble. so 1t IS
a trouble 20 bed the cattle and feed the
stock. but you must expect to take
some trouble if yon demand 4 profit
from them. Don't begrudge trouble
in the fowl house. The result will be
seen in the filling Of the egg basket,
and there is no portion OF the farm
that will pay higher percentage OF
profit on the outlay Of labor than the
hen yards.
Clean out the nests, wash them with
either kerosene or carbOlic ACID. ana
put fresh turf in the hottom. A our
tv box will make willing layer steal
her next. Bear that in mind as
golden rule and you won't have TO
spend so many hours III the "ooas
? searching after runaway hens.
: The nights are becoming longer and
0 colder. See that tho fowls have. be-
4 fore dusk, a few handfuls OF whole
Q corn and Il comfortable roost. II your
q fowls are to be kept in health, they
e must not be left all night with empty
+ crops. nor allowed to roost III exposed
I places. The plan of allowing q low
g the exquisite privilege OF roostlns
Q on "a rickety beam and an empt!
l. crop is anything but economical
IS Don't have the roosts one above TIT
n other. or the birds will be continual.
70 fighting for the highest place.
ie Before you go to bed, take a look
tho chickens. There is no better tim
to inspect them than when they ar
quiet on the perch. Passing along tn
G. perch which is low, you glance at eac
CT bird, and being accustomed to thel
~ faces. it is wonderful how you will b
OF able to detect the first symptoms
illness. The altered appearance of tt
he bird from the evening before strike
So YOU almost instantly, and the troub
We being taken a. the start. you can
or once remove the bird and stop II
ed disease from spreading through Il
OH flock.
. If YOU have an old window-sa'
tie about the place, for which you ha'
u no special use. put an extra hght
m the southern or eastern end of t
AK fowl house. 1t will be grateful
md tho fowls in winter. in cold days VIII
lilly they will huddle together in the hou
to escape the biting winds. The sa
,ne will enable them to bask IN the ST
light without going out of the hou'
ter and the increased good health of t
and chickens will repay your trouble.
an Lastly. feed your fowls literally. a
yer they will return it to you with intere
the Keep them cleanly. and disease will
lille a rarity. House them comfor bly, a
!. they will lay regularly.
the Regular meals" is the secret of
raw uccessful fancier. Remember the
'alt, darkey. who. when his master scolt
ygs. him for having so poor a dinner
her, his guests. pointed to the empty lard
Is of saving, well. Massa John. ole Pc
roll do de hes. he can. but in desc y
lied times miracles dey am scarce. an
bile pomp he can't make somethin' out
N nothin'!'
iced Don't expect the hens TO IN
..somethin' out of nothin'." for t
won't. and they can't
wipe ->e-
fish. The Journal says: a great m
/ of people contend that apples cannot be prod
: 80 in Ninneso<a. Ii IS al mistake-shere '
$50. good yield Of the Duche apples, this yea
the hrm Of gentleman in the woods