The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-05
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]. Wait until the moon goes down be-
fore purchasing your chickens Pulles
are always cheaper in the dnsky hours
thatpreceae theldawn. I'll Isl a
2. II you buy fancy eggs fol-. hatchingsl
do not buy any that were picked last fall.
.'Hope springs eternal from the human
breast, !" but an egg stays right by the date
Of its birth and is 24hours older and poor
or ut each succeeding sunset. !, = y > -
y 3ssAlways consult thehen'sconyenienceI
in the matter OF, setting. DC, not insist on
her breaking any other engagements or
putting off baking or ironing day for the
purpose OF taking charge OF IL eggs, OF un'
known sex or quality. Better, lar better,
that YOU should give up society anu set on
those eggs yourself, rather than trust them
TO a reluctant and assembling hen. You
might break tho eggs, but the tickle hen
would break for the verbcna bed the first
thing in the morning. ~ IA,
i. Buill YOUR nests wide enough for q
COW to turn around in. II the nest has an
alLout.door, illilnitable waste. kind OF q
iook 10 Il, when one hen will feel SO lone
some anu luSt tuut buu mhi "atA ohNa 81 sa''''
with terror every time she looks aropnu
and feels the burden OF her loneliness
upon her, all the wealth OF the lncas
couldn't induce another hen 70 50 IN and
keep her company or gossip with her UNI
Ill bed time. But II you make nest just
big enough for one lean hen 70 squeeze
into without breathing the nine biggest
hens in yonr flock will fight for that nest
and all crowd into 1t at the same time, flat
ten out all the eggs, and then with gloomy
but patient countenances and their sever
al heads turned in nine different direc-
tons, thCy will sit on the cold ashes OF
shattered ambition and wrecked dreams
for the next four months. 40.
5. Sprinkle sulphnr-in the nests before
the hen is allowed TO enter upon the per
iormance OF her incubation contract. The
smell OF the sulphur will prevent the hen
IRON imbibing the pernicious doctrines OF
Incersoll, and will keep her from assuming
too much, under the impression that hen
that cal, produce diurnal egg, and from
that evolve a living, breathing, scratching
chicken, could, il she would give her mind
TO Il. create a universe and people Its plan
cts with races OF lying, thieving, swearing
men.
o. Boost the hen off the nest once a day
for exercise. Too much sentiment and re-
Election and IN excess OF self-communion
is ant To make the hen moody and low
spirited. Point her to the dreadful effects
Of too long continued and unbroken exer-
ton OF the brain, as shown in the sad fate
OF Sergeant Bates and Dennis .Kearney.
I. About the time the young chicks are
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YOUR neighbor some Scoundrel is shooting
cats, and last night he killed a cat that be-
longed to your wife that YOU wouldn't
have taken $50 for. This will pave the
way for future developments. A success.
ful hennery is fatal TO a cat.~ A brood oil
thrifty, Contented young chicks is an IN.
fallibIe evidence that YOU cant shut your
ewes and stick spade in the ground any.
where In that precinct without disturbing
the eternal rest Of some cat that has taken
parlors on the ground tloorof tho window
less palace Of rest.
S. II you have no grass plats or kitchen
garden or pansy beds for your chickens TO
range in, cut aihololow down in the fence
so as to let your chicks in on your neigh
Dor. 1t will be perfectly safe since the loss
of his cat. II he says anything about
chickens, tell him that you told Forsnan
| 1.-The other ncighbor) that il he wanted TO
raise chickens he must do asyou do, and
keen them shut up. Do not give your
chicks unbridled liberty, for sometimes
brood OF healthy chicks 50 out in the
morning when the dow on the onion tops
gIittcrs in the sunshine, and like the base.
less fabric OF vision they pass away, and
like the stuffthat dreams are made of leave
not track behind, and all the tears your
burning eyes can shed over the legs and
claws and heads you find in the alley will
not call them back. -
o. In raising fowls for the market, re.
member there is the greatest danger OF
sending them out in an immature state.
Chickens arc not healthful food; nor do
they contain any Of the perfect elements
OF nutrition, until they are fully and COM
pletely developed physically. Keep them
about you, then. while painting time tolls
after them in vain. Lille is at best but
walking shadow, and your chicks should
have at least II years Of home care and
training before they rest their heads for
one brief second on the chopping block,
and go to grace the table Of the happy
boarling.house For any further and
more specific information on this subject,
send three centstamp and your address.