The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-05

not q necessity. but 4 Disadvantage IN
ponltry keeping. The two great obsta-
Giles IN the way 81 success III this bust.
ne<~ arc vcrmin and Gods. The costly
house aioriS M protection against
either. Of the three kinds u insects
which infcst the common foNl. the mite
Is The worst and hardest % get rd Or.
The louise. body or feather. Il rolled on
IN the dus, bath. and msy be killed or
driven ava By applying Persian insect
powder 70 the fowl; and besides. they
seldom breed lin >uch numbers n 10
completely overrun q fowl. But the
mite breeds in the house and not. on the
fowl; doesn't even appear 10 need the
presence u = fowl 70 continue in life
and propagate. II il analogous 10 the
bed bug and partakes 81 IL hab n in
attacking ifs victims while n ro0Sf and
leaving them when they are out again
in the morning. This Is The insect
which Is 50 destructive 10 sitting hens:
they have no chance 10 be Tree from il
ia the daytime. A thorough busting
with Persian insect powder once d
twice a week. i 4 great help 70 the hen.
but y does not destroy the m riais
which dwell IN every crack in 4 board.
or joint between. or the crevicrs Of 4
stone wall which frequently forms The
foundation 81 the house. The first time
the hen leaves her nest she shakes the
insecticide from her feathers. and then
the insects their depredatiun~.
The sitting period. as every poultry
man knows. quite frequently tears 4
hen al 70 pieces: she comes out Of il d
mere skeleton. the large h'gh-co' ored
comb which she carried when she began
her task j. s;ckly and shriycled. and the
bright color faded out. Her feathers
are in about the same condition. This
destruction ~ the hen is not necessary.
n ma-y a hen viii prove that has sat
her three eek in some ont -Of-thc-wav
place at q distance from the poultry
house She has los weight. her comb
and feathers are somewhat dull aud
smndgy. but = week or two will put her
in condition again. Few chicks are
Matched In infested nests: the hens cant
iii closely enough 10 keep np the requi-
site temperature. The constant twist
ing about Of the head % pick the bitten
spot lets n little cold air 10 the egrs
and the embryo dies in consequence.
And when m egg gets rotten lit- rot
tcnness being due in nine eases out or
ten I o tie death Of the chick from this
lack u hcat). its contents begin to ex-
ude through the pores u the shell. and
the mites hasten 70 the feast. Seasons
in which eggs fail 70 hatch vel. title
poultry journals inform ~ that there
are such) are probably seasons favor
able 70 the propagation u the mite.
Now the larger and more complicated
the poultry house. the more cracks and
small hiding places for the mites 10
breed ii. and the more dill .ult 10 ap-
rly any insecticide effectively. Such
houses require more attent on and work
than IN man in 4 hundred will ever
devote 10 them. and more than the
profits from the poultry would pay for.
a II were lone II we wish TO raise
hcalihg. quick-grou nc chicks. they
should never BE- allowed u approach
such a structure.
The Liability u = fowl Or chick ID
take cold IL the other great drawback
in this business. Years Il was
much more eosnmon 10 see fowls roust-
Ing on trees in winter than II i now.
and. il the exidenre Of old people j. 10
BE- taken roup anil cholera were IN
known diseases. Eut % keep 4 lot of
fowls and allow them 10 roost in the
trees in winter. = admitting that br
50 doing they would never contract
roup and cholera. IL too ont aEe,us ID
~ tolerated. Wild birds live d IL
doors All winter. we cant help Il and
arc not responsible for Il; but when ~c
come 20 the common fowl. we are deal
ing with animals either educated Or
susceptible II education: and If they
be decently educated. there will be no
difficulty in inducing them % sleep in
doors We should provide 4 rAo~ting
house for them which which will retain
the healthy conditions 81 the tree. and
~ The same time protect them from
winds and storms. a very large amount
o. fresh cir j. absolutely necessary. and
= close house will mol admit IL II We
build partially underground 10 secure
warmth. Il Will be more or les damp.
and = damp roosting place il 4 fruitful
source of roup and cholera Fowls are
disposed % huidlc together n closely
- possible on the perchcs: BY - doing
thcy become o~verhcatci. and when
they ~ out in the morning the sudden
ness " the change Of temperature in
duces colds. Hence In arranging perch
6 space enough - allow 4 good cir
cuiation ~ fresh air should Be lcf; be-
tween them.
Cur model poultry house. then. will
stand on the surface III The earth. and
moi be m incipicnt mine: Il will NOT be
large. and not he expected 10 house
more than twenty 81 thirty fowls. *
perience Il clearly against large 10 X.
n we desire 10 keep more We should in
crease the number instead Of the sire III