The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-12-28
for the ,farlaer.
BRIEF SUGGESTIONS.

Breeders Of Plymouth Rocks declare that
mating Of dark medium hens and light medium
cDcks, produced the greatest NUMBER Of good
eockrrels for berrdng, or for exhibition.
II yoa have Que or two good breeds Of fowls,
IL is better to spend time in improving them,
than to be hankering after Others, unless yon
have abundant means and plenty of room.
One Of the best tonics for chickens and proba-
bly, one of the simplest, is TO keep handful of
cid rusty nails the more rust on them the bet
term each dish from which they drink The
rust is the oxide of iron sold by druggists aud
the home made is as good as the sale article
If chickens have sore eyes (thOugh they uyht
not TO do so, and won't If your management is
correct from the beginning. hefure tho eggs are
laid) you can apply giyceriue To good adyan-
tage, small drop TO each eye. This will sof-
ten the edges Of the lids 50 that the birds eau
oprn them
You can raise ducks and geese without an
abundance of water. There is more fnn of
course, in seeing them swim in brooks rivers OF
ponds yet If you give them enough pure water
TO drink, and allow them occasional plunge
bath, they will thrive trst-rate with no water
range.
The first eggs of the litter are always the hes:
for Matching. After hen has produced twenty
or thirty eggs in perhaps many consecutive
days, the strain upon her strength is very great
aud consequently the eggs become impaired in
vitality aud capacity TO produce vigorous chick
ems.
Clear rye bran shonld never be fed TO fowls,
on account Of its swelling and caking in masses
in the crop, and proving fatal to chicksn-life
not unfrequ-ntly. 1t will thus sodden and in-
crease in bulk very rapidly before digestion,
causing rupture of the crop, if any great quanti-
ty is given.
What is worth doing at all is worth doing
we'll" This proverb will nowhere apply better
than to the care of poultry. Without constant
attention and thoroughness, success is not to he
expected. Some kinds Of business may OCCASION
ally be sighted without serious harm, but in
this Occupation one mshap may blast the hopes
of whole season.
Young chicken. drink great deal of water,
bat they, in common with all animals know
Just how much they need. Mix yOur corn and
Dough very dry aud crumbly, and let the fowls
drink fresh, cool, clean water after they are
through eating. lfyour mess is mixed too thin
aud sloppy, you will force them to swallow
more water than they need, in order to get Mt
their feed
Give fa,tening cattle as murh rs they will eat,
and Oftcn-iive times day. Never give rapid
changes of food. Bnt change often. good
guide for a safe quantity of grain per day to ma
turing cattle, is one pound to every hundred of
their weight; thus, an animal weighing one
thousand may receive ten pounds.
II is claimed that full feed of hay to .horses,
following the feeding of concentrated food, is
wasiefnl, for the reason that il crowds the first
out of the stomach before proper dig, stun has
been accomplished. And so. in order To secure
the best results, hay should be fed at first and
the concentrated food afterwards.
There is no farmer who, being able to own
herd of cattle or a flock of sheep, can afford not
TO house them well in winter. He may let them
eat at will from the stack of the best hay that
is made, but if they have more shelter than
IN stack affords, lac may come TO the coneiu-
sion, common 10 all bad agricultural practice,
that farming does not pay.
The most profitable apples and pears are Those
thar do dot ripen till the approach Of winter.
They he shipped long distances, and will
keep long time. They can br disposed of in
the spring. when there is small fruit Ia come
in competition with them. They better for
drying or for making cider than early fruit.