The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-09
The Poultry Yard.

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for tn horses Ii hens h.yc aces q,
the ieei b,x ;hey vii foul the i'd,
barry ,At ,5or, e. WI. ot get I 81 csu
dition. AGAIN. the vera u from thu
mems, it there be any, Will a sck the
horses, and a long fight must be waged
to remedy the evil.
M oGe need TO iea- their handling
poultry groftabiy II they begin on a snal!
scale and study the subject thoroughly.
Success viii be sure II follow. We adj
wise those who think Of starting IN the
he poultry business to buy fowls by all
means, instead OF egg. With the fowls
YOU can raise a nice drove OF chicks, and
should you buy egg you eau raise 40
chicks for Que year, beside, al the chicks
you hatch you may 10 e under the many
vicissituies aud accidents u which they
are subject before they come TO a state
of maturity SO we say by all means buy
fowls Instead of eggs. aad the best time
to buy is the fall or early winter. -D1uy
and Firm
The poultry breeders Of H~ammenton.
Y. j., nave endeavored to settle the vex>
ed question IS TO which breed of poultry
is the best for general purposes. The
Brahmas, Plymouth Rock, W~yandottes.
Leghofus, Llngshan>, and Houdans were
experimental with, not only for egg pro-
duction but for market purposes. The
Houdans and Wayutottes were too late
ia the trial, bat the verdict Of the major
lty of the breeders Is in favor of the
LaDgshaas, which grow T. a large siZe
lay very early and until late 10 tie sea
syn, rarely sit, and stand the climate well.
fhe chicks Of that breed grow very fast,
are compact, and realize the highest
market prices.
A reader of the Couiricr-Journdl gives
his experience with chicken cholera.
-Four years ago he writes Il lost 200
chickens by cholera, and in trying almost
everything | could think Of TO cure it. |
at last tried white oak bark, which cured
all that had il. This spring my chickens
commenced dying of the same disease,
and | again stopped it with the seme
remedy. Make a strong decoction of the
bark, and when cool make a dough OF
cornmeal and the tea, and foed the fowls
al they will eat for two DAYS. and | think
no more will be lost that are able to eat
I am not sure hat this Is a certain RENE
dy, but from my experience with it | think
it worth trying, and hope some who have
cholera among their fowls will use it and
reports.
CORN FOR SITTING HENS.
1t is claimed that corr is the most suit
able food for sitsers The requirement,
Of a %sitters differ from those Of other
hens. Keeping quiet and without much
exercise, not much is required to sustain
life. and their food should be Of such a
uatur as to digest slowly. For this rea-
| son whole grain is preferred, and corn is
thought to be much the best. Soft food
Of any kind is soon dige>ted and the hen
becomes hungry and either leaves the
pest too frequently or else becomes very
poor. The advantage of corn over other
grain is that it is more Oily and not s.
, likely to stimulate the production ofeggs,
} and being hard and compact, it dig sts
! much slower than other grain. -Eouttrs
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