The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-09-10

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The Care OF chicks.
| The care OF chicks is one of the
most important points in poultry rails
ing, aud the amateur beginner should
study thoroughly, rs one OF the main
points in producing goCd d, ine, healthy
fowls Yet how many beginners un~
derStand the proper care OF these bah
fowls, and 1t is 10 this class we will
direct our remarks.
We al agree, both young and old
breeders, hat The proper care of chicks
until they are four months old, has
great deal to do with producing nice
| birds. The past spring has been one
that was favorahi@ to early broods,
and was a good season
for raising chicks. In this
part of the country the wealth
er has bsen pleasant and dry, and the
! chickens have done wtu We have
heard but little ComplaiHt of gapes OF
sickness OF any kind, but take The gen.
| eral run of seasons, AID we have comr
plants from nearly every quarter Of
| sickness Of various kinds amongst
the fowls and chicks.
| In the first place, proper range
should be given the growing chicks.
| large enough to accommodate the
number We intCni Using without
wanting for room. Very few and
very poor fowls woEld ba faised on
a piece 0t ground say oON 80 feet,
with no grass, or trees, shrub
| berry Of any kind 10 proteC. tneli from
the scorch.uE sun. lfyou wCuid only
raise twenty Or t"enty-iiIe chicks on
| this lot they would be stan Ell and
worth nolhIrg-nArdly iit To eat. be-
| cause it is as essential To have a good,
| healthy, growing chick for table use
as tor breeding. But Ol the other
hand, if you have a lot of the size
given above, with grass and plenty of
grass for shade. it Will accommodate
from Soventy-live TO one hundred
chicks, ana keep them in fiae cOndi-
ton, provided Ott Cr requirements are
adhered to.
Chicks should he kept in their co0ps
until the dew Is of tee grass, especial
ly ii the dewS are heavy ones: out if
circumstances will permit, the cOoIs
snUuld be opened as early as . o'clock
every morning. After the chicks are
two or three weeks cid they can leave
their coOps earlier in the morning
with safety, where the grass is not
tall, SO as not to wet them all over.
especially IN the early spring before
the weather is warm.
The old saying, The early bird
catches the WOrm," Is applicable TO
this case, and the chicks will find more
| worms and bugs in two early hours
| than in all The hours making the bal
ance OF the day. Just as soon as the
sun shines sufficiently hot to dry the
grass and to warm the earth's surface
the insects will retreat into the
ground, and the chicks will receive no
| exercise in chasing them, or chasing
each other. Exercise they should
| have i'll order to develop the bone and
muscle; 1t improves their health
and gives them a strong constitu~
| ton. AS soon as possible the chicks
! should De lei on grain, with a muSh
| feed nearly every morning composed
of oneShalf wheat bran and one-half
middlirgs. They should never De
given water until after the morning
ms al. Some breeders recommend no
| water until the chicks are at least six
weeks Old This is too barbarouS;
water Will not hurt them If not given
| before they haye received their break
fast. The reason they should re-
ceiVe no water before breakfast is
that during the night they become fe-
verish from the heat OF the hen, and
| their crops are not in condition to
receive water, especially the amount
they will drink. 1t bloatS up the
crop, causes an excess of slime, gas,
and unhealthy matter, and creates
sickness. If they are fed first they
will not drink half as much, and what
they dc drink will not hurt them.
The above few remarks will apply
to all varieties, still there are other
things in raising poultry conducive to
| their health and prosperity that I.have
| said nothing about, because all breeds
are not constituted Just alike, and their
| treatment should be somewhat differ
ent in minor points, and these can be
learned only by experience.
Wid0w and Preacher,
| CENTRALIA, H., August 3i.-Pa-
| peTS were sent by B. f. HUFF, attOr-
ney-at law, this afternoon, to the cir
cult clerk, at Salem, who will cause
summons to be served on Rev. DIR.
Gilbert Frederick, against whom
Mrs. Mary NJ. Campbell, d widow Ia
dy OF Centralia and dressmaker by
occupation, has entered suit, claim
ing damages to the amount of $4,000.
Df. Frederick is the pastor of the
First Baptist church of Centralia, and
Mrs. Campbell alleges that he and
his flock trumped up charges, the
falSity of which she was given no
chance to prove, Of some ACT of I'M
chastity, and without further ado,
she was ouSted tom the fold.
Mrs Campbell says she is the victim
of a woman S malice, she having un-
wisely repeated story which she
had heard, i'll which former pastor OF
the same church and young lady,
then and now Il member OF the Bap-
list fold, figured. 1t was said that
the neighborS living near the lady'S
abode one night heard footsteps on
the walk, and heing possessed with
the usual amount of curiosity had
SCen the lady emerge from the house
20 be received by the minister, who
though married man, proceeded to
sip the dewy nectar from her ruby
lips. Mrs. Campbell lays that for re-
peatiDg this story she incurred the
everlasting wrath of the young lady,
who she AYERS has sufficient influence
with the good shepherd OF the Bap-
{ ist judea, to cause her to browse on
tine barren hillside outside the church
Dr. Frederick is very popular among
his church people and he is now busily
engaged in periectiDg plans for a trip
, to Europe in company with his wife.
= The only cigarettes which do not
, stick 10 the lips are Opera Puffs.
o. MOTHERS
If you are failing, broken, worn OUT
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