Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-12
A CIR lIU l. L u K A l.
FEEDING FOWLS,


any theory, hut the result OF much OK.
pertinent. | WAS never what Is known
~ IA " fanci.r," though | have done
much in the past in the way Of breed.
ing imported, several years ago,
on. of the finest strains of Silver GRAY
Dorkings ever IN the country, and I
have had great many other choice
fow Of one or another breed. | made
the business pay in a email way, but
had ~ much trouble with unhealthy
fowls that gave 1t up entirely long
ago, and have since only kept fowls for
family use. | tried portable houses,
and all the various schemes ever heard
OF for counteraeting the tendency to dis
ease, but never hit anything until
adopted this method of feeding.
l was feeding vet feed, and became
greatly annoy oil by tho giuttony of o
lew Of the ruling hens. They would
stand over the feed and drive every
thing elise away until they gorged them
selves 80 as to be good for nothing.
got q lot of old tin pans and set fruit
can weighed with stones in the centre
OF eacn, 30 they could not get into the
feed, but they would travel around IL t.
drive the others of. | was at the time
periuenunK IN a small way with
several breeds Of hens, and crossing
the III with n brown Leghorn. ! found
very noon that the gourmAnds were not
nearly 30 prolific layers that their eggs
were not no fruitful, and that the chicks
were not so hardy or so healthful AN
those Of the victims who were COM
pei led TO stand back and get n mouth
full OF TODD here and there as they could
catch IT.
There was an old unused sink among
the rubbish and drew 1t out, put o
little root over and put quart Of corn.
meal in the bottom ~ ~ and two quarts
OF fine wheat bran on top of that. .eav-
ing them 10 do the mixing. | soon
aiter tilied up more boxes and from
that time TO This | have not wet any
feed Tor hens Al that time my hens
were sorely troubled with scaly legs
1t was only little while before every
sign OF the disease Disappeared, except
few old scars. and have never seen
any OF II since. imagine it in due to
their scratching in the meal and bran.
l do not oh Get 10 corn pr wheat or any
other kind of unground feed, per 80,
nut only to the manner in which the
hens eat it, They must eat the dry
ground feed slowly and cannot german
die. In my experience they do not
over-eat when SO fed. When running
at large they avoid It altogether II they
can. There in scarcely anything else
they do not prefer.
PRACTICAL ADVICE To DAIRYMEN.
Cows should have daily exercise and
never ia ling supply OF pure water at
the barn ii possible. They shonld have
u small quantity OF salt daily. When
they are kept in the barn they should
have all the feed they will eat sp clean
twice a day. and should be fed from six
Ia eight O'Clock In the morning and
from three to five III the afternoon.
They should have all the water they
will drink Immediately after each fod.
dering, bur they should never be allow
ed 10 drink Ice water. Good, early
cut, upland hay should form the basis
OF their food, supplemented with .nsil-
age corn fodder, or any other good,
sweet fodder.
They should have grain twice q day
while givingsmilk. One ut. of corn-ne Il
one quart of cotton. seed meal and two
quarts of shorts make an eAoel"nJ ra.
ion If one objects to ensilasr, u .,ood
supply of roots should be furnished
andofthese carrots and parsnips are best
WV buOulu NO thaut
every day with card and stiff brush
the brush should be used most. Milk
just before feeding in the morning and
just after watering in the evening, divi-
ding tho time rs nearly as possible.
" Regularity" should be written in
a conspicuous place and strictly adher-
ed to, as COWS are very sensitive about
being fed, watered, and MIXED at regu-
lar intervals. No one who IL not gentle
and kind should ever be allowed to
handle the cows. They should have u
steady milker. Their udders should be-
thoroughly wiped with n cloth before
being MIXED. DO not brush them i'm
mediately before milking, al the opera
ton would fill the air with dust, which
in settling would get into the milk.
Never use wooden pail for milk tin
Is much better.
AS soon AZ possible after 1t has been
drawn strain the milk through a fine
wire and cloth strainer, and cool it at
once. Never allow the COWS To be run
or hurried. Each cows milk should be
thoroughly tested, to ascertain her
value AZ a butter COW. One will be apt
to find that some of his best looking
cows that give a good flow of milk, are
nearry worthless ~ butter producers.
If COW will not make at least 25O
pounds per year with the above treat
ment she should be discarded at once.
Cows should 20 dry from four to eight
weeks, IN they need a rest, and their
milk should pot be- used when nearing
the times OF parturition. Most butter
should be made in winter, ~ the de-
maieis then greater and the price
higher.
HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY.