Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-20
tsRM AND CBtRD.

The Feeding and Care OF Chich.ns aud other
Poultry In the Yard.
From the Germantown Telegraph,
II the good farmers wives and daughters,
who frequently, and perhaps usually, assume
the care ot the poultry and tho rearing of the
chicks, were To- be governed strictly by the
formula laid down by those who are consid-
cred professional poultry raisers, they would
be very likely to become discouraged. 1t Is
very probable that a careful investigation OF
facts would prove that farmers wives and
daughters are fully ne successful in the rails
ing oi chicks ~ the professional pOuterer,
who would recommend that the chicks have
no feed tor forty eight hours atter being
haich@l, rulo that farmers wives would
disregard entirely.
They would watch carefully the embryo
hcps and ro,r~turs, and when they begin Ia
pick ut straws, otc , showing signs OF n desire
10 eat thoywii he ted, whether four hours or
forty eight have ELAPSED, aud their chicks
" ~ not die either, Nor do they follow any
arbitrary rule regarding tho character of the
feed, tut give very largely, whom the chicks
are young, of ground corn meal wet up into
dough.
special feeding might be required for spo.
Cial purposes, but ~ "A rule ladies', who take
the "Ire nt poultry, exercise a good degree OF
Judgment and at the same time produce u
system at economy that in these days in
necessary upon the farm For the purpose
tematic rule for treatment, ~ whore breeding
il carried on aud some established standard
desired.
uso plenty Of whitewash in the poultry
hOus.uow. As the warm weather approaches
the lice will appear unless precautions are
taken To avoid their Vermin. Clean up the
poultry house and yards, dust insect powder
into all the cracks and crevices, put tobacco
refuse in the nests, Coal-oll the roosis, and
whttewash the walls Ot tho poultry house,
ir- II adding "a tahipsngpniul ni pafiAlllr uIl, A
To each bucket OF whitewash used.
The Peach crop Prospect IN Delaware.
The Chesterfield (Md.) TRANSCRIPT re-
Gently devoted considerable space to letters
from various parts Of the peninsula con
cerning tho prospects FOR peach CROP from
which We ColIate the following facts:
Ia Kent county reports all agree upon the
Prospect ui iull crop. In Queen Anne
county the crop Is much less promising.
The reports say From Sudleryille, out at
thirty orchards twelve are total failure,
Yellow peaches arc more injured than
white.' From Centerville, "orChards on
rivers and bays will have three-fourths of a
crops inland orchards one-ha!L Many young
trees have died"
Tho editor of Smyrna Rrrori gives a hope.
fnl account Of prospects, and predicts crop
twice ~ large ~ last year, but with few yel.
low peaches.
Editor Salisbury, OF BoySr, presents for
that section darkened view la reporting that
there Will ha no more than One.tOurth uI u
crop. The same IN said to be true OF the
tender varieties In Talbot county, although
SmOcks promise well. Editors iynsen, OF
The MoliOrd Nous and idrcrttscr, and CLARK
OF the Sussex JOurHdi, report uniavorabls
prospects Wicomco and Worcester counties
report mll crops.
Hut with all these varying conditions the
TruHscripi editors, by way of summary,
give expression tu tho following Wow OF tho
situation prospect good, prnbabahly tour
10000 ba-k cts" We hope it may he
realized.