Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-07
POULTRY KEEPING IN WINTER
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POULTRY KEEPING IN WINTER
rRorER TEEprSo.
The ben shoai be fri somewhat 10 he
msnner of fsediug other stock. She de-
msnds baIky FOOL nke the Gov and horse.
and u l. ja.t a. sxPsnsise, ProPoi tlouAie-
ly, IA fr.d hsr sxclasissly on grain a. n
4. The animals msutiOBsd. True. she hss
no teeth, nor can sh- eat from rsck. but
shs feeds on coarse vegetable food, usvc--
tasless. II shc l. gissn clover hay OF
corn fodder she will at 10. oet u must b.
cut very toe. aud BE- In prorsr eondiilon.
~ ss 10 T-,fmit % oslng eaten. We kGos
of case Ia which snsiisgv (shich IL 81
vsys dasly eat) l. I'D snd esg,fiy eaten
by ths hsUs. CIOvvr bay l. Also sxceilsnt
egg food. II contains over III Per cent
of muscle mAking slsmsuts aud a. psr
csut % beat ard fAi.fOrmlng elements
Corn f0dfer contsins over per c-nt OF
masclem,king elsmsuts. aud over ~ pvf
c-ut % The hest.fOrmipg elements Hot
tae ben cannot sst enough of the hulk,
food for her pafPoss, sud shonld have
grain also. Yet she shoali have s0us
bulsy f,ot. IL will b. eeouomy 10 50 fed
- u provides . sghstitats for green food
act serve. 10 suPply many of TIE elements
that are Cosn isekiug in an exclusively
grala food " n Mirror.
uESs ~ ruK SNOW.
whea IL suos IL kues-d~sp aud every.
ttlug sealed Win ise. hsus vii rsqairv tns
bet % care A ben 10 a. hslplsss In ias
sros - thOcgh shv bsd no isgs - al
So u1si have soms place. huvcvSr, whsfs
f.,,i, water auh thv sast-nath arv sCSsssi'
hls. fur she wUl uoi Jay n ComPtli'd 10
cruuch on tie Z lof beugata tae roOsts
Wlih snow on ne gr0aai ne World LEA
uiaisrusss . hens. tavy have uo iadacc-
meat - lsy. Ani will qllcky defer vsg
prudacti1u. Until spflug Invites taem 10
brgin TIE food ~ suCn tine saoai D.
slvsn warn sud on boards. A ClsAn placs
.houl5 BE- made f1r them. aud ne houss
rendered - comfoftanls a. possible. III
nalu factor in egg prodaciion 10 wiutsr i
~armin aui trlnsss l. m.y Involve IA
Dor 10 remove grolgh snow 10 tnSri ih'm
foon. but II must o. done. Or therv wii
NJ ~ sErs TIE value of good. warn
shsG wiI b. more appreciated ~ ne hsts
~hsn sno~ i on The gfouui, for ih'y pre-
o. 20 te In tie opsn sir cufing thr LAY.
tine. and th'ir hesIia l. grcsty Improved
tasfsby -Al Agriculiurisi.
NNMAN AMAN Will ~
TIE conn 4. vgfy .msll part % ihs
f1.l. tat n q. the meet exposed portion In
wiutsr. when ths slnds sfe ss'sfv.
.houli th- comb. be- sanI-ci 10 cold
drsughis, they will ff~ r., Ant The fOsls
siu cease lsyiug uutii they heal. Hrner,
too much comb Ard waffle sa0ali Dot D.
dsslrahle Of the dir-fsui shsP,s OF comb
are The "psa. which u small conn.,
wtth tuo smallsr onss ou each siie. sach
a. 1. po.ss-ssd ~ The Bfabmss, AMI si,S
70 s-comn varieties. Tue fOss-como i
n.f. broai comb. -lih email short spikss
ou TOP. sud . lorg spike tehini, ~ MAJ be
noticssi ou the l,mhurgs sud WyaudO,iss.
Th.n there is the siugle straight comb,
peculiar % Cochius. L-ghofus, fiymouia
Rpcks. &c. and tie v -hsP,d comb. which
I.oks Ike pair ~ hofu-, -vcn 90 TIE
uoodsn We wlii say that The shorter
n. siugie cont. AMI the closer Tie ro.s
ara pa comb. isy 10 The heads OF IL
fs.is. ths batter. aod oar readers Who 10.
tod o. make = specially OF Eggs The con-
lag slater, will rni ~ al advantage 70 Sc
curr a. small COMBS A. possible.
CLOWN cuATF ToR rOUirEY AND TsRnER.
nmay b.A nsw lies 10 some poultry
breeders % fssding clover chsr "a pOuiuy
'curlug The wintsr. bat many saccsssiai
oresdvrs fed large Quantities OF u each
season GA every farm ~herv clover hay
4. made and led. larg, Quantities of III
chs1 collect on TIE bsrD flor. This shonli
b. gathered up daily and pot away 10 bar
RVS or boxs. foi The poaitfy - use. The
fn~ pieces ~ heads and leaves which CON.
/ poss tie chsG nslug The very choicest part
% The bay. The pouliry will eat qasnu'
u.- % this tfy. n 10 b- Supplied Ia con
vsuiruily arrangcd boxes, 80 made a. 20
pr.vsut n. birds from wasiins ~ The
hs.t Nay to fed The nnesi portions of II 10
slth The mix-i feed. They relish u "a
cesdiugly. and u goes far toward iaklug
tA- place % gresn food, which u not a.
wsys ooislnNols duriug the wiuter monihs.