Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-05

bons and Oyster Akeokls for Poultry.
The following articles, prepared by
II. J. Taylor, we take from that very
|exceilent Agricultural journal, the
American Rural Home, published ut
Rochester, N. Y, for the very low
price Of $1.00 year:
Some of our farming friends appear
70 be deeply impressed with the notion
that hens need no food but corn In some
of its forms. But We ought not TO for :
get that food means the material for
Everything that comes out OF the sys-
tenn, and shat II any particular race
takes mp any special branch Of manu-
facture they must have the raw mate
rial. All animals consume more or less
lime IL 10 one Of the principal elements
entering into the composition OF the
bones, but the hon needs an extra sup
ply. The domesticated hen also needle
more than wild stock OF any sort, since
che Ii slim ulated to . greater produce
tion Of eggs In consequence, we must
give her more than 10 contained 10 the
various grains.
The most useful forms in which to
give lime are in the shape Of coarsely
ground bone and oyster shells; feed
these articles most abundantly at the
time whom hens are layiDg most freely,
snd anticipate, IL possible, by begin
ming early in the season, lest yeur
fowls eat Q shelless egg and acquire
bad habits. The importance OF provid.
ing liberal supply Of ground bone and
7oyster shells for fowls, 10 less under
stood than It should be by breeders OF
poultry. Raw bone, coarsely ground,
say half as large Is grains Of corn, ID
Rreedily eaten by fowls, especially II
they are not allowed TO run ut large
and well conducted experiments have
proved that 1t is not only beneficial &c
the health Of the fowl. but 1t also GER
tainly stimulates and promotes laying
TO very great extent.
Now, while this effect OF producing
an increase In the Domber Of eggs IL
certain, and not q newly clAimed merit
we have arrived at the conclusion that
IL also increases the size of the eggs;ant
where there is any trouble with regard
TO the shells OF eggs, we have found i
speedily remedied by liberal use o
ground raw bone and oyster shells
Every person who keeps even q few
fowls should own q mill for grinding
them Gas 1t will soon repay its cost.
Bone and shell should be fed TO fowls b..
~ III - nntEOW DD4s anu bnlllut
1t to the side OF the coop; We prefer thi
tmethod % IL Is less wRsteful than throw
ling It on the ground. To use fine bon
benefcially 1t Is necessary to mix 1t wit
the soft food, and We have found 1t yer,
useful In cases of diarrhDa in fowls
having cured bad cases OF this diseas.
In grown fowls, In single day, by tn
use OF this article; to promote layin &
vhn0A0aE Ia In
Iground coarse.
SALT FOR ANIMALS.
An official report from the depart
Iment OF agriculture In France gives tn
following reasons why animals shoull
be fed salt {: First, salt ought TO b
u given 70 replace the saline parts tina
lAre removed from the food whenever
Is boiled or steamed. Second, IL In
creases the flow of saliva and hasteni
fatteninR. Third, 1t counteracts the II
effects of wet food and meadows I
sheep and prevents rot among them
To which 1t may re added that accord
ling TO Professor johnson, upwards o
half OF the saline matter In the bloo
II (57 per cent? consists of salt, and 9
, this IL partly discharged every da
through the skin, kidneys, etc., the ne
oeesity of q continuous supply to I'll
: healthy body becomes sufficiently 81
3 vious.
GENERAL FARM TOPICS.
al 1t was recently stated by O groct
{ that it would pay 70 grow onions
z fifty cents q bushel could be got fl
them. He said that it cost a hundre
dollars an acre, besides the groun
Trent, to grow them. The onion nseC
the very best of manure, th ugh it do,
, mot necessarily require an exceedingl
. large quantity II the quality Is u
q best. We never grow onions for IL
market and We should be pleased
hear what any Of our readers, who ha,
had experience, have to say abo,
u growing onions. There Is a feeling vii
L some that there are millions in onion
} Though they find out If they 90 in Il
. business that the profits are nearer hui
. tdreds than millions.
" 1t may be that we shall be ooDDelle
to give up wheat growing in the Unite
Estates. Unless we can get cur rates (
q transportation down TO a figure tn,
g shall not represent absolute robbery,
y 10 pretty sure that we shall. Take ID
70 kota for instance. The railroad
bimEly u0cClUR Juc lhIu16IS hiiNoy az
!. there 10 never likely to DO prizes Il
d wheat that will make wheat growing!
Dakota half as profitable as it ought
% be, under circumstances like those whit
W now exist. But our export trade Is
II . very bad condition. This Is the sei
10 son when the exports Of breadstuf
n ought to bs most active. Instead ,
,hI being active, however, there is scarcel
z. any export trade 1T all.
III 1t is desirable, of course, to ha'
apple crops about the game every yea
AZ Top dressing the orchard REGULAR
10 with manure 10 recommended TO cham
10 the bearing year. Then the practice OF r
N moving the fruit rs soon as 1t hes set I
when It is in blossom, 10 adopted. II
"a editor Of the Country Gentleman 50!
" that he has tried this method on tire
10 fifteen years old and changed the bea
. ing year. But those trees were u
large. He recommends to begin as SOC
40 as the young trees commence bearin
.swhen they cen be easily and thorough
u gone over in short time, and when q
:" change 10 more apt to be permanent
= and II its repetition 10 required tv
70 years later in order to make the VOL
70 more complete, It Is easily done.
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