Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-09

rrrnINn roR ZOOS IN WINTER

4 believe II to be natural for hens 10
lsy dariug The whole year. With ltue
lntsrvN % rest ~ The psricd of The
snnultiug season. ami that. u gisen con
f,ft.hl. quarter. sbd proper care an 81.
t~ution. = suppy ~ ssg- may be bal
iafiug III winter monihs q. wsll - .t
any oihrr season of The yeaC A. have
hs.n succsssfal Ia - msusgiug, a. -
hsv. such suppiy. p-rh.p. fr~ wori.
=. 10 my moiu Of f-,,iing sni caring Tor
nv fosl.. msy be of intsrv-t n yoaf
r~.d.r. II will ~ observed. | have ..ii.
may a. we'll b. hai duflog ~lnIsf =" no
uc. 4 80 not ssy g sAslly. fnf without
.rtr. care snd .ttsntlon. fss, N any sgg.
nd D. .xp-ctsi daring The ~intsr
rnauth. hat =. fr,sh Eggs alssy. con-
m,ud 80 nigh price Al thl. season. ih-Y
~lll sell rpiy The care and labor IL
P.pded. -,
N, ben house IL an ibsxpsnslse build
ing of nv Osn con.uucii'n. twrl'e let
ioug ~ seven feet Ia ~iith. disii-i iutp
t~o spsrt u-bt-. on- rsv fe~i Ia l"ns'h
or r,rssuug. sni The other seven i-t
.qaars for f,eding ani nsst boxes. u Il
t. l~sn.io roof ssvsu f,st h'gh ~ lower
.ig-. fsces - The south, Win large win
doc. Ia front. sai I. m,de q. warm -
Gu conv. ni-nuy ~ don. ~ cos"rin.
stth clspnosfd.. withoat c"illug or plss'
t.ting iu.lie A wum-r builiing soad
~ ,iuaht ~ hsiisr. u pfop~fiy vsniil,tsd.
~ SON. ssviug ~ f,.-i might h- 'n-c,sd
bs th- tucrr.ssd warmth ln -ss.re sssth'
- hut =. IN r~.uts from nv ck OF
tssntytwo hens kspt In this huiiilng.
.msu =. 10 NAV seem for that nun p.r.
w.r- v.rJ satisfactory duiinx the past
very severe wlnter, getting IRON Ten 10
.int-sn egg. daily. when, fof ~rsk Al
ouc~, the mercury wss ~ or hslos Zero
every dsy. l eau safely say that more
r,s1m, OF more warmth. hosssvr dsslrs'
BE. srr not absolute essentials - . meas.
ave of success. I strihat- nv success
largely a. The mannsr Of f.silng snd care
giv-u. sol | will give fcs simple dlr-c-
tious hy whicr. believe, snv one may
have sqasl success
Nv fowl. srr ~ the Plymouth Rock
bred, though bsliese the csf- hs. more
u DO ~lth success than The bred feel
each morning during COLI weather. with
warm or rather hot fed. usu.lly . tnit
tsrr ~ corr meal and wheat midding-
-caided ln sour miik. N have 10 u not,
.c.ld Nth boiling water. pourvd upon the
meal Som-tim-- yary this wlth = frsi'
iug of cOfu. wheat OF bacsshesi roasi~d
In the oven. by ~ay of Eehsnge. ia the
ansrnO0n. give = feed Of whole grsln of
some Mod. tAklng care tohsve As grrsisa'
flriy Of feed a. l. cOnveuleut
From one ~ three times each week
ain To- give . FEEDING of some kini oi
grreu fool. uslng for this purpose some
kind OF vegetables. a. refuse from cab
b,gr, iurnip.. beet. etc chopplns no.ly
With q chopping.kulfc Apples aud spple
n.ring. may also D. u.ed la the same Wy.
believe this question OF gre.n feed
To he oue % great importsDc- fOr proiuc
tion 90 sggs In winter. and. fbr hens th,t
arc kept la coufn-m-nt In sumner. 80 daily
ieediug oi wv,ds from the garden. or
-om.thine OF that sort, will he great
help. aud the amount they will consum-
soali hardly b. b lisv~d nv Que VINO has
NOT ts.t~d n. An occasional fed OF -crsps
OF meat l. nsc--ssry. during winter or In
sanmer. N fowls ar kept shut up, hut "
any kiud ~ salt meat Il use>l, II should he
Thoroughly -oskei aud frr-hsu~i, - h|ns
will -tsnd hnt very lttl- salt Ooce Lost
a numbsrof y.la.bl- fowl. by fredlog some
scr.p. ~ salt pork without fr,shrniug
thoroughly
K-.p IN. IN supplied with plenty Of she'll
forming ms'sfi,i. ~ pOund"d bone. oy-.
ctr snd el.m shsli.. tic Give thrm good
dust baths, sud supply with gravel when
tn-y have not scc--- Ia The osr- srooui ;
give plenty Of good. fr.sh water, snd
Occasionally cl.sn meet boxes Nv hurplng
out With straw or Other isht ms,"Fisl,
Aud scofch the roosts r. 'qa"utly vita =
torch m,d- of rags ss,ursssd ~iih k-ro'
--n-. sprinki-d With sulphur, and Insects
a xIlI MT troubi~ Won