The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01

kept in well lighted and w~ell.ventl-
lated houses, and the more uniformly
thew are fed and watere1, the better
returns they will give their keepers.
Remember this course OF treatment
azuoys brings the best results.
Young chickens, like young turkeys
are injured-often fatally-by being
exposed to heavy dews or rain until
they are a month or six weeks old
Chickens should not be permitted to.
range in wet grass in the early morn
ing, and they should never be left out
of the shelter of their coops on a cold
rainy, or stormy day.
Give the young broods special care
in the way of watering and feeding;
Never allow feed to lie around and
get sour or dirty; fill the water vessels
two or three times a day with fresh,
clean water.
Do not imagine that handling eggs
during incubation will prevent hatch,
ing. With care, eggs may be handled
every day, and not the slightest harm
result therefrom. Should any Of the
eggs get broken in the nest, wash the
rest in warm water and clean out the
nest, for an egg that is daubed with
the contents of another egg will not
hatch. During the last week Of incu-
baton the eggs should be sprinkled
when hen M off the nest) every
other day with warm mot hot) water,
which will be a great help in enabling
the little chick to break through the
shell easily.
Mr.. j. F. B., Of Sutton, N. c.,
writes: lst. "Where can | get a pair
of silver wyandottes, Or a setting Of
eggs, and at what price? I'd. What
is best thing for gapes in young chick
ens?.D Do you know of anything that
can be given young chickens without
injuring them that will kill the hawks
if they eat the chickens ? 4th. What
or whose works do you consider best
on poultry 2"
In reply to first question, would say
that the silver wyandottes or their
eggs can be procured of Jno. D. Hay
wood, Raleigh, N. c., at - per trio,
or eggs So per setting, I'd. There
are a great many remedies recon-
mended for gapes, some of which are
very good; a piece of gum camphur
about twice the size Of a pea, placed
in a plate of water for them to drink,
is said to be a sure cure. Also a tea
spoonful of spirits turpentine mixed
in a pint Of meal, and the whole mixed
well, and then mixed with water, using
just enough water to hold the meal
together and fed once or twice per
day mot on the ground, but on a
plank) is also said to be a great pre-
tentative, and in some cases a sure
cure. There are some poultry pow.
ders which are recommended very
highly for cholera, gapes, &C.; among
them the Thomas poultry powder,
manufactured by w: G.. Thomas &
Co., Raleigh, N. G. We are personally
acquainted with the manufacturers,
and take pleasure in recommending it
as the equal, if not the superior, of
any poultry powder we know of, and
would advise you to try it.
Sd. There is a poison which can be
given to young chickens which will
not kill the chicks, but will kill the
hawks if they eat the chickens; but it
is hard to get and very dangerous to
handle, and we would not recommend
that course in order to get rid of the
hawks, but would rather offer a re-
ward of % cents for each hawk, old
or young, and by that means we think
it would not be long before some one
would take upon himself the response
bility Of killing all Of them in the
neighborhood. We know a party in
Harnett county who tried poison, and
many other things to get rid of them,
but did not succeed until he offered a
reward Of rs cents for the head of
each hawk, and he told us that after
paying out about Sc he got rid of
them. He said his neighbors joined
him in the expense, and by that means
they got rid of them successfully.
We know of nothing better for them
than powder and lead.
4th. We consider "Felch's Poultry
Culture" the best and most practical
book on poultry, he having been q