The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-01
Poultry in Summer.

up curing not weather. and - it 0-fe1 -
But BY taking the neelel care. their lot
may be male very comfortable. all the
trouble be amply repsid in e-zs Tie
heavy f0xls, the Asiztics, head only .
low iaeiosure. but the oonss4ut layers.
ssch as the Lsghorns. need h - tsncs.
The present styles Of wire netting allow
one 20 build an effective iscl0s1rs a.
moderate outlay. Il tie fos.s aai their
wants provided for within the yard. they
vii have less tendency 70 roam than =
comfort was lacking When fowls roAn
abroad, green vegetable food and fresh
insects are found in ebandAnce. Ifthers
IS, As there shoalG be OF every farm.
garden Of good size, the wastes from the
vegetables as vel As weeds saoul1 Be
thrown 70 The sswls
Another Insthod % supply them with
vegetable food and Insects also : = meas
ure or two ample beds within the yard,
and break ;heul ap with the spade Or
pl0E. Make a frame Of The SIZE of the
bed. cover i With wire netfins. and pro-
vide sides about six inches high. These
siies may be boards Of the proper wid1h.
and held up by strong stakes. q whieh
the boards nsay be nailed. Or IS using
tuo stakes one on each side ofthe board.
Spade up one of the beds. allowing tie
birds 10 pick Up the worms and insects
for yoa cant vel prevent this Sow It
thickly % rye. pack down or rn.l the sur
face, and put on the frame. Il after the
rye starts the birds manage % ct AZ the
plants. maket the sides Of the frame high
e.. When the rye reaches the net work-
spade up and soE the other bed IN the
sane manner. allowing the fowls o eat
Of the grain shoots A. they come up
through the sire When the rye of the
second bed CONES up through the netting
take the wire from the frst frame. and
letthe fowls have free access % it, % eat
hat they viii. and scratch FOR Whst they
msy hnd. In two or three days SPADE up
bed number one, turning under the r1ots
and whatever u the stalks the fowls have
left on Il, and they aiso should have left
a liberal mznuring. Sou aneW and treat
a. before. alternating the beds uuti e
becomes too late % SOW. The lzss SOW
ing should leave a good crop upon the
ground. from which the birds shall be
Kept during the winter by ihe use Of the
frames. The Eregn rye viii start veTy
early and De very welcome 70 The fowls.
which should be allowed % forage upon
one q the beds. while the other crup =
growing % De led through the frame. and
the same r1t4tion countinred The IRE
may sometimes be aitsrnatei with oats.
mustard OF whatever other crops may Be
prefsrre.l. bat ~inter grain should be
soEn az the last sowing.
Ground bone may Be applied % the beds
a. a fertilizer. and when the hens have
their way with the beds they viii pick
Up lot 0fe-g making material. but this
should not be the only food of the kinj
furnished Ground bones. which can
usually be bought IN cities. should be
gwen freely At a distance from such
markets look 70 home RESUMES. Boue-
from the kitchen should be saved and
brought into available shape By -rindin-
OF pounding LOOK % the restaurants
aHd saloons. which IN flr inland villages
have shell t0ys-ers- in. cold weather.
and engage their shells beforehand
In some lakes and shalloE rivers. fresh
water clans OF muscles, a. they are cali
ed, are very abundant, Ohen - plenty
that they may be rakei out the shells
Of these are mostly - thin that they 81
not need % De gruunL II placed in a
strong box thsy may be crushed with
FOUNDER sufficiently to alIow the fowls 10
get at the animal within, while thev
break the shells smaller.
Fowls that are shat up IN bot weather
need extra attention - 20 eieaniiue-s-
both n the ho1se ami without. White
wash, use kerosene for lice. remove the
manure freqently or cover il with dry
earth DO not forget the dust bath. which
must Be under cover where Il may not
BE a mud bath.
If fowls can ram about st aill. many
think Il they are given theirevening feed
Of grain they have done their whole duty
by them. and the creatures are bound 70
take care Of themselves. some DO not
even give the nightly food, thinking that
they viii come home 70 visit the nes.
boxes IN return for past fsvo-s. Water
l. one OF the neccessities % fowis. aiwavs.
and when they are az large the supply
often runs short. Runs from drains that
seem abundant, 20 Dry IN June. and tie
poor birds have % travel fsT % end sarer
and # found, It L ! often unfit Seethat
the birds when ~ i4Fge can always md
good water without tresspassing upon the
domestic supply or thai Of a neighbo- II
they mus zsf this water from rver or
a lake. see that they have an easy ard
safe approach Water may Be abundlat
and near AZ hand, YET on account II steep
banks they cannot -ei a. i, and mnst -
without until they - home ~ night
4aseTicna Ags1er,l1rrls. jar lHgis.