St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-18
POULTRY NOTES,
Furnished the st. Louis Republic
by an Old Breeder.

There are no disease germs in fresh
eggs.
Feather-eating is nearly always
caused by idleness.
The best remedy for egg-eating and
feather-pulling is to kill and market.
Warm nests are necessary if eggs are
to be secured after cold weather sets in.
Leaving cracks between the boards Is
q poor way of providing ventilation In
the poultry house.
Poor ventilation makes sinking
houses; it must be provided for prop
erly.
Parch corn occasionally and feed to
the poultry; it will be found good
tonic.
Sorghum seed makes a good feed to
use during the winter to make up va
riety.
Feed whole corn at night just before
the fowls go to rOOst and whole wheat
in the morning as so0n as they fly down.
The small, unmarketa3 Die potatoes, If
boiled, and small quantity of bran
added. make good feed for fattening
poultry at this time.
If a good profit is to be derived from
the poultry it is necessary to feed sutfi-
GENTLY to keep in good, thrifty con-
dition.
Lay in . supply of old bones; they
will be OF considerable value during
the winter to break up and feed the
poultry; or they can be ground in a
bone mill.
A supply of dry earth is almost ne
ceSSity to supply a dust bath as we'll as
to use as an absorbent during the win
ter. Store it in old barrels or boxes.
1t is poor economy to attempt to win
ter more poultry then the poultry house
will shelter comfortably, for crowdlng
in winter is unhealthy.
A log house, if chinked and punted
with mud, makes very comfortable
poultry house during the winter can
can be made to answer instead of a
board house in many cases.
The poultry house should always be
| in situation where good drainage can
easily be secured, as this is an import
ant item, especially in winter.
A medium-sized turkey, if fat and
and properly dressed, so as to be in
| good condition when sent to market,
| will generally sell at the highest price.
| selling poultry by weight, whether
alive or dressed, is much the fairest
for both the seller and the consumer.
As soon as the weather is cool enough
to admit of doing it without too much
risk it will pay TO dress all poultry be-
| fore sending to market; the better prices
that can be realized will make the work
profitable.
Line clean boxes or barrels with
paper. Manila wrapping paper will
| answer. Pack the fowls in tight, and
yet avoid pressing them out of shape.
They must not be bruised or SCARED in
being shipped.
If the house is made tight on the out
side, FASTING old newspapers careful ly
over the inside will add considerably to
the warmth. Several thickneSses can
be used if necessary.
Thanksgiving and the holidays do
not always prove the best time for mar
keting poultry. 1t is often the case that
the markets are OVerStOeked at these
times, and prices are consequently lower
than at other times.
Milk can always be fed TO poultry
with profit, and when there is an over
supply, this is one of the best ways of
utilizing it. 1t can be given sweet or
made into curd if sour. There is little
or no danger of feeding too much.
Sunlight is an item during the winter,
and in building the poultry house it
should be arranged so that as good a
supply as possible may be afforded.
Windows on the south side will gener-
ally answer if properly put in,
The supply of feed for the winter can
nearly always be laid in at less expense
in the fall than at any other time. A
| good variety will be found the most
economical, besides keeping the poultry
in better health; and if the house is
comfortable a larger number of eggs
will be obtained.
Bran is one of the least dispensahle
materials for winter feeding. 1t is
cheap, and is liked by most kinds OF
stock.