St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-14
AMONG THE POULTRY.


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Market tho poultry. dressed. - soea
- tho weather will permit.
Whenever salt Is given. mix Il thor
ouehly with the food.
Good stock. good care aud good
shelter are important items In poultry
keeping.
BY weight. ducks will lay moro eggs
during tho year than hena
Guineas are good layers. and people
who are fond Of wild fowls will like
them for the table.
Ore advantage in using tarred paper
for lining the poultry house IL that n
addition to making the house warmer.
vermin do not like it.
There Is no breed that can be con-
sidered best for all purposea Geuer.
ally those that excel in one respect
will be deficient In others.
Each breed has its merits and Il
should be an item 10 select one that II
best adapted to the purpose for which
the poultry IL kept
Extremes either way should be
avoided. With poultry. as With all
other stock. what is desired il to keep
- comfortable IS possible.
Tho small potatoes. carrots. turnips.
beets and cabbages that do not head
should all be stored away to use In
feeding the poultry during the winter.
One item in keeping poultry ecouom-
ically during tho winter is TO gather
and stow away for winter feed much Of
the material that would otherwise 70
70 waste.
Ono Of the best materials 70 use for
eggs is whole wheat given a. q morn
ing meal - soon As the fowls 6y down
from the roosta
In cold weather . good feed At night
is whole corn given to the fowls just
before they Ay upon the roosts; It will
help materially to keep them warm.
Flax-seed can be used to good ad-
in feeding poultry. especially
when it may be rather dificult to
mako up good variety for them.
II the poultry are confined. feed the
grain on straw or among the leaves. 20
IS to give them an opportunity to
scratch and take needed exercise.
The black Spanish IL . good breed Of
chicken for eggs. Il IL . pon-setting
breed; the principal objection to It 10
hat it has been 80 largely inbred that
he fowls lacF vigor.
II we'll treated. early pullets viii |
make good winter layers One Of the |
in setting and Matching
chickens carly u to secure = good sup
ply Of eggs during the winter.
It will simply add to the cost with
'ut . corresponding profit II moro
rosters are wintered than is strictly
for breeding purposes. and
hose that arc kept should b Of the
'est quality.
One OF the disadvantages with
'uineas is that they are not . good
market fowl In some localities few
nay be sold. but there il BY no means
general demand for them - for other
owls.
The advantage in keeping only .
mall flock is that better attention can
e given in proportion to the number;
nd on the majority Of farms there will
e sufficient quantity OF material that
'Ould otherwise 20 to waste 70 keep
small flock.
Do not pick the ducks and geese too
ate or they will suffer severely from
he cold. especially after the fall rains
ct in. Let them have . good growth
I feathers before severe weather be
ins.
Where feed is plenty there IL often
s much danger in overlooking - In
OF feeding enough. Moro eggs. bet-
sr health and a better growth will be
scured by feeding only . sufficient
uantity to keep in good condition.
lille the cost will usually be less-St
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