Nevada County picayune., 1889-11-20
AMONG THE POULTRY.
fvaetioa Suggestions for Professionals e1
 Well as Amateurs.

Practical Suggestions for Professional =
 Well as Amateurs.
 Old hens moult later than the younger ones.
 A half dozen good Pekin ducks arc more profitable than twice that num- Der of puddle ducks
 Eggs in autumn can hardly be con. sidered fresh when they have been laid over a week.
 Late turkeys are rarely profitable. It costs too much to feed them before they are ready for market.
 One of the most important items in building the poutry-house is to make sure that it is perfectly dry.
 Have the duck-house separate from that for the other poultry, and arrange to save the manure. It is valuable in the garden.
 Poultry will eat fruit of all kinds, and save much that would otherwise go 10 waste.
 It is only in exceptional cases that late-hatched chickens can be made profitable. They require special care in order to secure good growth.
 Cut straw makes a good litter, espe- cially during the winter whom it Is an item to feed the poultry in such a way as to afford them exercise.
 Save up the sorghum seed. It makes splendid poultry food for the winter, and is toe often allowtd d to go to waste. It can be used to good advantage in making up a variety.
 Care should be taken to train the young turkeys to roost in the poultry house. If some pains are taken when they are young they can be readily taught to do this.
 One of the best absorbents to use in the poultry-house is dry earth. It will be a good plan to gather up and store a supply now while it can be easily done.
 Select out a sufficient number of the best hens and keep for breeding. They should not all be young bullets or all old hens, but rather the very best of both
 It is far easier to keep the flock healthy than to cure af CT diseased. Hence the importance of keeping the quarters clean, feeding wholesome food, and as far as possible, supplying other conditions essential to good health.
 Outside of what is wanted to keep for breeding and to furnish a neces- sary supply for the table it is best not to attempt to winter too much poultry, especially if there is lack of sufficient accommodations. Properly managed the poultry can be allowed a good range on the farm with little trouble to other stock or damage to the grow ing crops, while a good per cent. of what they pick up would otherwise go to waste
 When raised for market 1t is often the case that cro5s-bred fowl will prove the most profitable, using good breeds of course; but these mongrel fowl arc not the ones to keep for breed ing.
 One needs to be on the watch all the time. Rats may in single night dc great damage among the young poul- try, while weasel, skunk, fox or oth- CT varmint may play sad havoc among the older fowls.
 Keeping close accounts with each class of poultry is the only correct means of ascertaining just how profit. able poultry can be made, Guess work is, 10 say the least, very uncertain.
 Be sure that your home market is fully supplied before attempting to ship away. There is a class in every town willing to pay a little more than the marHet price if they can be sure of a regular supply of fresh eggs and good fat poultry for the table -St Louis Republic