The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-30

soses nm the Manage snrns 81 Ghicke1e
Turkeys aud Geese.
Too much corn will give tho ducks
shc cramps
Table refuse makes valuable feed
for the poultry.
Care should always DO taken TO have
the house for the ducks dry.
Better let part Of the fowls roost
Ia The trees than TO crowd them into
An ill-vcntilatcd house.
Erg-cases arc best for shipping
eggs: but II shipped in boxes Or bar
rels use cut rye straw. II Is dryer and
better than either wheat or oat straw.
The mistake Is too often made Of
attempting 10 keep too large num-
Der 81 poultry without giving them
the attention that Is necessary.
The establishing OF new breeds re-
ouircs considerable work. but can
NOT by any means be considered as al-
ways profitable.
II choice can be made always
select a light. sandy soil for the loca-
zion OF the poultry-house. A clayey
soil Is nearly always damp. aud Tor
this reason should be avoided when
possible.
Both the nests and the roosts should
he made movable. II will be ncccs-
sary 10 clear them out and the work
can be done much more easily and
thoroughly II they can be taken down
readily.
Usually the latter part OF summer or
early fall is the best time TO buy
breeding stock. Decide a nearly As
possible what you want and then buy
in good season.
Wood ashes even II dry should not
be used for dust bath. Road dirt.
plaster or siftcd coal ashes with a
small quantity OF air-slakcd lime will
be much better than wood ashes. IT
will be found valuable aid for tho
fowls TO rid themselves OF lice.
There is no sure cure for feather
pulling. and. rs the hens are mors
lia.lc TO get into the habit at moult-
Ing than at any other time. good
care should be taken at this time. and
ut the first indications. separate the
guilty fowls from the rest Of the
flock.
With poultry as with other classes
OF stock. disease can be readily trans
mittcd In breeding Hence great
care should be taken in the selection
OF the breeding stock 10 use nothing
but what you know 10 be healthy.
vigorous fowls.
The eggs arc favored more or less
BY the food that the fowls eat. For
this reason care should be taken not
10 allow the LAYING hens 70 eat too
much garlic. onions. putrid flesh, or
70 work ing over the manure heaps.
II i worth repeating. the best place
for the poultry in the farm Is in the
orchard. Shade. grass. fruit and in
sects can thus be secured for the fowls
while they will be a benefit TO the trees
and fruit.
In summer there is no special benefit
in overlooking the turkeys. They are
naturally Of a roaming disposition. and
II allowed the run OF the farm will pick
up good part Of their living and will
keep in better health than il they feed
on corn or other grain ~ home. Feed
good ration At night; this willusual-
~ be sufficient.
In the fall j. good time 10 maze a
start with good breed Of poultry.
There Is usually more time toarrange
the house: better selection Of breed
ing stock can be secured at less cost;
there il better opportunity for get
ting exactly what you want and q
gaining considerable experiences be-
fore time for setting the eggs and
Matching chickens in the spring.
More or less experience is necessary
to make the business success, hence
lie better plan i 20 begin on small
scale first and then gradually increase
as this experience Is acquired. II i
much easier 10 figure cut on paper
what the profits will be than il i prac-
tically To secure them. and in order p
avoid serious loss tho better plan i to
go slow at the start.-St- Louis Re-
public.