The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-11-08
FACTS FOR THE FARMER.
a cARELEssLv HANDLED FARM
INDUSTRY.
Rsislss Chiekens "a Usually wholly Len TO the
Judgment Of the Hen---Care Il Needed 10
isssrs Success - Household
Suggestions
Matching and Care OF Chickens.

Nsin AkTlcuiturlsl, says urrEclhss
chicken is the result OF careful selec-
ton. Its parents have been thought
fully chosen. suitably housed. wisely
fed and daily exercised. This all goes
70 make favorable heritage for the
young chick; for the fine bird Is pro-
dnced In the egg. not In the raising.
Eggs for setting should not be over
two or three weeks old Fresh eggs
not only hatch sooner than old ones.
out produce stronger chicks. have
large shelf nailed up In the COW
house adjoining the hennery which Is
pierced with round holes. into which
are PUT the eggs for Incubation. large
end downward. This is directly con-
trary 10 the usual custom. but l find
that 70 place the small end downward
causes the ''air-bubble" TO spread, de-
taching IL from its membranols lining.
and so losing much OF vitality TO the
egg. The warm air OF the stable.
moist with the breath OF cows, Is better
for the egg than the dry air OF the
house. The sitter's nest. too. is safer
IN situation not too dry. as dryness
and heat harden the viscid fluid OF the
egg, often causing the loss OF the chick.
Nests with sliding bottoms are best.
Into these put plenty OF clean straw.
well sprinkled with -four OF sulphur.
being careful that the nest is not too
concave. Set only moderate number
OF eggs, especially for very early
broods, as the outside eggs are apt to
get chilled In the inclemment weather
of early spring, snd siuce the good hen
turns her eggs every day. each egg is
liable to become an outside one.
The young chicks usually break tho
shell ia tweniy-one days. though cold
weather. stale eggs. the condition
OF the mother. and other circumstances
may cause q variation. For the first
twenty-four hours the chicks do not
require any food; and they do actually
better without il. After that, for
about two or three weeks. hard boiled
eggs, chopped fine, with oatmeal and
bread crumbs are given. During this
time food should DO given very liber-
ally five or six times a day giving no
more al each feeding than they will
eat up clean. Very young chicks can
not consume food enough at single
meal 10 last for several hours. az their
crops are small aud their growth is
rapid After they are three weeks old
10. I'll ~
food; IL pays TO give cracked wheat, or
rice, bread crumbs. cabbage chopped
line. meat. raw or cooked. and meal
wet with milk. As the chickens con-
tinue 70 grow. more and coarser food
should be- given. The more rapidly
they grow tho more bone making ma
terial there shonld be given them.
Broken oyster shells answer the pur-
pose as well as anything.
An snfiexlble rule on our place Is 10
kill all chickens that show decided
want OF Vitality. IL Is the poorest
economy OF time and patience TO at
tempt to coddle weak or slclxly chick
ems. II the illness is temporary, the
fowl is kept separate few days IL
not, OF goes It's head. and the garbage
box is its tomb. In this way the fowls
that are kept are the healthiest and
strongest Out OF these again are
selected the best specimens for the
winter. The rest are killed and eaten.
The chicken farm has been in exist
ence for five years. and In that time
there has been no epidemic OF any
kind among young or old. no roup.
cholera. paralysis. or other chicken
disease. A hen IL never kept after
the second seasons laying.
why Butter Does Not Keep.