St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-17
POULTRY NOTES
Gathered From the Experience of
the st. Louis Republic.

Gathered From the Experience of
the St. Louis Republic.
Put what feathers are not s old into
the manure heap.
Dry earth scattered around the rOoS is
acts as deodorizer.
Geese feathers should be kept separ-
ate from those of other poultry.
1t rarely pays to hatch poultry in hot
weather; they do not thrive well.
At this time setting hens need little
attention. They will do better without
fuSSing.
Charcoal is one of the best condition
powders that can be used among the
poultry.
If they are to be pushed, growing
fowls must be fed often. A light feed
given often will give better results than
more at one time.
Sand and gravel, bones, ashes and
lime will all aid to keep the fowls from
eating their eggs.
One advantage in giving the poultry
the run of the farm is that they will de-
strOy large number of insect pests at
this time.
One of the most prolific causes of
disease among young poultry is damp
ness III the cO0pS.
One advantage with ducks is that
they are much less liable to disease
than any other class of poultry.
One item in providing good variety
is that the poultry will keep in much
better health, especially when confined.
Secure breed that will be best for
your farm. This will vary in different
localities, so that no one breed will be
the best for all.
Turkeys readily get into the habit of
straying away from home, and once
they get to doing this are often difficult
to break.
With poultry. as with nearly every
thing else, it will be found much better
to arrange ahead rather than wait until
actually needed.
Once cholera gets start it will make
clean work; during the hot weather
every precaution should be taken to
keep the fowls in good health.
An early selection should be made of
the best fowls, both old and young, to
keep for laying and breeding during
the fall and winter.
Generally the next month will be a
poor time to sell both poultry and eggs.
The weather is too hot; but as the
weather gets cooler prices will improve.
Peafowls are kept for ornament and
the feathers. Though they make a
good table fowl when properly pre-
pared, they are rarely used for this pur-
pose.
Guineas are good to have on the farm,
if for no other purpose than to scare
away vermin. They are easily wakened
and the noise they make will scare
away most night providers.
pMuch damage is often done by the
poultry when grain, oats or wheat is
stacked close to the house and not prop
erly stacked.
The screening from threShing and
cleaning the grain for market, the millet
and other seed that can be saved i'll
stacking will make good poultry feed
during the winter II properly stored
away.
Turkeys will make a rapid growth
now if they can be allowed the run of
the wheat ana oat fields after the crops
have been taken off, and in doing this
will save much that would otherwise be
wasted. Selling by weight instead of
by the dozen is big inducement to
keep and raise the better breeds of fowls
rather than the dunghill sorts. Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes and several other
breeds are good general purpose fowls,
and are much larger than the common
breeds.