The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-06-13
Points That bring Profits If iropcrl


Iracticei
When the hens begin to lay the first
thought Of many poultry keeper is how
TO force them to lay without ccaSing. and
| as eggs cannot be produced from nothing.
: the poultryman concludes that tine more
food the more eggs: but that is Just the
rock upon which many are wrecked, for
the forcing process does not limit its
operations il any one direction. In
| forcing the hen for eggs She is forced to
| do many other things which we do not
want her to do She may be forced to
| become too fat or diseased. or to be
utterly worthless for any purpose what
! ever. Her capacity is limited. and when
she is forced to go beyond that capacity
she breaks down entirely.
No hen can be forced to lay eggs.
Nature gives her Il certain period Of time
during which the eggs are to be de-
vclopcd. 1t is not difficult to supply her
with the needed clements for this pUr-
pose, and any surplus bestowed will only
be waste. for if She cannot divert the
materials to production Of eggs, She will
either void them or lay them up in the
storehouseS of her body as fat, and then
become utterly untitled to thoroughly
perform her functions as q producer Of
eggs.
There are divers methods by which
people attempt to force the hen 10 lay.
| One will put red pepper in their food to
stimulate them. not being aware that REQ
pepper has no more influence on the gen
crative organs Of the hen than so much
sugar QrSalt. and the stimulant effect de-
rived is really imaginary. In fact. red
pepper is cooling to certain extent. aud
its pungency is but temporary. Another
believes in putting tones in the drinking
water. the tones being composed Of
nearly all substances, many OF which are
rank poisonS, such aS coppcraS. a tine
ture of nux vomica. Even oil of vitroil,
in the well-kuown Douglass mixture, i
swallowed by the hens with the water
they drink to assist them in laying eggs.
Yet. when the hens Sucrumh To the cf
| fectS of the several nostrumS. they are
condemned as not being hardy, or the
| difficulty is attributed TO some disease,
which calls for more nostrUmS.
If hen is healthy and has a good APP
| petite. the nostrumS cannot improve her.
Eggs are not produced from powders.
| pills or solutions. but from the food. y
healthy hen is no subject for medicines
or tones. Ii she is sick or dropping il is
not out of place to endcayor 10 assist her
to recover health with a tonic. but as
long as her comb is bright and rcd. and
She scratches and works vigorously, en-
joying her food and laying eggs a fast aS
nature permits the HSc Of StimulanI> or
tones will not benefit her, or enable her
to lay another egg more than she would
| without their use, even If they do not i'll
jure her.
It is useless to force a hen in any man
ner Forcing always axes them too
fat The hens may lay well for "a short
time. but will soon CEASE, because too
| much pushing throws them out OF cHndi-
ton. There is but one really good
| method CT forIcng a hen 10 lay. and that
| IS by forcing her to scratch. and work
| for her food. She should have all She
requires. but should earn it by hard
work. Let her seek every grain. Keep
| her busy from early morn until night
| By this method you will force her to have
| a good appetite. force her 20 keep warm,
| force her 10 throw Of disease. force her
| Ia sleep well on the roOSt and IN that
manner force her to lay.-P. II. jacobs.
| in HC.ktu Press.