The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-31
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
VALUABLE IMPORTATION CON-
cERNiNo POULTRY.
Some Ola Hens Are Very Profitable
Marketing Honey--IIints About
Hsnnet-Farm Notcs and DO.
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While IL Is true that hen Is I'M
profitable after two years old. as
rule. yet there are exceptions 10 this
and IL Is best TO be so we'll acquainted
with your flock that you know tho dis
position OF eacn hen; sometimes you
will find II best TO keep certain hen
during her natural life aud lind her
doing good service. / have such n
one now and consider her profitable.
even though she has laid very few
eggs In tho past two years She
makes most excellent mother and
chicks grow faster under her care
than any other and she very seldom
loses one. During her four years OF
life she has raised six broods OF chicks
and three OF turkeys / count that
paying her way. Up early in the morn
ing and of in the fields. coming In tor
breakfast as soon as she hears me- she
will gather her flock about my feet
and stand guard 10 keep the other
chickens away until her own are
satisfied. She is highly priced. 1 as
sure you. and will never die from dis
located neck. Last summer. while
raising flock OF turkeys. she was dis
turbed at night by rats and on the
next evening she came TO the house and
spent the night under my bedroom
window. i call that sagacious.
Other hens are worthless as moth
ers and should be disposed OF as soon
ms they fail to lay regularly. You will
find the intervals between their want
ing 20 sit will get shorter and they
will be more persistent In wanting 10
sit This time will probably come
during the third summer. and then Is
the time you will find them fat and
tender II made into a potpie or roasted.
Left TO live longer they become an
expense
On the farm IL is not always posi-
BILE 10 keep the young and old chick
ems separate. although they would be
better so. as the young ones should
have moro feed, and finer. than the
old ones But you can manage this
by getting up early in the morning,
as the young ones will be out one hour
before the old. and may be fed by
themselves and perhaps the early
rising will benefit you, too though as
rule. we farmers are inclined TO
make the days too long always, Then
in the evening you will find the old
hens going TO roost by shutdown and
the young ones not until nearly dark.
which gives you chance TO feed
again.
There are just lots OF things about
tho care and habits OF chickens that
are interesting and bost learned by OK
porience and yet we may often avoid
loss by taking heed TO the advice OF
those who have already learned them.
am afraid some OF our poultry
fancicrs are not as careful as they
should DO about the quality OF the
eggs they send out for Matching. /
recently purchased thirty Plymouth
Rock eggs at six and two-third cents
apiece and gave them the most careful
attention during incubation. There
were twenty chicks hatcbed. One
was crazy and only lived two days
OF the others, one was n Brown Leg
horn. one n dark Bramah and one
mixed with Wyandotte. | was not at
oil pleased with the result as do not
want those strays Then how am TO
know that any OF them are pure?
Really IL is unnecessary TO have such
mistakes occur. and as rule we want
what we order and pay for. Upon
meeting the fancier OF whom the eggs
wore purchased and telling him the
result OF the hatch. he simply re-
marked. that IL was "A pretty good
hatch" Whit do you think about itP
Again IL would help us II poultry
writer's would always tell whether the
advice they give has reference 70
farmers fowls or 10 those kept in con
finement as the treatment must be
very different i should think My
experience is with those having
freedom all or most all OF the time.
and of course | need not bother with
green food. shells etc. Ohio Farmer.