Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-05

with it. We have never found mites
In such "A nest. OF course we clean
the nest and use new ashes before
Using IL second time.
Mrs. G.. +. Thomas, Of Nestor.
Cal, reports this record Of 100 hens:
During the last twelve months We
sold 5000 worth Of eggs at the mar.
kct prize, not including the egg
consumed by the family, nor The
ggs used for setting. Hy flock OF
hens laid In the last twelve months
n ,622 eggs. Ia March they laid
1920. In October, 5I5, this being
The smallest DnInber laid in any
month. The flock consists Of Brown
LeghOrns.
The editor Of the Pacific Farmer
Is "A practical and successful poultry
raiser. He says OF chicks: at II
not best 10 feed too much corn meal
Cracked wheat and sorghum seed,
millet seed, bran aud ground oats
can all be used To make up IA good
yariety. IL is not best to depend on
ny one kind Of food, and especially
orr meal. This is both too heating
nd fattening If fed alone. II can
be used with other ma 'eUals to good
advantage, aud especially early in
the spring. when the weather is cool
Less corn should be fed AS the
weather gets warmer. Feed sum
cient to secure good growth, but
never more at any one time than
they will eat up clean. Let them
run out whenever the weather will
permit into a small yard where they
can run about aud learn to pick up
part Of their food as well us take
exercise. But when the weather Is
stormy keep them under shelter.
Give them good, clean, fresh water
regularly. While they need only
small quantity Of water every day.
yet II good health and THRIFT are
maintained, It IL very important
that this should be supplied"
Mrs. G. +, Thomas gives this val
liable advice on raising chicks: We
sprinkle water over the eggs when
we set the hen, aud then once a
week until the day before the eggs
hatch, when we immcrse them In
tepid water. We keep wheat and
water always In the nest, and we
have found II n very good plan to
let the hen out In the latter part Of
the afternoon, then she will return
10 her nest In the proper time. II
we wish 10 change hens that desire
to set, we shut them up In IA box or
yard and allow them to fast, with
out food or water tor three days,
then give them sufficient food and
water for one meal; then allow them
10 fast three days more. We have
used this means for several years
with success, aud are satisfied that
the hens lay sooner after this treat
ment. When the chickens hatch,
put the hen and chichens In II good
sized box and set In the sun for one
day, after which the hen In put In n
coop or box and the chickens allowed
to run In aud out at will. After the
first day, feed cooked cornneal and
the warm breakfast, such as we pre-
pare for all the fowls, also fresh
water, Cracked corn and wheat as
soon as the chickens will eat It.. We
have very good success with our lit
tie chickens.
TnB USES or POULTRY,
Much is written about portable
ences to restrain poultry. There is
little use of this unless fancy breeds
are raised 10 sell. II fowls have
plenty OF grain and water kept he
ore them, and are feed u mess OF
warm food once u day, they will not
nolest vegetable gardens or straw
Berry beds Rather, they will bene-
AZ them, 10y removing worms, bugs
and slugs. OF course, II kept In a
half starved condition, fowls win
ieVour anything that is In sight
But no one can ofl6rd TO keep fowls
hat way, Well fed they are pos
tive benefit 10 gardens, In the to-
iacco growing states turkeys are
Iound 60 be invaluable as pest eNter-
llinators. The JOURNAL is n friend
II all birds. II believes fowls II
lnoperly kept, are not only great
.ouroe OF profit but are valuable aids
a garden and frui, growing.