The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-08-31
PROFITABLE POULTRY RAISING.

Mr.. George Shepard writes a very
timely paper on this subject, and
touches particularly upon those points
OF interest to the beginner. In the
winter time, with proper care, he
says, hens of the popular breeds will
net a handsome profit from eggs, if
we'll cared for. In the morning
warm feed is desirable and should CON
sist of oats, barley, meal with little
bran and boiled potatoes and scraps
well mixed: the more varied the bet
ter: while in the middle of the day
wheat and buckwheat scattered
among dry straw should be given
Scattering it among the chan and
straw causes the hens t" work to Sc
cure the kernels, which affords them
exercise and tends to work OFF that
fatty substance that, if allowed to ac-
cumulate, would be apt to soon cause
some disease to appear or else would
make them too fat to lay AT nlght
whole corn should be given. BY feed
ing whole corn at night the hen Will
be able to endure the cold nights bet
ter, as the crop will be we'll filled the
entire night, as it is very slow to di-
ge3t.
At all times of the year fresh water
should be at their disposal. Water al
lowed to remain in dish all night
becomes very foul and is very dan
gerous for hens to drink. Cabbage
and apples are much sought after by
poultry, when fed upon corn. as is also
coal ashes or gravel. Ground bone
and oyster shells are excellent for lay
ing hens, as they contain many ele-
ments required in making egg shells.
Poultry, like other creatures, are
subject to various diseases, and when
| once the flock is attacked nearly the
| whole breed dies before the remedy
| can be found or discovered.
The so-called chicken-cholera is a
disease that il seldom found to attack
a flock, although it has been supposed
| to be always present In some locah'
ties. When once it attacks flock ii
kills in a few hours, and the best rem
edy is to remove the fowls to another
place and apply the AK as soon as the
birds show any symptoms.
| The most prevalent disease is called
| the roup, and is much dreaded by
pOultrymen. The weaker fowls are
more apt to have this disease, as ii
| comes from catching cold. Fowls eX
posed to dampness in cold weather
ard allowed to roost where there is q
| are SOOu SuUJtttS l'I t'it Twp
At first the disease Is confined to the
head, but soon spreads to the lungs
and if not helped before this the bir6
should be killed and buried deep.
| The gapes, which attack young
| chickens, are very troublesome in the
early spring and often destroy Who'll:
broods. My theory for the cause uset
to be that over-feeding of meal dis
eased the crop, and the worms in the
| throat were the result of this disorder
but from what I have read and alst
| learned from conversation with thos'
who have given the closest attention
| to the disease, / am satisfied that i
! comes from exposure to the cold, damp
earth and uncIean coops that the
mother hen is kept in. Cleanliness:
and a warm, dry place for them to
roost in, is a safe preventive; and a:
| for a cure l always lost all / ever doc
| tored, 50 I Eever prescribe or admin
| lister to a sick hen or chicken.
| l am we'll satisfied that this in
| dustry is like any other that we have