The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-01-13
AGRICULTURAL.
Oyster Shells a. Food for
Laying Hens.
INTERESTING FARM NOTES.

Special Attention 10 Called 70 ths
practices Of Saving Aoaey By
Proper Care Of Tooia
In recent issue Of Farm News it, ed
itor calls special attention to the prsc-
tice Of saving money BY proper care q
tools. He says that - the work Of cul-
tivsting the present crop i finished .
proper disposition Of our farming imple-
ments should 1t once be made In o0dsr
to avoid much worry and more expenes
ut the opening Of another season. He
would mot be 9 wise man who on laying
aside his summer clothing would throw
them into the garrett or gutter; neither
does the prudent farmer Ieaye his farm
ing implements, in which % many hard
earned dollars are invetted, exposed 70
the heat Of the sun to shrink and fall
apart, nor in rain to be utterly ruined
by the rust. When costly plows. hoee.
mowers and cultivators cease to b used,
an application Of some good oil, after the
dirt has been carefully cleaned away md
they have been placed in eome dry shelter
1
Is neglected tools Of . superior quality.
1t il but little trouble to put away tool
when Won are done with it, and some
nook, friendly and inviting. can always
be found to afford shelter to dieused inn
pIements. Scattered around on turn
rows in the fields to be broken BY wagons
and eaten by rust and worms and abont
the barnyard to brighten and cripple
stock and be fouled BY poultry, your inn
plements, which at all times should b
) bright, clean and inviting, become an
eyesore to the careful farrner, and the
deterioration in value and availability
become Q grievous draft upon the most
; plethoric purse. Wood and iron wrought
into their multitudes Of useful articles
demand food in the shape Of oil and
. shelter to protect from moisture as much
, 40 n the bone and Drawn that constitute
} the human body. Whatever protects
: YOUR stock in trade" becomes . per
Z manent improvement, and cannot be
neglected without loss and aggravation.
Then try sheltering your implements.
and notice how much longer they last
4 and how much time is gained when the
q time comes to bring them from their
: hiding place and 60 forth to the fields
again. Nothing occupies 60 little time
= and gives such big returns for the in
}: vestment-
g OYSTER SHELLS FOR LAYING HENS.
During the past few years considerable
+ discussion has occurred among poultry
men in regard to the question whether
It oyster shells were Of any use to the hen
er as a source of material for the eggsheli.
!; 1t is generally known that the ordinary
&c Grains fed to poultry are very deficient
in lime, and come have sought to supply
this deficiency. under the superstition
that oyster shells we're insoiuble. by re
:, lying solely upon come plant foods rich
:. in lime, such as the ciovers. Crushed
y; oyster shells have been extensively led
= and with good results. but it has beer
- thought by many that they were OF VALUE
solely as grit. No satisfactory answer
"a seems to have been made to the question
=. and in order to Obtain some definite In
h. formation several experiments have beef
~ made during the past two years at tn
az New York agricultural experiment sta
ton. Six one-year-old hens we're use
-, in these experiments, the results q
10, which are summed up rs follows: Tn
feeding of oyster shells during the lay
ing season, where they can be cheapl
obtained, is recommended. One poun
Cd, will contain lime enough for the ehell I
"a containing limestone will probably
les, well supply the deficiency Of lime exis
90; ing in most foods, but the use OF SON
Sc sharper grit with Il may be oil advantag
its, Long or sharp sptinters oil glase 0! ol
ms, bone should be avoided. Inc sue
per particles of grit had for hens better
led' larger than that OF ke,nei Oh xn q
Pr Pr ana sno9N oe sAe ,;u .;..I s.,. r. =.
Nene, u HC an S",' ...anSI5 -;
~ Pounusu 49, H. 49, ia ..J 9TH
NO oAa iss wv y. ~ s t. Cort.;rai
.a gt AnAA"e " VIZ ~. -, .hs q,
''S Apunna sH: ~ ,' ,;r,. uS NJ n,hs. o.
vs.. ~ss obtsinab,e. hens Ate an iniuriou,
al. l.r,s smonnt ri glasa.
ats,
$50. AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
II YOU have the right kind Of COWS q
the COWS have the right kind Of own
- not iess tnan w Pounu u;o ~ "u''' " y
; snouio oe .he see 'e"'
The next years crop on many "a
.t;te will be improved II the owner Q,
ian farm VIII DO some reading Ana STUDY u
i0c. while sitting ABOUT the stove THESE 10
ated evenings.
NC; nesner p.s..he s;ns .,...rs 80 a
f.n'sn =. 49,. 49,, NJ -. =;
l0Os, ene sou su. Jul '. Ia =, 80 . q.
" s.. t.,,sa th;. :;r,nls n,...ant;or
55c; ss J '' re
SSa "os
mia, Ii you are Obliged TO iced straw !
per winter, Iced nt'ie o,imea' ~ veil;
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