Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1895-12-28
FARM Notes.
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lay Wnlte eggs. Ia -
Unusually large eggs denote that
the hens are too fat.
One way of preventing gapes is to
feed on clean surface. =. - -.
The earliest maturing fowl of the
larger breeds is the Langshan.
Do not try ia. keep too many.
Hens thatsare crowded will not lay.
!, If chickens are raised in BROOD.
ar care must be taken to keep the
heat uniform. 81
Gather the eggs regularly now,
otherwise they are liable to become
frozen and broken.
4 When the hens are closely confin
ed they will thrive better if they can
have something to do. s
When first Matched, after the first
day feed chickens every two hours
until they are a week old.
Small fiocks, we'll cared for, will
give the best results. Fifty is as
manysas should be together. r,s
Keep a supply of'lime, gravel and
bone meal where the fowls can help
themselves to all they want, u
Let the turkeys have q good ran ge
until ready to finish off for market.
They do not like a confinement.
IF a hens comb becomes frosted
she will not lay until it heals A
little glycerine viii often cure It.
In selecting young pullets for
breeding take the early Matched.
They will bring stronger, healthier
chickens.
One of the best ways of feeding
cabbage to poultry is to tie up Q
head and let them pick at It until
it is gone. ,.le 4is.gslto faate
II One of the best feeds for young
chickens is stale bread soaked in
sweet milk until soft and then
squeezed dry.
Two thirds wheat bran and one
third cornmeal made up with skim
milk and fed warm in the morning
j 10 q good ration.
Sorghum seed makes good food
for poultry. 1t tends to egg pro-
duction and can be fed almost
daily with profit.
The fact should be kept in mind
that the excess of food over what is
required for maintenance and egg
production will go to fat.
Unhealthy parents cannot pro-
duce strong, vigorous, chicks. for
they inherit the natural tendency
to the diseases of their ancestry.
After killing geese dip the carcass
in scalding water and then wrap In
a7thick cloth forfive minutes; all of
the pin feathers will then come off
easily.
The purposes for which fowls are
fed are several and each purpose
requires the food most naturally
suited to it in order to secure the
best results.
One OF the best rations for fatten-
ing fowls is cornmeal mixed with
boiling hot sweet milk. 1t gives the
flesh fine flavor and white, clean
appearance.
! One of the easiest ways of keep
ing the poultry yard clean is to keep
it we'll covered with sa nd. The sand
is also good for the fowls, as they
need certain quantity of gritty
material. -
An egg is made up of ten parts
shell, so parts white and 80 parts
yolk. The white of an egg contains
So per cent of water and the yolk
81 per cent The average weight of
an egg is about two ounces.
Unwholesome food is a prolific
cause Of disease. whether it be food
that is unsuited to the season or
food that is unsuited to the fowl, by
being damaged. Only sound,
wholesome food should be used.
Sometimes young chickens give
way in the legs and become almost
helpless. The cause is often heavy
feeding and forcing. Change the
feed to a light diet, adding little
bone meal and provide good oppor-
tunities for exercise.