The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-05-28

notch in price, and chickens of one and
one half to two pounds each at 81 to
Sl.oO a pair, pay we'll if the conditions
of feed and care have been such as to
bring them to that weight quickly.
But, as the majority of farmers have
no incubators and brooding houses.
they arc compelled to depend upon the
''old hen for incubation. 1t is rather
early to have many hens broody, but
some of the older ones which begun to
lay reasonably early in the fall will
have laid out by this time and want to
raise, a family. If enc has a shed open
to the south, with a reasonably tight
side and roof to protect the mother
and chicks, the coops for them can be
placed under this and the chicks given
the run of the ground. Do not over
stock the place; two OF three clutches,
not crowded, will be worth more money
than four or five, if the space is only
large enough for the two OF three. The
hens may set in the cellar. or in u
warn corner of the barn: don't put
more than nine eggs under a large hen
or six or seven under a small one. as
the outside eggs will get chilled and
not hatch. Put a generous sprinkling
of some good insect powder in the me
Ia NiiCh IldhluS tilt uSNl " Nv
sitter. The moisture question will take
care of itself a this time of the year.
Note daily the condition of the eggs,
and if they get soiled wash them in
warm water.-B. Holmes in Orange
Judd Farmer.
Feed for Ewes With Early Lambs.
One of the most successful raisers
Of early lambs in Connecticut, Charles
e. Lyman, writes: 81 think a mix
ture of corn, peas and wheat middl-
ings, equal parts by weight, will pro-
duce the best results of anything I
know Of for ewes sucking lambs.
Care should be taken in not over
feeding the ewes with this mixture
while the lamb is quite young, for
the combination will produce very
rich milk" c. B. Lyman. of Massa-
chusetts, thinks corn and oats with
linseed meal as good as anything.
Much attention has been given to
the whole question of raising early
lambs at Cornell experiment station,
and the director. l. p. Roberts, writes:
Mix equal parts by weight Of cot
tonseed meal, corn meal Tor whole
corn if the sheep are youngl, oats
and bran; the oats and bran may be
left out If it is not convenient to pro-
cure both, as it will make little diff
ference which one is fed, but if both
are handy. put them in. Also, give as
much good clover hay as will be eaten
up clean, ard as many pounds of man
COLDS and turnips per day per sheep
as 1t eats of clover hay. The drink
ing water must be abundant, clean
and always accessible. On the side
of the pen, slat up a small place SO
that the lambs can retire to a separate
trough, where seine corn meal and
bran should be placed every morning.
If any remains uneaten, the trough
should be cleaned and fresh material
put in. 1t will often pay to buy some
sugar and sprinkle V e this lamb
ration. This will induce them to go
to eating early and 1t will tend to
make them cat more Of it, thereby
making up for any lack of nourlsh.
ment from their mothers. This Is all
written with the supposition that
these are early lambs which 1t is de.
sired to force as rapidly as possible
for the early lamb market. Lambs
for the fall market are injured by he
ing forced rapidly when but Il few
weeks old."-Orange Judd Farmer