The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-24
FARM PouLrRY-How TO MAKE IT

PAY,
All breeds of fowls have merit. Linn
tied space forbids giving details. For
a farmer, either the Plymouth ROCK
or Wyandotte combines more deslraole
and fewer undesirable qualities tnan
anv other breeds. Wyandottes are
preferable in cool climates, having low
combs. not easily frosted. Inc Whlte
varieties are free from dark PIN iedlil-
ers when dressed, and are easier ~
breed true to color. Barred flglii3 49,
Rocks. unless skillfully mated, looh
but little better than mongrels after
the second or third generation. THESE
breeds are hardy, mature quickly ana
are good LAYERS. The chicks are cas-
iIv raised. make the best broilers, ana
have the desirable yellow legs and SKIN
The standard weight of Plymouth Rock
hens is seven and half pounds; Wy
andottes, six and a half POUNDS
Select the best. well-matured fowls
to breed from Mate pullets with COCKS
in their second year, fifteen females TO
one male. Inbreeding lowers vitality,
hence lessons productiveness; there
fore procure new males each season.
Unless eggs are used for Matching, eX-
clude males. UnfertiliZed eggs keep
better
If more than thirty fowls are kept,
yard them in seperate f1ockS. Poultry
netting is cheap. and yard 2OHl29 1 eet
seeded to red-top grass, will keep green
during the growing season and furnish
thirty hens a good part of their Nv
ing. Plant fruit trees in yard for
shade.
Experience proves that house room
of nearly ten square feet per fowl is
needed to have them remain healthy
and productive. A house 10X20 will
accommodate not more than thirty.
raise foundation twelve inches above
general level, fill in with sand and gra-
vel, and grade up outside with same.
This insures dryness, which is abso-
lutely essential. Build house with shed
roof, four feet high in rear and seven
feet in front. Cover sides and roof
with sheathing, and over this we use
Neponset roofing paper, which is water,
wind and frost proof; 500 square feet
costs IS.
Have roosting room SX10 feet at one
end of building, leaving open front
scratching shed Qacing south). Keep
at least six inches of straw or other
litter in scratching shed. Scatter grain
in litter and make them work for all
they get. Exercise promotes health
and functional activity. Movable
rooSting poles, all on same level, ten
inches above a platform eighteen
inches from floor, to catch droppings,
are placed in rear of room. Remove
droppings three times a week.
Nest boxes and small box of broken
crockery, oyster shells or other form
of hens teeth are placed under plat
form. A shallow box containing road
dust is placed below the window on
south side Of room. Have door on side
to enter from scratching shed. Give
fresh water twice daily. For break
fast (early) feed mash. Give no more
than they will eat quickly, about 10
a. m. scatter grain in litter, a good
handful to each two or three fowls. If
they will not work for grain feed less
mash. Keep them hungry enough to
work during the day. About or 4
o'clock feed enough more grain to fill
their crops before they go to roost. One
or two quarts for thirty is about right;
but feel their crops once or twice to
be certain.
Feed a variety Make mash of one
third cooked vegetables, one-third boil
ing water, and thicken with equal
parts of ground corn and oats, mid
| dlings, bran and animal meat. Of
whole grain feed mostly wheat Feed
oats or barley three or four times a
week In cold weather feed corn at
night three times a week.-O. C. Mas
ten in Practical Farmer.