The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-03

of activity by the organs Of digestion.
It is not at that time noticeable BY
the farmer. who. II he notices any
thing. will see only a disposition on
the part OF the bird TO rest and refrain
from activity. The comb Is still REQ,
and the feathers are smooth. The
organs have ceased active work from
exhaustion, the food becomes often
times lmpacted in the digestive canals.
and this Is called constipation. AS
part Of the organs recommence activ-
ity, the residue OF the food Is ex-
creted. but In a form that indicates
great derangcmen; OF the organs. The
c0nstipated condition Is followed by
diarrhoea. and most frequently the
owner OF the poultry declares that his
birds have cholera and wants 10 know
what TO do for Il. Some n0strum Is
recommended. aud he begins TO use II.
without, however, stopping the feed
ing OF the grain ration. II the bird
gets well. the organs are again asked
to undertake for another year the
enormous task Of grinding grain aud
celebrating blood from the same ma
Ierials that caused the trouble at first.
Fowls that have the run Of the farm
should not be troubled with indlges-
ton In the summer time, since they
are enabled to live largely on grass
aud insects, thus lessening the tax on
the digestive system. And II Is a fact
very noticeable that such fowls are
seldom afflicted in the manner men
TONED. On such farms the trouble
comes In late winter or early spring
On farms where the birds are kept shut
up through the summer months, and
ON all farms In the winter. the rem
edy would feem TO be to feed cooked
ioel for n part OF the ration.
The cooking does not perhaps add
TO the digestiblllty OF the food In the
way OF getting more from II or OF do.
Ing the work In less time. though this
Is doubtless sometimes the case. Tn,
benefit lies In tho way OF lesrenlng tn,
aggregate work to be done by the or,
gans OF digestion Il Ia evident that 4
the food Is fed In a cooked form N,
force 10 grind Il In the gizzard will b,
nil. This leaves so much more fore,
10 bo applied in other directions
Cooking food need not be an expenslv,
affair There Is no necessity OF put
ting the kettle on the stove and stand
INK over Il TO keep the meal or grouns
feed from burning down. II the guam
tity Is more than n gallon. Il will b,
easy 10 cook Il quite thoroughly In an
other manner Heat the water to
boiling point. and see that Il h bollln,
not only In the middle OF the kettle
but all over, This gives the tota
liquid q heat OF 2i2 degrees. Thl
water poured into the mess to b,
cooked and left standing over night
will DO the work. Those who hav,
cay 80 hens, can heat a leaketlle o
water In the morning and scald tn
meal to DO used at night At nigh
they can scald the mess that Is TO b.
fed the next morning. OF course. tn
larger the amount Of feed TO be cooke,
the better win the cooking be done
for the longer will the heat remain at
cooking point Such feed seem
greatly 20 aid the health OF the fowli
This health question Ia a great on,
Tor the number OF fowls lost every yea
Is lncalculable. This means the cut
ting down Of the pronis very materl
ally. This In itself Is sufficient reaso
for oyery progressive farmer ownln
some Kind 81 an appliance Tor health
water Tor the use Of the stock. Il
cheaper 10 keep the stock healthy tina
10 cure them after they are sick. an
this IL especially true Of poultry
Doctorlng poultry IL a very diEcourag
Ing business Happy Is the man wh
knows how 10 keep them In a cond
ton where drugs and medicines al
not ncedod.-Farmers' Review.