The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-18


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The Poultry Yard.
Roup Cure-"Turpentine. one teaspoon
full; coal oil, one teaspoonful; vaseline,
one tablespoonful. Melt in a bottle put
in warm water mix thoroughly, and APP
ply with a clean feather. I run a. feather
in the throat and twist 1t around, then
close the beak and draw the feather out
leaving all the ointment In the birds
mouth"
Profitable Poultry Farming-The man
who would make poultry farming pay
must give the subject dlligent thought
and study just the same as must be given
to any other business where success, and
consequent profit, is expected. The same
energy and perseverance that is required
to succeed in other employments is abso-
lutely necessary in poultry farming. To
make poultry farming pay 1t win not do
to mix it with any other occupation. The
cause of most failures can be traced to the
fact that the breeder mixed occupations
run other business and neglected the
fowls which were merely a side issue.
The Belgian Hares-The Belgian hare Is
becoming more popular every day and the
time is not far distant when the rabbit
will be raised for the table as well as
chickens / notice a writer recommends
killing off several of the young when the
litter is too large. have tried giving the
young from one doe to another doe and
have had good success. One doe had
litter of four. When they were over
week old another doe died leaving two,
which wera put with the first doe. In a
day or two one from another litter was
also placed with the same doe, making
seven, Of three dtffereht litters which she
owned and cared for.
Another unusual case came under my OBJ
servation. Upon going out one morning to
pen of small ones about two weeks old,
three were lying dead, with a small hole In
the side of their heads. large garter
snake was seen leaving the nest, which
was supposed to have killed them.
One of the principal things to be avoided
this season of the year is giving too much
green refuse. Slobbers will surely follow,
then death comes. Feed sparingly or not
at all of cabbage. Young rabbits will do
much better on bread and milk than on
any green feed c. c. Berry.
Roup in Fowls-This is the worst en-
envy Of all diseases to the poultry raisers
in a great many ways, though most
cases it has been contracted In early fall
by a cold rain on the birds before they
were in full feather, at which time they
took cold BY letting this cold run along
until winter sets in you can count on
having to fight roup the balance of the
season. Damp houses, cracks in the wall,
weakly inbred stock filthy quarters, lice,
etc. are other causes which sometimes
result in establishing 1t in your flock 1
will give few simple remedies for the
benefit of the readers of this paper. As
a preventive, use a little tincture of iron
in their drinking water-about a table
spoonful to a half-gallon of water. For
bad colds, coal oil, teaspoonful to a
gallon of water. The oil will ioat-on the
top of the water, and IS the chicks put
their bills in to drink they will get some
of the oil on them, and also into their
nostrils. For a bad case of roup dissolve
a piece of blue vitriol about the size of
a hazel nut In a quart of water; add ten
drops of carbolic acid and half teaspoon
full of coal oil. Keep this drink before
them until cured. Feed them corn once a
day soaked in coal oil and keep them in
a warm place. For a bad case of canker
use yellow rod Golden seaD and burnt
alum, equal parts; reduce to a powder,
and powder well their throats three or
four times a day This will remove the
canker in a day or two. / do not think
roup is a contagious disease, until 1t
reaches about the worst stage. In any
disease among fowls, it is always best to
separate the sick birds from the rest; you
have a better chance then to observe and
doctor them, and il incurs no risk 10 the
well ones.
Black VS.. White Oats.-The popular
prejudice in this country Is for white oats,
as is generally explained because the
black oats have much thicker and harsher
chaff. But this IS not always the case
The black oats are generally heavier, and
for this reason they are mostly grown in
Northern Europe. 1t is in the moister Eu,
ropean climate, rather than in our dry
and hot American summers that the oaL
attains it's highest excellence. The ten
Of fG of1f in
try, though If only heavy oats are used
for seed, and the seed Is sown early so
that 1t will tiller, good crops can be grown
several years before the seed needs re.
newing. When new seed is secured 1t Is
| usually called by some high-sounding
name, Black Norway, Russian or Irish.
Yet we believe as good seed oats can be
grown in Maine as anywhere, and it will
pay more southern farmers to procure
Maine oats for seed when their home
grown oats begin to deteriorate 1t never
pays to use poor seed. If heavy oats
alone are sown. a smaller quantity Of
seed will be sufficient as the plants will
spread more.
Move the Yards.-Fowls In a wild state
are on the move all the time, hardly ever
roosting twice In the same place Hence,
they always have plenty of fresh air ana
| clean quarters. In domestication, unless
the yards and houses are moved twice a
year, or at least once a year, the fowls
cannot thrive as in a wild state. This
is natural result. Hence 1t Is advisable
TO move houses and yards often where IL
can be done and pillow up and SOW the old
yards and premises to grass or grain. All
this may be some trouble, but there IL
no excellence without labor, even in poul.
try culture.
Rafting in the Throat-Will you please
tell me what causes the rafting In my
! Buff Wyandot cocks throat? He has been