The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-24
ASTONISHING possInILlrlEs.

AS iONISFlNG POSSIBILITIES.
The astonishing progress which is be-
ing made in the field of poultry inVen
tion and discovery is graphically illus
trated by the experience of an expert
poultry woman as recorded in a recent
issue of an agricultural journal. With
becoming modesty and most charming
absence of grammatical constraint, she
notes her own success and generously
proceeds to detail her methods We
present from her valuable contribution
the following:
have excellent success with setting hens,
seldom over having poor matches from them.
When a hen becomes bToody she is left ON the
same nest she has been accustomed to with
oiiaa eggs uHder her; unit! am sure she will
not f1il mo; tlen on tbs hfterIoon before NOV
Ing her give her an extra good feed, so when
take her to the Matching house that night and set
her ON china eggs, covering the nest, which is a
soap box haf full OF mostened dirt, with clean
straw In II and u peach box put on this with a
brick to hold it down. AS the nest is good and
little dark biddy will not offer to leave 1t
having had exercise aud food late
that afternoon. Then the next evening ]
take hor of to give her feed and water again
quite her to her nest II she seems strange and
coV2rher WE'LL then putting eggs under her
write Ia book, Kept for That purpose, the num-
Der Of the box tie hen occupies and what eggs
are set, having as many hens as possible setting
at the same time; dust hens and nests wen with
insect powder until lust before time for them to
hatch, when all the straw is tahcn from the
nests and clean straw put in, the hen, busting in
the dirt, gets al Of the powder out of her
feathers previous to this time.
1t seems to us that any one who will
follow instructions closely is bound to
have excellent success" with ''little
dark biddy" and china eggs, and there
would seem to be no obstacle to hatch
ing out nice dinner set, with indivld-
aal buffers, salts and finger bowls
complete, OF course, one must be sure
to have soap box and peach box and
likewise brick to put upon the peach
box. Care should be exercised not to
put the brick upon the soap box or vice
versa, the soap box upon the brick
That would result in 'poor matches" or
even worse. And then it is essential to
have little, dark biddy of broody ex,
traction. A large, bright Irish biddy,
for instance, will not be productive of
satisfactory results, setting" on china
eggs, even il the soap box and peach
box and brick be all arranged with
scrupulous care and the proper entries
be written "in book, kept for that
purpose" The chief advantage notice.
ed in the method employed by this ex-
pert for securing excellent success"
and avoiding poor matches" seems to
be its capacity for Matching hens and
nests by the application of insect pow
der, As we understand it, she (the ex-
pert) takes a little, dark biddy of broody
propensities, gives her, (the biddy) a |
good feed and a waltz around the yard
for exercise; then as the evening shad. |
Ows begin to gather, places her (the
biddyJ tenderly but firmly on a "hatch-
ing" of nice, fresh. china eggs; then she
1.-THE expert goes down to the grocery
and secures soap box and fills it half
full of moistened dirt, with clean straw
in it; then she mot the biddy) goes to
the ffaiteFer and secures a peach box
which is placed upon the soap box,
aforesaid, the little dark biddy, party
of the second part and the china eggs,
party of the third part, meanwhile re-
naming in stGtu gao ante belIum.
The status quo is maintained until the
the following evening by placing
bfiek sentinel ON the top of the peach
box. The following evening the forti-
fications are invaded and the little,
dark, biddy is taken out for refresh
ment and recreation. PreseS,ly, if she
be strange, she (the bid3ylis guided to
her eitidel and a complete record of the
are written down in book
sept for that purpose, not forgetting ,
% note tho numberoft the peach box and l
he vintage Of the brick. Then anoint /