Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-09
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Poultry Notes,

ANIMALS.
Keep all laying hens quiet and COM
Portable.
Generally my rowTes are as many
as should be kept together.
Low-priced poultry must have
plenty of opportunity for exercise,
Fowls being fattened In confine-
menl should have plenty OF gravel,
If chickens are allowed on the
rooss too 'young, their breasts will
often get crooked.
Much of the diseases 10 which
poultry are subject may be traced 70
a want OF ventilation.
Do not be guilty Of selling only
fair specimens for breeders; II will
prove poor economy.
Usually there Is more profit in
marketing poultry early. than at any
other time,
Leg weakness In young fowls near
ly always comes from high teedng
and quick growth.
Lime is great purifier and can I've
used 10 an advantage TO wash the
coors, perches and nest boxes,
Ducks should always be allowed as
much liberty as possible, as they do
not bear confinement we'll. Connect.
cut Farmer.
Squads for Market.
Al this season squads are very high
and frequently bring fifty cents at re-
tail. The wholesale price ranges from
$3.50 10 $500 a dozen, A pair OF pig
cons will produce from six to ten pairs
of squads year. They are not profit
able If permitted to fly ut large, as
boys, hawks and other enemies de
stroy them. but can be made to pay II
kept in suitable building with Il
wire-covered yard. A house eight
by twelve feet, and yard one hun
dred feet long, twenty feet wide and
twelve feet high, will serve for twenty
pairs. The food should he wheat,
bread. cracked corn. fresh meat
(chopped(, seed OF any kind. finely
chopped grass and clover. ground
hcne. etc, A box OF ground meat,
verified charcoal should be kept con-
veniently for them. with fresh water
at all times. Put high and low
rocss across the yards, and hang
salt Goldfish for them to pick at
WILL point in keeping pigeons IS
that the sexes must be equal, rs an
extra male will break up the matings.
Only nm expert can tell the cocks
from the hens when the birds are
quiet. They must ne Knpr clGan and
free from lice, Farm and Fireside.
Russell Apples.
The russell or rusty coat apple, n
II used to be called. is an old stand
ard variety, but so far ms the English
russell is concerned Is valuable
chiefly for It's latc-keeping qualities.
It Is tough, and deficient IN flavor
But what Is known as the Golden
RUS ct OF Yves ern New York is a
larger apple, much better flavor. and
having lighter-colored but still rus
sety coat It is very nearly as good
a keeper as the English russell, and as
good bearer. 1t should al
ways be preferred when setting out
orchards where late-keeping apples
are desired One of the peculiarities
OF the Russet Is that II It's skin Ia
bruised. 1t will dry up without rotting.
All kinds Of Russets have this peculi-
arity It is due to the tannin In
their skins. which prevents fermenta-
ton and decay. There Is one variety
OF Russet which Is sweet. II grows
much larger than other Rnssets, prob
ably because the sweet Russet Is a
shy bearer. II has no commercial
value because the yield Is not great
as that OF better-known sweet APP
ples.-American Cultivator.
To Keep Onions.
Many people lose lots OF onions on
account OF sproutjng aDer being
stored This may be avoided by a
very little trouble. After the onions
have been stored some two months
take a sharp knife and remove the
hard substance at the bottom, which
ccntains the roots. taking care not to
injure the surrounding parts. They
will not sprout after this and will
keep long TIMEX.
Keeping Reasonably Clean.
All efforts at agricultural reforms
OF any kind must recognize that the
same elegance and fancy care which
are a satisfaction and even good
financial Investment tor d Few men
under special conditions, cannot pos
sibly be used by the great mass OF
farmers. But It Is probably feasible
for anyone TO see that his stable Is
well ventilated. and a gutter kept be-
hind his cows with enough bedding SO
that their tails, thighs and even I'D
ders are not saturated with excre-
ment Then, before milking, each
cows udder and flank should be well
brushed off Tor better, moistened with
a damp cloth so that particles OF
manure and dandruff do rot fall into
the pail, thus seeding the milk with
countless germs, II will be seen that