The Eddy current., 1898-10-01


Poultry Notes.
Hens that are following the course
OF nature and laying few eggs can get
enough lime from their food but when
hens are subject TO artificial conditions
and are expected TO lay three tlmca as
many eggs az nature intended they
should, they must be supplied with
some lime 20 help make mp the mate
rlals they lack for the she'll Of the egg.
Tho rough statement Is made that
a hen Will consume buahei OF grain
per year. This a. n very loose state
mont, for grains differ greatly In their
bushel weight and their feeding value.
A bushel Of oats will not certainly 90
as far as a buahel OF wheat
Disgusied poultry ralsors are com
mon. We saw one the other day who
had IN the past been an enthusiast. lie
has about sixty hens and Is eating
them up as fast as possible. He says
that the trouble has been that his
after his poultry properly. Sometimes
he does not get homo tlll ten o'clock
az night. and In such cases the hens
60 without their suppers. SO he Is
going 10 give the whole thing up.
Sensible mani II poultry cannot be
kept In right manner they should
not be kept at all.
An exchange says. Don't build a
fancy poultry house" Why not, II II
can be afforded? Beauty pays, even
In the chicken yard, Not that the
hens will lay any more eggs. but the
eye OF the owner will be better pleased,
and 80 will all OF the neighb1rs and
visitors. Nothing discoufages chicken
keeping more than 10 see a dirty, tum-
bled down hen house stuck where Il
Is blemish on the entire place.
Proper Housing OF Chickens
loss OF young hicks Is very great on
most farms. amounting TO one-half or
more OF all that are hatched. and nine
tenths OF this loss Is clearly prevent
able. The causes OF loss are many ns,
for ex- mplc. gapes. drowning or chill
ing In wet dews and rain. the depre-
dations OF rats. hawks. skunks aud
other providers. and then the giving OF
improper food or failing TO furnish
grit and TO keep the coops clean. Near
~ an these losses are proyentable by
furnishing n suitable place TO keep the
chicks for the first Ave or six weeks
and then. n they must bo moved. have
q safe house to put them In. ! have
found that young chickens DO very
much better on floor raised consider
ably above the ground and | now make
an my coops and the houses 10 put
the chickens IN az wcaning time with
tloor raised so high above the ground
as 20 give FREQ circulation Of air un-
der them. so that they will not be
damp. and there Is no place for rata
or other enemies 20 nnd Shelter
Country Gentleman.
Milk Composition Constant Prof.
Henry, IN bis recently issued book ON
Feeds and Feeding. says. when the
function OF milk IS considered. the
ylow held as 10 iia stability OF COM
position seems ratioraG n the milk
OF the dam were subject 10 marked cr
violent fluctuations. varying In com-
i position with every small change IN
quality or quantity OF food supplies,
the welfare of the young animals re-.
colvlng Il would be constantly threat
cned Nature has wisely provided
thar this vital food shall remain quite
constant In composition. 30 far us the
nutrltiye influences are concerned.
though the quantity must vary with
the abundance or scantlnoas % the
Moldy Tubs. The mold question II
| again at the front and receivers are
sending out advice along that line.
The huttor-makcra are puzzled and are
reading up TO lnd how 10 prevent this
trouble. Use only tubs from we'll.
seasoned wood, good parchment paper
brining tubs before packing; keep tubs
IN a dry place In factory. -Elgin Dairy
Report
Men, like sheep, 80 In droyes, IN tho
driver Is q wolf NJ sleeps ciothln, hoo
drives the sheep throo thorny places Ia
order that they may looze tharo wool
vile wigglln throo.
Mlstress-Why we're you dismissed
from your late placer up-to-Date