The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
H POULTRY YARD.
POULTRY EXPERIMENTS.

Bulletin No. 152 of North Carolina
station, says:
"This bulletin represents a portion of
the work done in the poultry section
from July IL. 1898, and it may be ad-
visable to briefly outline or describe
the surroundings and stock in this de-
partment.
From the beginning it has been
deemed advisable to use the simplest
houses, cheapest fences and feedstuf
that are to be had on all farms.
The general health of the entire num-
Der has been very fair no serious sick
ness occurring.
Fur all yards of fowls the folio wing
health precautions have been observed:
Houses whiteWashed inside in spring
and cleaned once per week regularly,
at each time covering the floor with
Stacked lime; roost poles saturated
weekly with either kerosene oil kero
ser emulsion, or any other insecticide
that was on hand. Yards are plowed
frequently in some parts, a growth Of
weeds in remaining portion left for
shade. The breeders were busted with
insect powder every six days. Fresh
water supplied three three times a day
summer and twice a day in winter.
In another portion of the bulletin
the health precautions are more par
ticularly stated as follows:
1. Ali grown fowls are wateTed in
strictly clean vessels twice per day in
winter and three times in summer
months, being very careful that in SUM
mer all such vessels are placed in the
shade. Young fowls are watered five
times daily.
2 That war is Wsgedon vermin con
tinually.
8 That good, wholesome food is al
ways given, and at regular hours.
4. That coarse lime, gravel or grit
and charcoal are continually before all
fowls. Oyster shells are also coca.
sionally supplied, but we do not con
slider the latter an absolute necessity.
5. That all houses are cleaned and
floors lined cnce per week in winter
and two and three times in summer.
6. That no food is left lying around
to sour, and care is taken to feed only
as much Rs will be eaten promptly.
z. That all fOWlhoueC S have perfectly
tight roofs and the north, east and
west sides are closed SO as to avoid
draughts, Fronts are covered with
wire netting,
The reader will notice that all rene
dies applied are simple-only such as
are in the household of almost every
family and on all farms. While there
are many patented articles that are
prepared especially to fleet the desired
cures, many of them cannot be had in
case Of en- emergency; therefore, if
such articles figured in the diseases
treated at the experiment station,
many valuable fowls owned by read
ers of station publications would sue
cumb before the article could be or
dered, il the owner ever desired same.
The matter of treating diseases in
fowls is n much discussed in the
poultry papers, but from personal OBJ
servations will say that unless the
fowl first attacked is q valuable enc,
the Ratchet will be of more service to
you than the fowl when cured, as the
chances of spreading the disease among
other 70 Wis and the time devoted to
effect the cure will, nine out of ten
cases, be worth more than the fowl.
Follow above measures, as in vogue at
the station, and sickness among the
focks will be a rare occurrence.
To stop diarrhoea in the flock, clanse
the system by giving a little sweet oil
or calomel in the feed, adding a little
black pepper the next day.
On the subject of sorehead the a
thor Of this bulletin says:
"Sorehead is a very serious draw