Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-12-22

PoultFy Isrisfa
One writer says that stale bread
soaked in milk makes a good feed for
young poultry. Without doubt bread
and milk SO fed are less likely to dis
turb the digestive systems OF the
young fowls than when wet or damp
meal II fed or meal mixed with milk
Some poultry raiserS report leg
weakness among the younger fowls.
While little is really known about the
cause OF leg weakness some poultry
raisers assume that 1t Is due to too
heavy feeding OF foods that make
growth but do not build up the bones,
such foods being used as are deficient |
in lime. In such cases 1t might be
well to feed more bone meal, and to
generally balance up the ration.
No breed however good will prove
profitable unless 1t is cared for prop
erly. A great many men that do not
know the first principles of proper
Ped and care demanded by poultry
buy blooded stock and fail in realiz-
ing their hopes. They at once con-
clude that highly bred fowls are not
worth as much A. they supposed them
to be. Let no man think that he can
make money out OF fowls simply be-
cause they have great possibilities In
them. 1t takes brains to utilize the
possibilities. w
l IT, To-, nvx,Vo rive
them plenty of exercise and a we'll
mixed feed This trouble comes on
when people little expect it and very
often the owner of the flock has not
the remotest idea as to what is taking
on his hens. Perfectly well hens will
suddenly fall over dead, and when
taken up are still warm. Their combs
;s'e generally drained of blood. They
are killed by the sudden emptying OF
all the blood out OF the heart through
the liver. Without doubt germ Is al
the bottom of the trouble. but the med
ical investigator has not yet done
much work In that field. The best wa,
is to feed 90 as to avoid the disease.
Most OF our losses from disease couit
be avoided IL we were provident. Ate
the disease has established itsel
among our birds We look back and say
IF / had done SO and so all thi
trouble would have been escaped"
lew men do take these precautions an
y escape disasters that are only TO
8 familiar to most OF US. But wit
most OF our poultry raisers disease
e seldom considered till 1t is too lat
: to prevent it Long immunity make
us careless. and year by year we al
j. less ON guard. Probably there are fe
a poultry diseases that could not be pr
II vented. Many Of these diseases CON
lie in with the new fowls we purcha:
,r from some farm. We have becon
q SO careless that We do not think OF pu
d, ting the new purchase In quarantis
f. till We are sure that she is free fro
the germs that would scatter disea
to everywhere. We have it in our pc"
i'd to segregate our fowls more than al
e other of the farm stock, ana in u
ks lies a great power for good In the pr
he vention Of disease.
ey 1t was inevitable that sooner
later the great trusts would grow
e. the direction Of handling agricultal
Id products, and would be able to dicta
he prices to both producers and consul
s. ers. 1t is reported that q great col
er bine Of poultry handlers has be
formed In New York. and all INDIE
tions point to the fact that few IN
have been for q long time absolutt
controlling the live poultry business
he that city. Not only has this trt
been formed. but 1t has become pc
o. erful enough to enlist the public
re ficials in its favor and prevent n
tic men from going into the business.
nd is said to exercise a good deal OF
or power through the board OF heal
or I ae trust is called the Greater n
he York Live Poultry Dealers Assoc
- ton It is incorrect perhaps to c
:. it a trust, but 1t is In all senses SUI
=. with the exception that each compa
keeps its own accounts. Last spri
:" a new man wanted to go into busin,
he on the East Side and announced
'a. intention OF dealing with the p
M. ducers direct and not through
mt trust. This at once brought the
int nifty OF the great association. and fr
lp- April to October he has been ask
by In vain to get permit. At last
lr- has taken 1t into the court and
en board OF health has been summon
of to give a good reason for not gra
ed ing the permit These trusts spr
he into existence without the pull
,g- knowing anything of them, as they
he on their face only associations OF n
m of like interest. There is no do
lac that such combines exist in Chic
~, and other large cities and that Il
=, are every day becoming more pow
~ full.
~, Not Always Cholera
an A swine breeder says that 1t Is
observation that very many of