Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-28
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR oUR
RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Departments of the Parma Few
Hints to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.


A Great Live stock Convention
Last week there was held at the
University of Illinois what was doubt
less the greatest live stock convention
ever held in the state of Illinois in !
point of interest and real value to the
live stock interests. The attendance
at each of the meetings was in excess
of 100, among whom were some of the
most successful breeders and feeders
in the state. The interest was intense
and the discussions of the papers were
brisk The sessions were conducted in
an able manner
On the program were men that have
gained a national reputation in their
respective lines. From out of the state
were the following: George McKer-
row, Wisconsin,; Joseph E. Wing.
Ohio; Prof. e. A. Burnett, Nebraska;
Prof. Thomas H. Hunt. Ohio; Prof.
c. F. Curtiss, Iowa; Prof. Cott-
rell, Kansas. Each one of these
men delivered addresses that were
right to the point and that were a
credit to themselves. Among the Hi
nois speakers were L. H. kerr1ck,
Stanley r. Pierce, T. S. Chapman,
John G. Imboden and Prof. John H.
Skinner.
Another source of interest was the
presence of speakers representing the
transportation companies and the
stock yards, these interests being con-
sidered allied to the live stock inter-
ests. VIM. M. Shirley of the Swift
company, Chicago, spoke on our pack
ing interests and greatly interested the
audience in the packing business. Mr.
IL foil Of MT
per on the marketing of live stock.
VIM r. Bascom of the transportation
| department of the Illinois Central
| Railroad spoke on stock transporta-
| ton.
The effect of the convention is sure
to be far reaching. A good many new
| and valuable truths were brought to
| light and will from that source go out
! into all parts of the state. Some idea
/ of the value of the convention may be
| gathered from the remark of Prof.
| Curtiss of Iowa at the close of the
last session. He said: THE Iowa
| Fine Stock Breeders Association has
| for many years been considered the
best of its kind in the country, and
has attained a worldwide reputation.
But 1 can now tell them that they can
come into Illinois and learn, for now
| there is in the country no association
of live stock breeders superior to that
in Illinois or more far reaching in
it's influence on the improvements in
| methods of breeding and raising cat
| tie"
The old officers of the association
| were unanimously reelected, the Off
GERS being as follows: President. A. p.
Grout. Winchester; secretary, Fred H.
Rankin, Agricultural College: treasur-
er, S. Noble King, Bloomington.
Il Poultry Briefs.
Poultry keepers that intend to show
at poultry exhibitions should see to it
that they have their birds in coops
properly constructed. They should be
neat and should be so built that the
fowls will be exposed to as little draft
of air as possible. Also there should
be neat arrangements for feeding and
watering the birds. The door should
be arranged TO open with the least
trouble possible.
We notice in a poultry paper the as
sertion that the feeding Of oats may
be dangerous, owing to the sharp
} points that penetrate the crops when
J they are filled full and water taken
J afterward- For this reason some poul-
} try growers will not feed them at all.
|, The writer has found that this trouble
does not exist where the oats are kept
before the fowls constantly. They will
, then never eat enough at any one
time to pack the crop. The puncturing
, is possible only when the oats are fed
, to very hungry birds. Oats are nearly
a perfect food
The poultry house should be cleaned
, out often; certainly once a week. Twice
week would be better. We have seen
poultry houses with months of accu-
mutations under the roosts and in fact
. in all parts OF the poultry house In
: the warm days of winter fermenta-
ton is set up that is exceedingly un-
pleasant to the person that chances to
visit the houses and possibly is injuri-
Gus to the fowls. Anyway it should