The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-23

I ~ UIONAAUlt ~ VIZ ~ laA N'ENs 80
woman told mo n week since that taking
her investment for everything and putting
against ~ tho Investment OF her husband
IN tho milk business. the poultry business
was paying 20 per cent. more on the com
p1ratiyo Investment IL may be said that
she gets good prices for poultry and for
eggs. hut as her husband gets eight cents
a quart for milk tho comparison Is a fair
one. Give the women OF the family n
chance at tho poultry II they are inter
cstcd and they VIII make money In 1t nine
times out OF ten.
SUPPLY HOUSE FOR POULTRY.
II I'm a section where snow has net yet
covered the ground better gather up all
OF The leaves that arc o~b,nlnnhlc. dry them
thoroughly. pack them away In barrels or
bags whcro they will keep dry 10 be used
on tho floor during tho winter In place OF
tho more expensive hay or straw. Then
get two or three large boxes and nj them
10 tho brlm with dry road dust: this will
come In very handy during tho winter TO
supply the dust boxes the fowls will need
so much. In another box throw all tho
broken c~rockcry. old flower pots and the
like and also gather n lot or sharp stones
which may be broken with the hammer
later so that the birds can gee tho food
grinding material they need. These things
cost practically nothing but a little labor.
but they VIII be very Instrumental IN max
Ing tho fowls healthy. happy ani profit
able during the winter. IL the floor OF the
poultry house Is OF earth rec that Il g. high
enough above tho surface OF the ground
outside so hat 81 will not be damp. q
wagon load OF gravel drawn now and tho
moor built up with IL may mean absolute
health for the fowls.
WiNTERiNG THE FALL CALF.
IL the calf Is worth carrying through tho
winter N "a a0rguInlu us1Wsk .avF.. gau
properly and by properly Is meant good
food and water and proper care. II the
calf Us strong and healthy Il ought TO pay
well for tho best attention that can be Civ
en- u: FIRST OF all II needs a dry clean place;
not warmed by artificial heat but as warm
as lack OF draushtS In a comfortable
stable Will make Il. The early days OF the
calf, Just after weaving. are OF great Inn
p~ortanco 10 70 and too much care cannot
be taken TO sec that the milk given IL II
absolutely fresh n pure and fed in pro-
per quantities. As a rule. the calf will pro-
perly take care OF eight pounds OF milk
per day which amount can be gradually
Increased until at n month old IL g. con-
cunning twelve pounds daily. About this
time IL ought also TO become Interested
In hay and after awhile will begin chew
Ing It's cud. A calf built up In this manner
during the winter win be In excellent
shape to turn out TO pasture in the spring
and get most OF It's living until fall whcn
you Will have n splendid animal. one yoI.
VIII DO found to add 10 your herd.
CARE OF THE BREEDING STOCK
AZ n poultryman OF long experience IN,
writer IL not avcrsc to any plan which vii.
Increase the product OF his yards with cor
responding profit but. on the other hand.
lights shy OF seemingly good things. Onc
OF these things which sounds we'll II 90 get
\ vigorous male and mate him with froE
twenty TO thirty hens for the purpose Cf
saving tho cost OF another male. We tried
this once and Il worked all right for the
nrst season solely because the male was
unusually strong and vigorous, but when
we came TO mate him TO a much smaller
flock tho second season many OF the eggs
lain by tho pullcts were lnicrtilc. The fact
OF tho matter was. no was worn out with
his work the FIRST year and utterly ruined.
IL Is certainly unsafe TO give a male mor'
than a dozen females and. unlcSs he was "a
strong bird ! would cut Il down 90 ten 20
be on the safe side. Their. I would see that
from early fall up TO tho time no was
turned in with the female he was given
extra good care; food which would give
him muscle and vigor and n small run In
which 70 get what exercise no needed
with decent fcmaleH TO run with tho egg
ought 20 hatch out chicks OF great yigor
aud value.
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