The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10

on the money Received from eggs as
q substantial and perhaps the larger
part OF their income. Hence the egg
problem is TO them one Of great I'M
portaDce. But In the solution OF this
problem I recall forclblr one Of the
copies which had 10 be set in my writ
ing books at school: Many men OF
many minds" for there are many diff
ferent methods pursued. AMI each one
thinks his Is the best. IL i give mine.
while il may hot be the best possible
method, am sure IL is good one, for
II helps my birds and | trust IL VIII
prove helpful to others. Were all to
write a strictly scientific essay on this
subject 1t would naturally commence
with an analysis of the egg, showing
the proportions of albumen. fat, lime,
etc, that enter into its composition.
but for practical purposes this Is I'M
necessary. We know that In some way
from the food must be extracted the
constituents of the eggs, and we pro-
pose to show only our methods of
supplying the food to the hen.
First-We see TO it that the hens
are well fed, not overloaded with fat,
nor as lean as a lost dog. A very poor
hen is as untitled for laying as very
fat one; either extreme should be
avoided.
Second-Scanty feeding is not adapt
ed to abundant egg production. Hens
that lay many eggs must be fed wei.
as much as they will eat and digest
without getting toe fat. We cannot
manufacture thousand yards of cot
ton cloth out of raw material necessary
for hundred yards. and we cannot ex-
pect a hen to lay two hundred eggs
per year if we furnish only enough
food to produce a hundred.
Thrd-The food must be of the right
nature as we'll as of the proper guam
tity; as an egg is rich in albumen we
1t contains fat and oils, we must have
a proper amount Of fat producing food,
in order to produce a well balanced
ration.
Having these principles in view l
have found the following an excellent
method of feeding for eggs:
Glover as much as the hens will eat,
| green in summer ana either dry III
winter. or what is better. cut fine and
| covered with boiling water and left
| to steam. The water in which this
| clover is steamed can be profitably
used to mix up the evening ration. The
| first thing in the morning feed the
ri nd q
| up what they want, give them equal
parts of cracked corn and wheat and
| the next morning oats and buckwheat
or some other grain. Throw this In
| litter and make them scratch and hunt
| for it. At night give a feed composed
of two parts of ground oats, one part
ground beef scrap and two parts corn
meal, mixed with hot water and feed
warm, not hot. For green stuff supply
cabbage. hung up by string to help
themselves, or beets or turnips cut
in half and stuck on nails on the side
of the house Keep ground oyster
shells, grit and charcoal in boxes or
| hoppers before them at all times SO
| they can eat as much or little as they
| choose.
Now, there may be better ways than
this. but this is certainly good method
and will be found to answer the need
of practical poultry men. If you OBJ
| tain it and can afford to do it. feed your
hens skinned milk; it is one of the
best egg producing foods known. bu
the difficulty is the price puts it beyond
| hn Of ptt1
our farmer friends would find it very
advantageous if they would save some
of their surplus milk for the hens and
not give at all to the hogs.
One hundred hens, with proper care
should produce at least 500 profit cleal
each year. The pullet that begins t.
lay earliest in life will lay the larges
number of eggs. Charred corn on til,
cob is a good way to feed charcoal t.
fowls and nothing is better for bowe
troubles.
Have you ever made an honest effor
to improve your stock by the infusion
of new blood?
Laying hens may enjoy eating snow
and drinking water out of stagnan
pools. but neither is good for them
On the contrary, both are quite in
furious and if properly traced man!
sicknesses among the poultry both win
ter and summer would be found as
result of these practices.
Poultry raising is being gradually re
duced to business principles. and is be
coming an actual and important featur,
of agriculture more and more eacl
year.
Do you subscribe for and read Doul
try paper, or are you opposed to "bool
larnin'' and think you know more thar
the editors and men who write for til,
papers simply to see their name il
print?
You farmers that raise pure bret
poultry. look on your young stock
Pick out the most likely ones and pusl
them by good feeding. Have them a.
exhibition at the county fair and show
| your friends and neighboTs what yo1