The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
varisty In Foods for Fowls.

L V3VIOSy IN VO001 vor t0Vu8s
Fowls require greater variety Of
food than any other Of our farm ami.
mails. They are neither vesetarians
nor meat eaters solely. but are both.
In their wild state they have been
compelled to adapt themselves to all
kinds Of food. and SO do best II many
kinds Of food are provided for them.
which appears to be the case with
man. BY . little forethoght at this
time Of year . large variety OF food
can be produced for winter use Of the
fowls. Here and there In spare places
In the garden should be sown seeds
Of plants likely to be useful to the
fowls during winter. Among them
should be the carrot and cabbage.
which arc always appreciated by the
fowls when other green and succulent
food cannot be obtained.
The thing that is generally wanting
In the poultry ration Is meat. which is
Of prime Importance to fowls. One
needs but to watch fowls feed
to discover that they have a
greater liking for meat than for any
other form Of food. Notice them in
the field where there are grasshop.
pers. How quickly they will turn
from grain to chase = grasshopper or
to pursue 4 bug! Give them all the
grain and green stun they can eat
and they will leave them to scratch
up the angle worm they suspect may
be in the plowed ground. When the
scraps from the kitchen table are
thrown out. notice how the hens pick
out the meat scraps hrst and run
away with them.
We should increase the meat ration
both summer and winter.
coehIns.
The Cochin il the breed that was
responsible for the hen fever" in the
middle Of the last century. They
originated in China where they had
doubtless been bred for generations.
and were imported into this country
about 1847 or 1s48. The public was
taken by storm. for up to that time
1t was acquainted with only the COM
mon European fowls. of much small
Ter size and the old English Dorking.
The desire to possess = Cochin made
1t easy to get fancy prices for them.
and the few men that had them to
sell told great stories Of their wonder
full virtues. The public easily &C
cepted all that was claimed for them
and began to raise the price for good
birds. A keen competition set In and
the scramble to get hold Of the Co
chins developed into q poultry
MANIA" as 1t was termed by writer's
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in England ~ high ~ $500 was paid
for . single bird. When the market
was fully supplied reaction set in.
and since that time the Cochins have
never enjoyed the high favor in which
they then stood.
In the course Of years new varieties
Of the Cochins appeared. till now we
have the Buzz Cochins, White Cochins,
Black Cochins and Partridge Cochins.
with some variations even In these.
aoup.
This II . quite common dis
ease. of which there are several va
rieties. Two principal varieties are
prevalent, one In the summer and the
other in the winter. OF the two, the
summer disease is considered the more
fatal. The best treatment for roup is
to kill the birds and bury them deep
away from the other fowls. Some
doctor valuable birds, and one Of the
processes used is to dissolve two
ounces Of permanganate of potash in
six and one-half pints Of water. Into
this solution the head Of the fowl is
placed and kept as long as possible
without choking the bird to death.
This causes sneezing and opens the
way for the medicine to come into
contact with the diseased membrane
Repeat two or three times morning
and evening. Dilute some of this So
luton three times And give It to the
seaIy-Lssa
This trouble is caused by a
mite which burrows underneath
the scales of the feet and legs caus-
ing an irritation which results in .
multiplication Of the cells of the cpl.
dermis. and, therefore, . much thick
ened scale. To successfully treat this
disease the scales must first be re-
moved 10 that the medicine can come
in contact with the mites. The legs
must be soaked in soapy water until
the scales are soft when they may be
removed. Dry thoroughly and treat
with the following: Balsam OF Peru,
two drachms to one ounce Of vase
line. Mix thoroughly. The disease
readily yields to treatment II the FIRST
step, that OF removing the scales, has
been properly done.-J. J. Vernon.
An Artificial Eag.
A Paris chemist has pro-
duced colorado imitation"
of the ordinary egg Of commerce. The
shell is made with . blowpipe from a
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