Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-01-04
Do Not Force the bullets.

Do Not Force the PulIets.
to lay before they have reached fair
degree of maturity. This may be done
by feeding heavily of egg-formins
food, but it will result in small eggs
and fewer of them than would other.
wise be the case, while the pullets
vitality will be seriously impaired.
The few weeks gained are not worth
the risk, says the Massachusetts
Ploughman. The best plan is to feed
the pullets an abundance of sound whole
grain and very little mash until they
are well grown. Get them into the
best possible physical condition in
preparation for the sever strain OF
winter laying. Then, when the time
comes, rapidly, but gradually, change
the feeding system to that best adapt
| ed to egg forcing. Feed a warm,
crumbly mash (never wet one) once
day. and supply meat and green food
in liberal quantities. The pullets as a
rule will respond to this treatment
'ANAt '-~ ~ ASAaso II ciiPNhN4oo.
| Give them an abundance of vege
tables, not too much corn, and cor
slant supply of fresh air, and they will
go through the winter in good physical
trim. The necessity for fresh air is
too often overlooked. The hens are
coddled too much. The house should
not be closed tightly either day or
night until severe weather makes il
absolutely necessary. Keep a litter at
least foot deep on the floor of the
poultry house and throw little grain
into it at night after the fowls go to
roost. They will then begin scratching
| the first thing in the morning and not
stand around waiting for you to bring
out their breakfast. They come off the
roost pretty warm, if they are maze
to roost close together, as they ought
to be, and if they stand around idly
for half an hour in the bitter cold,
they are likely to become thoroughly
chilled.
In feeding, little is gained by COOK.
| ing the rations, except in the case OF
starchy foods, like potatoes and tur
nips. Beets and cabbages are better
Iif fed raw. | can see no increased
benefit from cooking the grain. Pour
hot water upon it when making the
mash, and feed before the pleasant
aroma has disappeared. Mix the
cooked vegetables and cooked meat
with the mash. have found it a good
plan to keep hopper of dry BRAN al
ways before the laying hens. They
not eat it greedily, but are constantly
| picking at it and devour considerable
| of it during day. 1t is rich i'm egg
| forming material and contains fair
percentage of lime. Sometimes | mix
beef scraps with the bran. When
oyster shells are provided | find that
| there is no need of any other form Ut
grit. An abundance of water is meces-
sary in winter as well as in summer.
| When stimulating rations are being
| fed the hens require an extra amount
| of water.
Importing Draft Mares
Many farmers are constantly asking
| the importer for pure-bred draft and
coach mares, but the price mos
farmers want to pay will not jastirs
the importers in importing draft mares
of any breed. 1t would be folly to i'm
port cheap small draft mares and the
big, heavy draft mares and young
fillies that will breed cost more in
England, France and Belgium than our
farmers want to pay, hence the farm
ers must do without imported draft
mares or buy home-bred inst as goo1,
but these are now much higher III
price than last year, and but few to
be had at any price, says the Live
Stock Journal. The farmers have
blindly looked for cheap draft mares
land have cheated themselves every
tyear out of colt worth the price of o
good mare rather than pay what they
are worth for breeding. A few farmers
have had the courage to pay $1,000
apiece for pure-bred draft mares, and
every colt is worth that much as soon
as it is three years old, and two or
three pairs of colts soon start a good
breeding stud that hrppds panidly