Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-08-28
SUMMER
THOUGHTS.

llllnk OF llJJle 10 Suggest W yOul
readers unless it is the necessity
of plenty of good water for every
thing at this time of year. and the
best way to get it. Where the land
is cleared for a few acres feel that
a windmill should be used have
looked into the question of pumping
apparatus and find the windmill the
cheapest to install and, IF course, the
cheapest to operate and maintain. ]
have had several friends express
their surprise at the cheapness of
pumping windmils and ! should not
wonder if people in general have an
idea that they are far more expen-
sive than they are. / bought an
eight-foot back gear mill with force
pump, pump rod, center tube for
tank, we'll tube, cylinder, strainer,
regulator, ETC., for $3S delivered
here freight paid. l have wood
tower, the materials for which cost
less than SIS, paint and everything
included. A hot air engine or gas
oline engine will cost from S105 to
$40 for the smallest sizes. With
any of these you will need a tank
and you can get one for $40 or less,
to hold 500 gallons or more. Any of
these rigs will make life pleasanter
on any farm. If a windmill rig is
provided with an overflow pipe from
within about 18 inches Of the top of
the tank the mill may be allowed to
run at all times when the wind is
blowing, thus giving you running
water for the stock most of the time,
as long as the water in the tank is
high. When the wind dies down
there is no danger of the tank rum
ming dry and you can get water by
turning it on at the spigot
Water fountains should be shaded
in summer. A good shade is made
by turning box up on end with the
open part facing north. The foun-
tains may be set inside, and the sun
will never shine on the fountain.
A little Epson salts in the drink
ing water from now on will do a lot
toward warding off chicken pox or
"bumpy-heads." l never have a
chick or fowl to die of it though
they sometimes get it. People vary
the amount they give in the drinking
water and so do |. | really do not
know the proper amount, if there is
such a thing. | give about two ta-
Olespoonsful to the pen twice week
)r more and oftener as | feel is nee
4ssary.
Oxide Of zinc one part and lard
four parts will keep the eyes open
in bad cases. If it get in to the
eyes it will not hurt, which you can
not say for most of the things which
you hear suggested frequently.
However, this stuff will mix with
dirt and dry on the plumage so that
you can hardly get it off, which is
something you should remember if
you are hoping to show the bird at a
fall show So don't use it on a fancy
bird unless you have to.
Another thing: Remember that
the plumage of your stock is ruined
by lice when in the pin, feather stage,
months before you put the bird in
the show; so don't think it will be
all right to begin busting the birds
this fall. And in busting the stock,
remember the back. Bad feathers
show here about the worst of all.
Set some eggs about the 10th of
August, in this latitude, so that you
will have some chicks off the first
week in September. They will prob |
ably do well; better than late April |
chicks and a whole lot better than
May chicks. in my experience. This
is where you will get some chickens
to eat, and some for market, as they
will hardly attain the necessary size
for breeders.
One more thing Send to a sup
ply house and get some collapsible
egg boxes to hold a dozen each. |
They will cost you about cent each,
and you can use them several times
over. Gather your eggs every few
hours, to keep them fresh and |
CLEAN, mark the date on each egg,
and charge twenty-five cents a dozen !
for them all. have not seen the
man who could supply the demand
for this class of goods. Get few
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