Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25

: POULTRY JorTINGs.

and clover or alfalfa to supply the
same clements.
Don't allow the chickens to roost in
trouble with mites. They get into the
barns and 1t lie impossible to get rid OF
them at all. They will bottle, the
horses and cattle, I have seen fat steers
so tormented with chicken mites that
they had rubbed great patches OF hair
ioff trying to get rid Of their tormentors
THE owner Of these cattle swore he
would have the life Of every old hen
Jon the place. This trouble can all be
avoided II the fowls are kept in their
'own quarters and these quarters kept
free from the pests. If they are not
very plentiful. so they are we'll salts.
fled with the chicken flock they do not
where the fowls roost. 1t Is where they
swarm in such hordes that they are
on every thing that comes near the
poultry plant that they get scattered
about h place. Taken at the star,
they can be gotten rid of ana it Is
simply curelessness TIT allows them
to accumulate in such hordes.
1t is well always to bear in mind that
the laying hen should be kept in q
lean muscular condition. not fat Oh
flabby If we are TO reap a harvest OF
eggs By this we do MOI mean thai
the hen should be starved to ~leanness
as to produce muscle and sinew, in.
stead of fatty matter. Unlimited exer.
else Will tend to keep your hen lear or
most any wholesome food.
1t is claimed that salt butter giver
first thing in h morning before the
regular teec will cure and prevent
gapes. 1t Is perfectly harmless to the
chick so it will pay to give 1t a trial
IN case gapes are suspected to be pres.
emit.
1t ays best at this time of year to
give oil kinds Of fowls as nearly free
with their mothers should have their
liberty SO they may seek shade and
water at Will.
1t is a good plan to sprinkle the
ground and runs with lime the ploW
them they are MOI
seeded down. 1t makes the runs cleal
revel IN the cool moist earth during
the heated term. Keep some moist
spots in the soft earth If you have to
sprinkle them each day.
Personally 1 do not believe there is
much in the notion that feed has much
to do with the color on white birds
I've seen birds as white as chalk. grow
up on the same farm and fed on the
very same feed as another that turned
out quite brassy when full grown. II
is needless to say these birds were moi
from the same mating. To get snow
white birds, birds that can feed on vel.
low orr u In the sun as much as
they like. and still retain the clear
White nIlnll0Q Won Ynu,of oct o+0o1, pun<
from brassy tendencies. There is suck
stock to be had. and there is plenty Of
the other kind. We have in our DOS.
session a cock four years old that has
yet shown a trace Of brass OF
cream color, whether fed on yellow corn
or wheat. He runs in the sun at will
He has deep yellow or orange legs, vel.
low beak and bay eye, SO you see it waa
not necessary to sacrifice color Of leRs
and y to get the white plumage. Con-
trary to the claim some people make
that a snow white bird IL hot SO hardy
n vigorous as q bird with more rich
color. this bird last year when three
years old took care Of Is hens and IN
July the eggs were strong and fertile
SO that one hen Matched every egg and
got nice strong chickens. Some Of his
sons are as like him In color shape and
size as to be taken for their sire IL II
were not for the difference in age. SD
AN ~S StS 40obAtiCS AA0 NC4A ~ ltlS VA
spring. Just where people get these
notions is a mystery, but they have
them n they stick to them In spite
of all practical demonstrations to the
contrary.
A strictly infertile egg will not rot
in three weeks of incubator heat. IL
part of the eggs that failed to hatch
we're rotten 1t is proof that the g
was fertile alright, but the germ had
lie for some cause. either before be.
Ing placed In the machine or soon aft.
er. Once an egg is fertilized it is OF
the nature Of all animal life and the
moment that life ceases 1t begins to de.
cay, an tnfertilized egg Is not of this
nature and will keep very much longer
at a high temperature. The fertile germ
may be kept alive from three weeks
to n month IL the temperature is even
ana low enough. And 1t may be kept
from actually spelling, just as any dead
animal flesh may, If kept In cold stor-
dead. A really infertile egg Is as clear
and firm and nice looking after six
days In the machine as a fresh egg. the
g that was fortified but got chilled
or died for some other reason will not
be much spoiled. just spotted or thin
n VIII spread out over the saucer
when broken. After ten lays In the
machine these eggs will not hang to.
gether when broken. It is well to
know about these things, for we are
apt to conclude that every egg thai
tests out is Hinfertile and work on the
flock to remedy this when possibly this
is not h case. Perhaps we turned or
the neat too suddenly at first and &c
permanently injured several of the
germs that happened to lie close to the
upper surface Of egg. Or by careless.
ness In gathering the eggs we may hay.
allowed some to get chilled or to bs
set on Just long enough to injure then
for Matching. oh there are so many
Things To- learn about the business no
there are those who hnd no greater
pleasure than to study out thesa thi,an