Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-04-13
ABCuT POulTRY.

eESS 1ou may Spol Nnole IatGn
before you get il Strengthened out. All
the newer makes OF machines have reg.
alators SO nicely adjusted that once set
NJ a given temperature they are there
to stay until readjusted. All the oper-
ator need concern himself about is
supply iug heat enough the machine viii
not let it set too high If the regulator
Is right. OF course the machine can
not keep the heat up If not enough is
supplied Use your Judgment. | once
had a man complain 10 me that the
nest Would not stay up he said if the
regulator was any good il ought to
not let the heat get low at night when
the house got cold. / asked him IL he
gave any attention TO the burning Of
the lamp higher TO provide for the low
er temperature Of the room ut night
He had not He thought the machine
would see 10 all that Your regulator
Us 10 see that heat does not get too high
and II vii! 10 IL too by raising the
damper ut precisely the moment that
the temperature is high enough the
damper viii then drop down again
when heat drops inside, but farther
than this Il cannot GO You must see
that the heat is supplied in sufficient
quantity b. turning NJ the lamp.
Use your level or plumb line ana be
sure the machine sets perfectly level
lllN ma aI'IEtl 10 bt lllSf "a
20 some out II you stop to think Won
will soon see Why we Insist on level
! machine. The water always seeks the
! lowest level, therefore that corner of
] machine which is lowest viii carry tho
. deepest volume of water or course th..
! deeper tiie water the more heat il gives
/ off and this is the main reason yvhv
/ good reliable machines often give poor
/ service in the hands Of one party while
/ another apparently uo more painstak-
/ ing viii have good luck no; ONLY is
! the difference in depth of water To
I blame for unsteadyness Of temperat,,re.
! but the water in the pipes does not
! circulate a. il should
Soft shencd eggs ere caused sv
I lack OF lime in the system OF tho hens
( sometimes IL is caused from an overfat
condition. To supply lime give oyster
/ shell or lime in the form Of plaster 10
] prepare tho plaster mix sand and lime
/ as Tor house plaster spread thinlv ANA
let dry, hen break up fine enough for
/ the fowls use. Char and crush All
! shells from the eggs you use in cook
/ ing for the hens. Bone either ground
/ into meal or simply cracked into pieces
| the size Of peas is good and so lis all
J falfa or clover hay. OYSTER shell ie
! the best commercial article Won can
/ buy ready prepared perhaps but per-
/ SunalN we have never bought but one
/ 25-pound lot, and we have half of IL
/ left. We feed clover and alfalfa and
skim milk ali the time, SO do not need
/ the bought products Sand and grit
/ however are needed at all times Where
soft water is given entirely for drink
! there is more need of lime to be sup
Piled in the ration.
| Better. stronger chicks, chicks that
VIII i've and thrive with out pamper-
| ing are the ones we are after ii en-
/ ables us TO get all the chicks we need
with fewer hatches So if a little extra
| care and attention will allow us 10 get
all the chicks we need fro n three or
| four matches why not give il to them
/ instead OF carrying through several
more indifferent matches loosing half
we do get and having the Job on hand
! all spring and summer and a lot of
! young immature chicks to take into the
/ winter.
! Provide good clean nests where they
are handy for the hens and handy for
the egg harvester to get the eggs
! Make them dark and inviting with
some sort of nest egg so you wont
need TO use a common egg for the ptlr-
pose and run the risk Of getting them
mixed up with the good eggs A man
who wont provide plenty of suitable
nests for the hens has no right TO
complain if biddie insists on laying in
the horse barn, where she can find y
NICE clean nest in the dark managers.
The long cold rains of spring are bad
for the adult fowls as well as the
chlcks. Look out for them a little
If 1t rains good share of the day they
must be provided with something 10
40 inside as well as in severe winter
weather Keep the scratch shed going
yet for several weeks. Lots of fowls
contract colds and roup these damn
/ spring days while out trying 70 rustic
something to eat
II saves many steps if. when puttins
dishes away, you carry them To the
china closet in a tray, as il accommo-
dates 50 many more dishes than one
can carry in the hands. tray should
be used also when removing them from
| the table. This is SO frequently neg
! lected and so many extra steps have
TO be taken that II is worthy Of being
mentioned.
If you are using broode-s for rearing
chicks you cannot expect TO get along
on one. A brooder should have not
more than fifty chicks to the brooder
and EXCEPT i'm summer weather no flock
OF young chicks ought to be expected
to get along with out heat al the age
or three weeks when we want the
brooders for our second hatch OF chicks.
II burners get clogged and smell had
boil them out in strong soda water
brush with stiff tooth brush and see
tEat the air shaft is clear SMOKING,
lamp Will not give off a good yupply
ol neat ana besides Is an abomination
10 the operator as well as TO the hatch
me chicks. Keep the wicks boiled ON;
toe frequently.
Honey should be kept ir A dry. warm
spot--not. as is usually done, In the
cellar. As II IS naturally moist. II is
nkely 70 attract more moisture and get
thin II placed in the average cellar.
MIX is an excellent substitute for
soap in washing dishes Ii not only
softens the water and gives the dishes
clear polished look but il preserves
the hands from chapping 1t also pre-
vents a greasy scum rrom appearing on
the top OF the water
The effectiveness Of whitewasb is
greatly increased If It is applied hot. get
ting II well into all cracks and corners.
The addition OF plenty OF salt also a!Is.
Sweeping with the CARPET sweeper
VIII be more effectual If the sweeper is
pushed in the same direction as the
warp OF q rug-not against it.
a rolling stirring motion done with
the palm Of the hand on the eggs once
or twice a day after the sixth day will
result in stronger chicks and more of
them. Not all Incubator operators do
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