The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-02-23
Our Poultry
Department
PLANNING OUR WORK.
BERTHA TYSON, Editor

PLANNlN NJ OUK NOKh.
Ea.,,,.o,,. mos. 81 go ore o,dowed
=, '''''" $50
with Wohderlul amount OF nope ana
anticipation, and though we seldom, II
ever, come up to what we had antici-
mated vet after the first few DAYS of
r,''>,'' W. '''> ...,,.
"'H"Pp '''''''i''''' VIC "'e ''"0S !" Jump
up and try again as we so often tell
the children. What a blessing We are
SO constructed,
l., ,ro,or;,,, Que ,,.,r,. o,d ,,,oi.;,,,,
." - Np"' ,''5 WV wa" "''' '',"",''S
""I P'"i'' Oe'lcVe hioHl people lay
out more work than they can hope to
accomplish. In one sense this is
good thing, for il the aim be high, we
are sure to reach higher plane than
ii we made our aim within easy reach.
However, there is another side to
this question as with all others. We
are too prone to look around us and
see with magnliylng glasses what Mr..
! and Mrs. y. and B. have accomplished,
and being pretty well satisfied with our
selves, we reason ii they can accom-
plSh SO much, we can surely do as well
II not a little better. 1t is well to
know our own strength" and to be
fully persuaded As to the amount vi
work one is capable OF getting THROUGH
with ana make your plans accordingly.
Many people OF the latter class, plan
so much more work than they car hope
! to carry to successful point, that it
bchoovcS us to take lesson when we
st down to formulate our plans
From the foregoing preamble, cach
can decide for himself whether they
are in need OF little urging in order
to strive for something better or whc-
.''c ci,a n,is'r1a tney Snoulu De llt'ed with
WEE iL;N-'' .l Vi. ..I invl' "1,Io'''oh'
drcary" and we are unable to do any,
thing further than plan our work, I
should like to have NV readers take
advantage OF the many instructive Bull
lctins issued BY the Government, which
are to be had free for the asking. 1t is
good time now to read them over
carefully and decide what we. individ-
ually, would like to accomplish for the
season of 1907 in Our poultry yards.
Special attention is called to the fol-
lowing bulletins, application for same
to be made to James Wilson, Score
tary of Agriculture. WASHINGTON, d. c.
No. IL. Fowls: Care and Feeding.
81. Standard Varieties OF Chick
ems.
g. Ducks and Geese
1928 Eggs and their uses as food.
AL Poultry raising on the Farm.
W. SQUAD Raising.
1872. Poultry as food.
200 TURKEYS.
231 The Guinea Fowl and its use
as food.
236. Incubation and Incubators
cprT rtI,nco, o,,c-
YIN c1IrI >N y ~ ~ , l Elk
''' i-o-dNEEN rooD'
There is need OF grit in the poultry
yard, first, because OF the "scarceness
OF hens teeth and having no teeth she
must have something with which to
grind her food. Where a large flock
OF fowls are kept, it will be found ne
cessary to supply grit, as in few wears
unless the soil is very abundantlv sup
piled with gritty materials, they will
have exhausted the supply. Trv max
ing a sand pile near the hen-bouse.
you will be SURPRISED 70 see them
scratch and pick over it.-thev will also
surprise YOU with the sudden increase
in their egg production. Grit is also
necessary for the attendant, but that's
another kind of grit and we shall NOT
discuss it here.
In order to keep our flocks healthy
it is also necessary to supply charcoal