The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-12

fed in the form Of a mash. The green
food, which has previously been
| steamed with hot water, is mixed with
the mash and also fed. At night the
feed consists of oats and corn fed in
the zen litter as in the morning.
How Much to Feed-No absolute
rule can be laid down as to the amount
of feed to give laying hens. A plan
which has been very satisfactory with
the station flock is to feed one pint of
wheat to each pen of twenty hens in
the morning and one pint Of oats
with all the corn on the cob they will
eat for the evening feed. At noon
they are given all the mash they will
eat UP clean. As the grain is meas.
ure,l out to them and the amount is
therefore somewhat arbitrary. the
| birds are allowed to eat up all they
want OF the mash. The mash thus
acts as regulator on the appetite of
tie bids. The fowls are forced ta
scratch for the grain feeds thus giving
them the needed exercise whic., is
conducive to an active existence. Good
! judgment on the part of the feeder
must be used at all times.
Selection of Stock.
| Breed selection-No one breed OF
fowls can be recommended as best for
North Dakota or any particular local
| itS within the state. And yet. be-
iieve. that the most profitablc farmers
fow! is one OF the general purpose type
or a fowl tat combines both the egg
and Eleat producing qualities. The Sc
| lection of enc of the varieties of the
Plymouth ECck. Wyandotte or Rhode
Island Red breeds will be found salts
fac;o.y. As TO choice of the particu-
lar variety within TIE breed. indivii-
ual tastes differ, but whether the birds
shall lie black or white. solid color ed
o. / a: tic lo~ed. is not material con-
sheraton from the standpoint OF eco
noIicel production.
"seleot'on OF Breeding S;ock-The
coa.iccn pre- ctice, as followed in the
average isra,yard, of using the entire
fox IS breeding stock has little to
CONN end it. Eggs from all CT the
lirl. socd ;nd POOR alike, are used
fer la ching purposes. Tie logical re.
suit CT this p:actic, is that you bring
TIE SIZE. weight. health and stamina
o. tie lroseny down to a leve! with
tie average specimen of your flock.
AS far as Improvement in the flock is
conc e.aed You remain either at a
sIandstill or else deterioration takes
place. Use no understood. immature
or eny;ting bur the most healthy
specimen III the breeding flock. Select
breed that suits you and above all
don't mix the breeds. If you have a
grade fack and do not care to part
with it use pure-bred males of some
good breed each year and stick to that
breed. Be careful of TOO close in.
breeding. and to the farmer whose
flock runs at large would advise
against the use Of cockerels OF his own
breeding or the use Of the same males
two years in succession. If these few
simple rules are observed you will
raise better fowls of greater stamina.
better health. larger size and increas-
ed fecundity.
General Management.
NO fiocks OF fowls will care for
themselves and produce q profit The
personal equation enters largely into
the poultry business and much OF the
success of the poultryman depends on
care and attention TO details. A de-
votion to all phases Of the work is
essential to the best success. Punctu-
ality as regards the time Of feeding:
keeping the house properly ventilated
and thus having the walls and ceilings
dry at all times: observing rigid
cleanliness in the pens by placing
dropping boards under the roosts:
using ashes or sand on the dropping
board. thus absorbing all disagree
able doors SO detrimental to the
health of closely housed fowls; these
are some of the essential features Of
successful poultry raising. An inva-
sion OF parasites. such as lice or mites
must be continually guarded against.
If dust baths are provided and ordi-
nary cleanliness observed the healthy
hen will keep rid of body lice. A
yearly application of germicide on the
whole interior of the house with an
occasional one of kerosene on the
roosts and nests are excellent prevent.
ives against lice and mites. In the
carrying out of all of these details the
paramount object of the caretaker
should be to strive for the best health
and comfort of his fowls. They will
surely repay him in an overffowing
egg basket.
The rearing Of poultry in Nortt.
Dakota is comparatively new in
dustry in rev tate. If it keeps pace
with the O. her industries of the state
il VIII need a Wider dissemination Of
the knowledge of better housing. bet
ter feeding. he ter stock and better
management. The North Dakota State
Poultry association and the farm pa
pers ere doing notable work in ed
TIC ting their patrons and readers on
mere eff cient methods and practices
in growing poultry. Your own Agri-
cultural College and Experiment sta.
ton stands ready at all times to do
what it con in the furtherance Of the