The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21

new pants is black.
FEATHERS AND EGGsHELLs.
II you are raising broilers, goo,
fattener Is wheat, scalded overnight
fed every other day.
II your poultry run Is full Of plan
tain, don't let your hens gorge them
selves or you will be plantin' them.
What poultry prefer to eat is not al
ways fit for the end In view. The!
prefer fat producers. Antlfat for fresl
eggs.
Beware Of beef scrap that smells lik,
fertilizer. It's Chicago tankage. Re
ject scrap that's yellowIsh It's Chi
hog-o crackllngs.
One reason why English poultr,
look 80 untidy in the showroom is be
cause they are shipped In wicker
hampers. They look 'ampered.
Blackhead has about destroyed thu
turkey industry Of New England. II
baldhead was 80 fatal, there would b.
no deacons left In the front pews.
When the small end Of the egg Il
elevated during Matching, the head
grows In the wrong end, and thus de-
formed chick cannot come out, but IN
this and other cases you often come
out the small end Of the horn.
A poultryman's work Is series Of
details. Itemize your days duties
and put the most important items first
Then shove them through, and do
all II It's not beyond your strength.
A small thing well done Is better than
big thing bungled.
When you dress fowl to sell feed II
nothing for day before. This is the
law In some states. Thus the digestive
system will be empty. II fowl is full
fed and to be drawn, make an incision
around the rectum and tie the organ
with strong cord. There will thus be
no accident, and your fowl Will not be
foul.
When you permit your poultry to
drink from the foul pools around the
manure pile, just remember that an
egg is largely water. No wonder your
young turkeys die when allowed to
wade through such mess. It's enough
to paralyze hog II your customers
see the picture 1t Will paralyze your
egg trade
Death Of chicks In the shell has
various causes-weak males, lack Of
moisture and improper ventilation In
incubators, too high or low temperature,
old eggs and last, but not least, open.
ing the door during Matching to count
the plpped eggs or to show OF the
wonderful marvel of nature to an awe
struck multitude.
The hard times, with the fall in
prices, will count something to the
on the feed question. Both
poultry and squad raisers cuiled down
TO a minimum and now have the finest
pens and lofts ever That much good
the high feed prices did, and you'll sec
the best stock raised this season Ia the
history Of poultrydom.
It's delightful chance you have to
make things hum this summer. Get
put Just the number Of chicks or duck.
ings you can feed well and care for. |
Then lay aside the spring fever and
he summer prostratlon. After a good, |
happy hustle you may slack up In the
'all long enough TO receive congratula-
Ions and then boost the rooster for |
winter eggs. May you always get
here.
During the winter season In Califor.
Tia fresh eggs sold at % cents. storage
.xtras at II cents, while wheat. oats
md corn stood at SIS. bran AT sl.G2k
nd mids at $3.50. Now. you eastern
who have been buying wheat
( 50 cents, corn at 90 cents. oats at Is
ents, bran at $3.50 and mids at sl40
nd al the same time selling eggs from
o 10 % cents, yes. you had better quit
our knocking.