The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-06-09
Feed on the Floor.

good digestion and provide for neces-
sary exercise.
| Feed on the Floor.
1.-THE best method for securing ex-
ercise is to feed portion of the grain
ration in the litter on the scratching
floor. This grain mixture for 100 hens
from october Is to April Is, consid-
ering present prices in this district
should be 1900 pounds of wheat, 400
pounds of corn, 200 pounds of oats.
Mix these and feed six pounds in the
evening. In addition to this make
mixture of 500 pounds of bran and
shorts, 200 pounds of cornmeal, 200
pounds of oil meal and fed six pounds
a day in the dry feed hopper. Also
feed six pounds of alfalfa hay chop
ped fine and six pounds of carrots,
cabbage or mangels. Make a mixture
of 100 pounds of oyster shell, 200
pounds of granulated bone, 200
pounds of meat meal. Feed two and
half pounds a day in one section of
the dry feed hopper. AS the hens
| would need more lime than they
would get from the oyster shell, Stake
one bushel of lime, mix to a stiff NOR
tar in box where the hens will have
access to it at all times, also keep
them supplied with liberal amount
of sharp gravel"
Make Quarters SaSnitary.
| Regarding the selection of site for
poultry houses, Professor Smith said
it is desirable that the land be well
drained and preferably sloping so no
water will stand in the yards during
rainy weather. A southern slope
should be selected when practicable.
He added:
"The house should be dry, warm,
well lighted, well ventilated and so
arranged as to be easily kept clean.
The walls should be tight and abso-
lutely windproof, leaving no cracks
around the foundation, the caves or
gables. The curtain front houses
give the best results. as they provide
good ventilation without drafts.
considering cost of construction,
ton and light, the following plan is
| one that I have found to give general
| satisfa ction:
| Small Room Best.
"The house is 32x16 in floor dimen
| sion, divided into two rooms with
tight partition between. tt will pro-
| vide room for 100 hens, so in each
ROM The front is 6 feet inches
high, the back feet inches and the
gable s feet inches 4 inches in height,
6 feet from the front and 10 feet from
| the rear. The roost platform In each
section is 16 feet long, feet wide
and IS inches from the floor
"There is a nest rack IL feet long
| and Is inches wide and s inches deep
under the platform. 1O-inch board,
hinged to the front of the nest, drops
down to gather the eggs. The nests
| are dark There is no bottom to the
nest rack, and the rack is not fasten-
ed to anything, so it can be easily
moved for cleaning. Each section has
two roosts 16 feet long, Is inches
apart, made of 1x3 lumber set edge
wise, with strip 1X2, rounded, nailed
on top. These are set six inches above
the platform and are loose, so that
they can be taken out for cleaning.
| She flooring is built of matched lum-
Der.
What Is Needed.
"The posts are 2x6. two feet apart;
studding and rafters are 2X4, two feet
| apart The structure is sheathed with
shiplap, covered with paper and sided
with thin siding. The roof is sheathed
close and covered with two-ply as
phalt roofing. The upped three feet
of the front of the house is left open
and covered with poultry netting.
There are four frames feet by feet
inches, made of Ike, hinged to the
plate and covered with CLOTH to be
hooked up to the roof in fair weather,
but closed at night and during stormy
| weather. There is a door 6X2 feet in
one end and also in partition. A dust
bath box eight inches deep, four feet
long and Is inches wide is in each
room. Dry feeding box drinking foun-
tain are in the partition.
1.-The materials required for thu
house are the following: Twenty
seven pieces 2x6, 16 feet long; pieces
2x4, 10 feet long; 10 pieces 1x2, 16
feet, surfaced both sides; 500 feet
short flooring, 400 feet of shiplap,
600 feet surfaced boards, 500 feet thin
siding, 100 feet 1X4, surfaced; 3 rolls
building paper, 500 square feet roof
ing paper, 10 pounds god nails, 10
pounds 10d nails, 40 pounds Sd nails
u pair strap hinges, gallons good