The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-08

POULTRY ON THE FARM.
Come Attention Paid to This End Of
the Stock Raising Industry.

. The day has gone when the care
q poultry on the farm consists Of lot
ting thsm range at large during the
aammer and throwing the hens . bit
q corn for their feed during the win
~. allowing them access to the snow
DRIFT for their water supply.
TO be sure. poultry can exc out an
existence with this treatment now -
veil as formerly, but II It did not pay
when eggs were from 3 to Z. cents
pr dozen, It surely can not pay now
when the rate Is from Is to so cents.
The farmer has an advantage over
he city dweller. ~ he 10 able to pro-
duee . large partof the mixed ration
lsosssary for the profitable feeding
q poultry. Still on most farms It
VIII not be unwise or improbable to
buy some Of the materials needed to
giyo the poultry . mixed ration dur
ing the winter II it 10 not profitable II
There are but few farms upon which
With little care most Of tho material
1pe . mixed ration can b. raised.
A000 10 oVAA0 AoA I'D ~ oAIuoSONS -
the soil Of which is Of such 2 com.
position. that It may be necessary to
buy the grit supply. Upon many more
. supply of protein may be bought
cheaper In the form of beef scraps
than produced upon the farm. Like
wise. where poultry Is kept in large
numbers, the necessary supply OF
charcoal may have to be purchased.
unless the consumption Of wood hap
pens to be large on this farm.
If the farmer has not given the
subject thought, he may not realize
that the fodder produced on the ord1.
nary farm does not give enough Of q
supply Of green food for the poultry
during the winter. With some sup
ply of green food may be secured
either by raising clover or cowpeas,
both Of which will, besides giving
supply of green stuff" give an abun-
dant supply Of nitrogen. If the farmer
cares to raise neither Of these, he may
supply the vegetable lood needed in
the shape Of cabbage, turnips or beets,
preferably the latter, as the users Of
high-priced eggs sometimes stipulate
that the hens shall be fed on cabbage
or other substances that may give an
of flavor to the eggs.
After provision has been made for
. variety of food, says the Farmers
Voice, care must be taken that the
poultry, especially the laying hens.
have an abundant supply of water. ii
they are not given skim-milk, or the
egg supply will be shortened. We
know from actual experience that 70
hens will use gallon Of water = day,
during cold weathsf. II they are per
United to get at it readily and - fro
'Quently as they like.
We do not warrant any one an abun-
.dant supply of eggs, even with a
mixed ration and plenty Of water,
II their fowls are old hens or imma'
ture pullets, but with pullets mature
by the LIST of November, or hens not
more than IS months old at the be-
ginning Of the winter laying season
.Aggs should be obtained In paying
quantities.
After the eggs are gathered It 10
not necessary to trade them to the
grocer for whatever he is disposed to
give for them. Fresh eggs during the
winter are in demand at god prices
In very large city; indeed, many
towns viii use q small number at q
premium over the price Of "store
,eggs"-or storage eggs. The producer
OF winter eggs can easily find mar