Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-11-11

What time some poultry keepers
nave trying to get rid of scaly legs
, among their fowls. All kinds Of dope"
s recommended, even to catching the
hens and applying salves and other
hings from one to half dozen times.
An old can with little kerosene In 1t
will do the business. A little old
grease may be added. One dipping
of the affected birds legs In this will
end the scales.
The early Matched pullets will begin
laying eggs soon and as they are ex-
pected to furnish the bv": Of the
winter eggs, prepare ample quarters
for all the young stock. To prevent
crooked breast bones the young fowls
should have poles about three inches
around or fat rails or lath three or
four inches wide.
Those who expect to make their
Young chickens grow vigorously and
their hens lay we'll must forget that
they require an abundance of mineral
foods and supply them with all they
need. 1t is cheaper than any other
feeds, but just as essential.
There is no excuse for not having
perfectly well-ventilated poultry
houses because they are inexpensive
and require not much time to build
them. Warmth in the poultry houses
should be sacrificed for ventilation If
hat is necessary.
The number of eggs that goose
will lay and the fertility of those eggs
is largely determined by the care
given the breeding birds during the
winter months. If they receive prop
er care the reward of the caretaker
is sure.
The farmer who takes reasonable
pains to show the hired man the best
methods of working will not only be
the gamer himself, but will be giving
q help to a fellow man who will prob
ably remember it all his days.
If nothing better can be had. milk
may be aerated by placing the cans in
trough of cold water and dipping
the milk with long-handled dipper
and pouring 1t back into the can UNI
til it is thoroughly cool.
For the past two or three years the
earliest chicks have been somewhat
difficult 20 raise Hatches have also
been poor, but with air these uncer-
tainties it pays to get them just as
early as you can.
Don't winter over a lot of old hens.
One year olds do the best laying, al
though two-year-old hens often do
very we'll Kill off all the hens this
fall that were Matched previous to
1909.
Flowing is very much more effective
when the soil is moist enough to pull
verize well than when 1t is too dry.
Turning hard clods of earth upside
down really does very little good
The most expensive manurial sub
stance the farmer has to purchase is
the commercial fertilizer which con-
tains nitrogen. such as nitrate OF soda,
guano. tankage, etc.
Don't buy a heavy colony with few
bees: buy a colony that has honey
enough to last until the honey flow
sets in, and see that the colony has
plenty of bees.
DO not omit cleansing the separator
every time after using; neglect in this
will impair the efficiency of the ma.
chine and damage the quality of the
cream.
Pekin ducks are creamy white in
color and should have orange yellow
colored beaks; deep blue eyes, with
orange colored shanks and toes.
y A good way to make artificial shade
Vie S.pur stakes in the ground
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zap sack and stretch 1t
s to stakes.
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