The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-04
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III FARM
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What q time some poultry keepers
have trying to get rid Of scaly legs
among their fowls. All kinds Of dope"
Is recommended, even to catching the
hens and applying salves and other
things from one to half a dozen times.
An old can with little kerosene in it
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 hatched pullets will begin
laying eggs soon and as they are OK.
pected to furnish the br'':: 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 fiat rails or lath three or
four inches wide.
Those who expect to make their
young chickens grow vigorously and
sheir 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~antilated 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
that is necessary.
The number Of eggs that a 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
help to fellow man who will prob
ably remember It all his days.
II nothing better can be had, milk
may be aerated by placing the cans In
a trough Of cold water and dipping
the milk with long-handled dipper
and pouring 1t back into the can un-
til it is thoroughly cool.
For the past two or three years the
earliest chicks have been somewhat
difficult to raise. Matches have also
been poor, but with all these uncer-
tainties it pays to get them just az
early as you can.
Don't winter over. lot of old hens.
One year olds do the best laying, al
though two-year-old hens often do
very well. Kill OF all the hens this
fall that were Matched previous to
1909.
Flowing is very much more effective
when the soil Is moist enough to pul.
verize well than when it 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 ia
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 colony that has honev
enough to last until the honey flow
sets I'M 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 tho
cream.
Pekin ducks are creamy white IN
color and should have orange yellow
colored beaks; deep blue eyes. with
orange colored shanks and toes.
A good way to make artificial shade
is to drive four stakes IN the ground
and rip burlap sack and stretch Il
and fasten corners to stakes.
The oil car. properly used, ID one Of
the greatest money makers. or rather,
money savers, on the farm. Keen the
machinery well oiled.
See that the cows udder Is thor.
oushly elsan before beginning to.
milk. u. 5@'
The NY % get the largest, returns
from the hons q 70 rive them the best
care. especially the most carsful Ted
thg. i3s ]. NJ
The best known remedy Tor xumbo.
soil 4. e PIT onto 4 O bundanos 81
straw manure. ss.
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