The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-11-03

hock; third, l0o0 q appetite and more
or less prolonged enaciation. Tho
presence Of these symptoms In his
birds suggest to the poultryman Who
is on his guard that the disease has
entered his flock
More than one-half Of the con-
plants regarding dairy cattle coming
through the winter in . poor. thin.
emaciated condition is due directly to
their being kept out too long In the
pasture and fields and then changing
them suddenly by putting them in
their winter quarters and feeding
them . ration Of hay. dry forage and
fodder.
Methods Of treating poultry diseases
do not. at the present time. rest upon
very secure foundations. and. even
II certain measures for treatment are
known to be effective. the average
p0ultryman does not have the time to
undertake treating his birds In the
manner that is required.
l
there been such interest taken in Jer.
seys throughout the entire country
a. has characterized the past twelve
months. In some sections in the west.
breeders and importers have not been
able to meet the demands for the
breed.
A vigorous male will serve we'll
about sixty does. although some breed
ers allow seventy-hve or even more.
The breeding season should be in
November and up to the middle Of
December. a. this will bring the kids
along IN March snd April.
Fowls that are confined in limited
quarters must be watched carefully or
the ground will become contaminated
and filthy. Frequent spadings are
good but changing yards and seeding
to rape or some thick growing crop
II better.
By good care and proper feeding
several dollars may be added to the
value of any calf during the irst
year. The total increase by this
means would amount to millions Of
dollars to the dairy farmers Of the
state.
It certainy will pay to keep a COW
that is in full flow Of milk In a cool.
dark stable in the daytime during the
hot season, when flies seem to wear
the very life out of her; then attend
to feeding and watering her.
heifer calves of his best cows and NOT
depend on anybody's offerings to re-
plenish his herd. 1t is absurd to sup
pose that he can buy cows as reason
able as he can raise them.
Far too many sheep owners follow
the practise Of securing a ram Of fair
appearance but with little pretentions
to good breeding, because such q ram
can always be picked up cheaply in
almost any community.
1t is not necessary to have a large
farm and running water for ducks to
swim in. They will do we'll II they
have plenty of water to drink. A
low marshy place is the ducks para.
disc, however.
Success will not come the first
year In fact, 1t takes two or more
years to get started in the poultry
business, and then you must keep
everlastingly at it to make a sue
cess.
The farmer who says that hens are
nuisance generally speaks the truth
as far as his individual experience
goes. His method, or lack Of method,
makes them a veritable nuisance
Cats are quite fond of little chicks
and once they get the habit they can
destroy and devour as many chicks as
any other animal that preys on the
feather tribe.
If you keep cross bred or mongrel
hens buy well built, vigorous male
and see how much bigger. better lay
ing, more uniform the chicks will be
next summer.
Brood sows will nose through three
inches of snow to get the green bite,
and will range about on their feet for
hours, which is In fact the main OBJ
ject.
The returns from farm-the
amount of money one can make per
acre-depends as much upon the man
himself as upon other conditions.
A sudden change in the way Of
feeding or in the care of chickens will
materially affect the egg yield. Usual
ly it will cause decrease