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

What . time some poultry keepers
have trying to get rid of scaly legs
anoag their fowls. All kinds Of dope"
q recommended. even to catching the
Asas and applying salvss and other
things from one to half dozen times.
A cd can with Q little kerosene in It
wfll do the business. little old
grease may b. added. One dipping
y the a6ectsd birds legs In this will
- u the scales.
The early Matched pullets will begin
laying sggs soon and as they are ex-
Deeted to furnish the bu''; Of the
winter eggs. prepare ample quarters
Tor all the young stock. To prevent
crooked breast bones the young fowls
should have poles about three inches
around or dat rails or lath three or
oour inches wide.
Those who expect to make their
young chickens grow vigorously and
tAsir hens lay we'll must forget that
they require an abundance Of mineral
hoods and supply them with all they
Assd. It 10 cheaper than any other
tssds. but Just ~ essential.
There IL no excuse for not having
Deffsctly 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 II
nat II necessary.
The number Of eggs that . goose
wfll lay and the fertility Of those eggs
10 largely determined by the care
given the breeding birds during the
winter months. II they receive prop
or caro- the reward of the caretaker
% 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 q fellow man who will prob
= ly remember it all his days.
II nothing better can, be had, milk
may be aerated by placing the cans in
. trough Of cold water and dipping
the milk with . ong-handled dipper
and pouring 1t back into the can I'M
til It 10 thoroughly cool.
For the past two or three years tho
earliest chicks have been somewhat
difficult to raise. Hatches have also
been poor, but with all these uncer-
tainties 1t pays to- get them Just a.
early a. you can.
Don't winter over . lot Of old kens
One year olds do the best laying, al
though two-year-old hens often do
very we'll. 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 we'll 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 4 heavy colony with few
bees; buy colony that has honey
Aough to last until the honey flow
15ts 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.
Pektn 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
10 to drive four stakes in the ground
and rip q burlap sack and stretch It
and fasten corners to stakes.
The oil can, properly used, is one of
the greatest money makers, or rather,
money savers. on the farm. Keep the
machinery we'll oiled
See that the cows udder is thor
oughly clean before beginning to
milk.
The way to get the largest returns
from the hens il to give them the best
care. especially the most careful feed
ing.
The best known remedy for gumbo
soil II to put onto 1t an abundance of
.stfawy manure.
!
When sows are raising two litters
Of pigs year. their pigs also require
ApDcial care