East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-19
Poultry Pointers,

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If you want to retain your reputa-
ton, don't try to pack eggs and sell
them to your customers, when they
expect you to deliver them fresh eggs.
You can't always tell by the looks,
but you can by the taste.
Do not throw a handful Of straw
in an uninviting box and call it a
nest. Hens are somewhat discrim-
mating and each one Is willing to
fight for the best nest
Quality always counts, especially in
poultry and eggs that are sent to the
markets. See to it that poultry is in
the best condition and that the eggs
are clean and uniform in size. They
sell better.
See that hens have as many nests
as they need to accommodate the
flock. Many eggs are broken by the
hens when they begin to fight.
When all has been said, good old
style coal oil or hot whitewash car
bolized is the stuff for mites, lard and
gum camphor the killer for head lice
and strong. fine tobacco powder the
quietus for body lice.
Chicks that do not make a good
continuous growth should be mark
ed for market or put out of their
troubles II small and at standstill.
tuberculosis often stops growth
dead, and marasmus will, sometimes
change chicks to wabbly feathered
skeletons.
When fowls are kept on the same
ground for some time 1t becomes fill
To-
oned, causing sickness among the
chickens. Such yards should be
plowed or spaded frequently.
A good mash for the pullets con.
sists of one part cornmeal, one part
boiled vegetables, two parts wheat
bran and beef scraps to make 10 pei
cent Of the mixture by bulk. This
should be mixed with milk or water
until II Is crumbly.
Sick hens should be removed from
the flock as soon es their sickness Il
discovered and before other fowl.
take the disease, II It Is contagious.
The one who makes the most with
poultry is he or she who is wides
awake when handling details.
Good clean, medium-sized eggs o
any color, in attractive packages will
bring the highest price on any marke
regardless Of color. What the egg
consuming world demands most i
freshness and cleanliness in the pro
duct.
Don't house the chicks closely
Leave the doors and windows wild
open: give them all the fresh air yo'
can. Close housing Of birds accus
TONED to the open is as apt to brin
on roupy colds as exposure. Mos
colds are the result Of bad air, any
way
Draining the Land.
No farmer should dodge the we
spots in his fields. A few dollar
spent in drainage will make thes
spots yield valuable crops, and Wi
make the cultivation Of the Who'll
field more convenient.
Don't wait for nature to drain tn
lands without assistance. Natur
alone did not remove the stumps an
stones from the wooded, stony lands
Don't let the damaging water ge
on TO land, II it can be prevented. A
ounce Of prevention is worth a poun
Of cure in drainage.
Don't think II takes a wizard to la
tile properly. Have a survey mad
sufficient in detail to show that ther
IS sufficient fall. An intelligent US
of this fall will then be Joined wit
advantage.
Don't let the waste banks Of ditch
es grow up to weeds Get them sodd
ed and make them both valuable en-
attractive.
Don't let outlet bitches remain idl
when they should be working. Hav
surface bitches and tile to keep ther
busy
Don't spend a dollar for sma
bitches or tile on a marsh until a
outlet is assured.
Don't fail to give land drainage tn
Prof. E. r. Jones in Fort Worth CT
Jrof. z r. Jones in Fort Worth Ci
izen-Star.
Srippfnp.
In feeding a calf by hand, allo
Il to remain by itself for twelve {
more hours when milk IL offere'