East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-31


Chicks should be ready for market
by the time they are eight weeks old,
and any of the large breeds will be IL
properly pushed
The man who thinks that any old
hens, in any old place, taken care Of
in any old way, will produce good re-
suits will soon find out that he is
doomed to disappointment.
II poultry Is fed vegetable parings,
cooked and mixed with meal, they
are almost certain to get too fat. AL
most all kinds of parings or vegetables
will be readily eaten II chopped fine
enough. This acts as green food and
does not fatten.
This Is one of the best months for
caponizing. II you have never tried
It, study the matter a little and then
experiment. Caponizing pays espec-
tally where you have an over supply
of cockerels.
Remember that during the fall
months, especially while moultlng the
chicken Is called upon to furnish
feathers which draw heavily upon its
vitality. An increased grain ration is
therefore necessary to support the
strain.
1t Is poultry sense or wisdom to Sc
lect stock now and prepare to market
all fowls that you think will not pay
for their keep during the winter
months. Old hens should be fatten-
ed and killed or sold-in fact, all un-
desirables should be gotten rid OF as
quickly as possible.
When charcoal is fed to poultry
with a dry mash, It should be mixed
two pounds OF charcoal to twenty
pounds Of gran.
All hens two years old should be
sold and all young ones that appear
fat and lazy should go along with
them
The ration Of poultry should not be
fattening during warm weather. They
should be fed scantily so as not to
get too fat Their diet should be
mostly wheat and oats. together with
all the green stuff they will eat. They
need the green. especially II they are
confined in small yards.-Fortworth
.CitiZen-Star.
Quarrelsomc Fowls.
Quarrelsome, fighting birds are a
nuisance In poultry yards and, be-
sides are a detriment to the well be-
ing OF the rest of the flock. If tur-
keys. geese, ducks or guineas fail to
get along with other poultry they
should be separated from the Others
in order that all may get along in
peace and thrive. This they will not
do II there Is continual warfare go
ing on among them.
One quarrelsome bird will otter
keep others It does not like from get
ting enough to eat to keep them II
good condition and healthy. Why
such fowls are kept in a flock that /!
peaceably inclined is hard TO accoun
for. They knock off the profits of 6
flock of hens, and are not worth keep
ing. Guineas, as a rule, should not b'
kept with other poultry as they ap
pear to be natural enemies of chick
ems
There is no use expecting fowls t
give best results where any consid
cradle number Of them are misused OF
imposed upon by other fowls or b!
humans. Poultry should not be an
noyed by any agency, for II they arr
1t will have marked influence il
determining results TO be secured
from them.
Study the Dairy Cows Wants.
The dairy COW is In many respects
a milk manufacturer The feed tina
she eats is transformed into mill
that Is always demanded by the hu
man family, and the amount Of mill
produced is largely dependent on tn
quality and amount of feed given thu
COW. This is the reason why ever!
dairyman should study the matter
rations carefully as well as the ma
ture of his individual cows.
Some cows do better on one ration
than other cows will do on the sam'
rations; and the cows that do not d.
so well on IL will do much better OIL
some other ration. This matter shoul'
be looked into by the dairyman an'
the ration that does the cow the mos
good and the one that she ike
should be fed to her. Certain II is
though, that no COW will make mill
unless she is given the wherewitha
in the shape of satisfactory feed ant
sufficient quantity Of 1t.
Strippings.
Don't keep COW just because sh'
looks good or has a pedigree as lon'
as a line of railroad. Judge her b!
her performance at the milk pail, an'
II she Is not up to the work let ne
go to the butchers block.
Don't overlook the fact that 1t cost
,,Ni1 lrnr .
does to feed profitable one.
Are you building a silo this yea
or have you one to fill? If you ar
building one make 1t large enough t
take care of the increase of you
herd.
During the fall and early winte
dairy cows need liberal care and I'D
eral feeding. This will prevent thei
coming out OF the winter in thin con
dtion. The change from pasture U
dry feed should be gradual.
The heifer with her first calf an
her first experience of being mike