El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-30

IAN. people win tell you TO use
Nv nothing but pure bred horses
cattle. hogs or sheep, but when
it comes TO poultry they win tell you
that you can get as good results from
common stock It seems queer indeed
that-they do not reason along the same
lines IN each instance. There is great
satisfaction In raising a nice. uniform
flock OF chickens. and you must have
pure bred stock 10 be able to DO this
The person with nice flock Of pure
bred chickens VIII get more eggs than
the person with mongrels. and VIII
have quite a demand for eggs for set
ting purposes. This win make more
money for the raiser and give. more SAT-
isfaction all the way along
Why not make start now with pure
bred poultry Probably you have
flock Of mongrels IL so. why nor sell
enough Of them TO buy pen Of pure
bredT You viii have less 60 care Tor.
for them and you VIII have made
start in the rigHt direction that you
VIII never regret
Food for Poultry.
The fertility in your eggs and STAN
ina in your Young chicks next spring
attention given TO your breeders at
this time Don't neglect them.
The he meats both vegetable and ani-
nal food, and must have both 70 keep
healthy and productive. In the sum
mer- nature furnishes bugs and worms
fer the animal part Of her rations. In
The winter we must supply the animal
food. and, where kept IN confinement.
liz The summer also,
Fresh. green cut bone makes the best
substitute FOR the bugs and worms,
whsle commercial beef scrap and bone
meal are almost as good
IL is so essential to the health and
esq production thar some animal food
be furnished. that YOU cannot afford to
omit it, II YOU haven't used one OF
the other Of these feeds try them
Make Hens Scratch.
Arrange a scratch pen for your chick
ems, keep II filled six OF eight inches
deep with stray or otler good litter SO
that they viii have 10 scratch for most
of their food. 1T IS the nature ~ hens
20 scratch and Dig they are happiest
when so doing The busy hen digests
and assimilates her food best and pro-
duces the most eggs.
An extra allowance of grain scattered
N the litter AZ ntght VIII start them
exercising the first thing in the morn
ing, as some grain VIII be left over.
Chickens Need Grit.
Tn poulrrydom there are two kinds
or &f4lf IlfSL, rne KIND the fowls need
70 make their food co. second. the kind
the keeper should have to make the
industry go--Southern Poultry Journal.
AS grit is the teeth for fowls. 10
should be Ted freely. in fact should be
kept before them all the time Hens
VIII starve to death with plenty of feed
before them If they are unable 10 pro-
cure grit for any great length Of time.
Grit is tonic and medicine that viii
cure Indigestion and keep fowls in
healthy condition and good working
order if their digestive Organs are in
good condition
Keep grit. oyster shell and cracked
bone before your fowls all the time
and you VIII find that vou have over
come one-haH the troubles with your
poultry.
Learn the business
Some people start into the poultry
business with great splurEe and
want everyone to know that they are
going TO be it' When they get dis
couraged and finally give up in dis
gust. they have very little to say and
viii tell you that they were not TO
blame. They are like the person that
put on ice skates Cor the first time
~they didn't cut much Ice The per-
sons who make a success are the per-
sons who sstart I'm a small way and
learn the ups and downs OF the business
as they gradually increase their flock