The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-24

such AZ sand or grayeliy ioan. - pre-
ferable TO a clay soil. In most local.
ties the building should face the south.
as this insures the greatest amount OF
sunlight during the winter. Allow AZ
least two square feet OF floor space
per bird Proper ventilation and sun
light mean dry house and healthy
birds The partial open-front house IL
conceded to be the best type Tor mosa
sections. The colony plan Of housing
poultry MAJ be adopted to good ad-
vantage on MANI farms. This system
does away with the danger Of tainted
soil The .oosts should be built on the
same level two feet six Inches from
the floor with tToppiAgboard about
eight inches below them Good roosts
n,ay be made Of two by two-inch ma
terial. with upper edges rounded. The
rests may lee placed on the side walls
Or under the dropping BOARDS. It IL
best TO aave them 1arkene6. as the
hens prefer a secluded place In which
To lay.
Farts AZ TO Feea1nG.
In order to obtain eggs. II II neces-
sary to have healthy. vigorous stock.
properly fed. Nature provides worms
and bugs. seeus and green's. grit and
water. which are scientifically classi-
he, In the order named as heterogeneous
..,aterial OF portieu. nOnuatfogenous
succulentk mineral matter and water.
nd for these nouItrymen should feed
in the order named-eaEs. meat tgreen
cut bone or beef scrap. milk. or cot
tace cheese: wheat. eats. corn. barley.
etc: lettuce. cabbage, kale, msogels.
alfalfa clover. etc; grt: and oyster
she'll. water. A splendid mixture for
laying hens is equal parts Of cracked
corn. wheat and oats. which shoulc be
scattered In the litter. Bran or mid
6Iinge and beef sc;ars should be kept
In receptacles to which the fowls have
access at all times. Plenty Of exercise
increases the egg yield. Provide four
or five inches OF GOOD. clean litter In
which to scatter the grain. Cabbage.
.nangels. potatoes. etc. make excellent
green feed When wet mashes are
fed. be sure they are crumbly and no,
sticky. For the first three days chicks
nay be fed a mixture OF equal parts
hard boiled eggs and stale bread. or
stale bread soaked in milk When
bread and milk are used. care should be
exercised to squeeze all r:ilk out OF
The bread. From the third Or fourth
day, until the chicks can eat wheat
6 nd cracked corn. commercial chick
feed In a good ration. Plenty OF pure.
fresh water. grit. shell and green FEED
should be available from the first day.
Feed the chickens about nve times daily.
and only what they will eat up clean
in a few minutes. except At night when
they should receive all they want
Esq PrsAoesSsA
Produce the jnsertile esq BY rule ..
found below:
Irfvrtiie eggs are producedi by hens
having no male birds with them. Re-
moving the male bird has no influence
On the number OF eggs laid BY the
hens. The hens greatest prodt-prc
ducine period 10 the FIRST and second
years. and unless a hen Is an excep-
sionaliy good breeder she should he
disposed Of At the end Of her second
laying season ard before starting to
rsolt. II possible. marx the pullets
tina. lay In the fail. and use them IN
the breeding pen for the following
spring. Soft-shelled eggs are often
caused by fowls being confined becom-
ing ove-fat, and from lack of mineral
matter. Uniform products command
the best prices. Pu-ebred fowls pro-
duoe uniform products. Begin MARKET
ing the ccckereIs as soon as they
weigh one and one-haif pounds. OF at
tain a marketable weight. Wner SELF
ing the eggs 10 tae country merchant
or cash buyer insist that the transact
ston be On quality basis Ship or
deliver eggs twice o. three tines week
Is. Small or dirty eggs shouI6 he
used at home When taking eggs to
market they should be protected from
the SUMS rays. 1nfe-tile eggs via
withstand usarkctinG conditions mccn
better than fertile eggs.
OpsspO2tug sasress $50 DeoeoDe.
The free use IF an effective lsce
nov sey 3 always in order. A dust
bath 4. very essential In rSdming the
fc-y:s o. lice In applytuo p0Woer
hcl.. the fcwl b. stc feet, BEAD down.
and work the powder vel Gown INTO
the feathers The free uoe o. RoSo-
seoe on the roosts and IN the CRACKS
will exse .miuate mites- WhseeWoee ID
very effective against verwoo. Al eso-
eased birds xaoujd pe Isosa4o6
Fer colds snd rovo-DsosDfeet soe
drinking water 80 follows: 70 eecA
gallon Of water sdd the o00uos o.
risssturn pe-mangspsse thoe VIA -.
vain on the surface % . 49,. 20
chsckea pvx-Apply . eOueo 81 soose
sna csr0e1sse1 vaselsDe - eoeo 49,.
Pov eaVcs-New gr0vu1 80 vsUos0uo
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blc For scsIy eeEs--Apyey --SDe3oOo -
tie s9ecsed pa.ss. sR6 ssses sWswsy.
four hours sook in warn 0oooy ws.
Yer. Repeat Treatment ussp euse4 s'er
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