Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-21
help FOR The Hen RAISER
Important Information Furnished
BY Uncle Sam.
How TO select breeds and Why-Tn-
creasinR the FIock-CRre OF the
Chickens-Poultry Houses,
Architecture, Fixtures.
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With the craze for poultry raising
spreading over to people with nothing
but small back-yards in which to oper-
ate. scientific knowledge Of the best
methods Is 20 gerly sought Tho Depart
ment Of Agriculture has recognized the
popular demand for Information upon
this subject by the issuance OF many
bulletins. A model Of it's kind has just
been prepared by Harry NJ. Lamon.
senior animal husbandman in poultry in
vestiga tions Of the Animal Husbandry
Division. Mr.. I.amon congresses into
one line n whole ocean Of sage advice.
and the ambitious poultrrman who reads
his little pa implicit will know something
by TIE time h. finishes 1t.
HOW TO SELECT STOCK.
Following are some Of the tabloid
rules laid down ny Mr.. I.amon:
Re sure that the male at the head Of
the flock is purebred
The Mediterranean or egg breeds are:
Leghorns. Minorcas. Spanish, Blue An
dalusians and Anconae
Tho American or ycneral-purpos"
breeds are: Plymouth Rocks. Wyan-
dottos Javas. Domininucs. Rhode Island
Reds and Euck-oYos.
Tho Asinstic or meat breeds arc: Erah-
mas. Cochine and I.anpshans.
rho English breeds are; DorkinGs. Or
pingtons md Re- lcaps.
For farm use the American breeds are
proba bly, tho bcst.
Purcbrcd poultry means uniformity of
products.
Uniformity Of products means increas-
cd profits. II products are properly
marketed.
bred fowls will make greater profit
than morgrels.
Subscribe for A good poultry paper.
Every poultry keeper should have
copy Of the American Standard OF Per
lection. 10 he obtained of s. r. Camp
bell Mansfield. ohio.
ARTIFICIAL. AND NATURAL
METHODS
A well-ventlatcd cellar is the best
place to operate tho incur ator.
The machine should he operated ac-
cording to the manufacturers direction
Eggs saved for hatchne purposes
should not be subjected 20 high or low
/ tcmnera lures.
In cold weather plac, from ten tn
thir'ren eggs undo tine hon. in warm
weather from thirteen to fifteen
Always test the hen on china or nest
| eggs before setting
Given proper care ard attention the
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! the farmer.
lice when necessary.
| II several hens are set in one room. It
is desirable to cortine them In good nests
Straw and hay make good nesting ma
terial.
, Setting hens should nc moved at night.
| Whole corn is good feed FOR setting
hons. Water grit. and dust baths should
also be provided.
All eggs should he tested by the seventh
day. which often makes it possible to re-
set some OF the hens.
Toc-n,ark the chickens as soon as they
are Matched
Powder the chicks occasionally during
the first eight weeks.
Start the brooder a day or two before
rittnc in the chicks, to see that the
heating apparatus is working properly.
Brooder lamps should he cleaned every
day
Chicks should not receive feed until
thAv are thirty-six hours old.
In cool weather ten to thirteen chicks
are sufficient for one hen. while in warn
woa l.or fif:e"n 10 twenty can he cared
for successfully.
Never mix chicks OF different ages
confne tho hen until the chicks are
weanod
The coon for hens and chicks shoulc
10 Wei ventilated. easy to clean, and o
srili' lent proportions to insure comfort
Select 4 location that has natural drain
age away from the building. A dry
porous soil. such as sand or gravel,
loan is preferable to a clay soil
POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES
In most localities the building SHOULD
face the south. az this insures the great
est amount Of sunlight during the win
ter.
Allow at least two square fee, Of 600
space per bird.
Proper ventilation and sunlight meal
a dry house and healthy birds
The partly open-front house Is conced
ed TO he the best type for most sections
The colony plan OF housing poultry ma,
be adopted to good advantage on man,
farms This system does away with tn
danger OF tainted soil
The roosts should be built on the sam
level. two feet six inches from the floor
with dropping board about eight inche
) below them.
Good roosts may he made Of two b,
two-inch material with upper edge
rounded
The nests may be placed on the sid
walls or under the dropping boards. |
is best to have them darkened, as tn
! TO lay.
HOW TO FEED POULTRY.
In order to obtain eggs it is necessar,
to have healthy, vigorous stock properl
fed.
Nature provides worms and bugs. seed.
green's. grit. water
Scientific classification, Nitrog.nou
material or protein, non heterogeneous
: succulents. mineral matter. water.
Poutrymen feed:
Eggs meat (green cut bone or bee
scrap milk, or cottage cheese. whea,
oats corn. barley. etc, lettuce. cabbage
kale. manrels, alfalfa, clover, etc. gri
and oyster shell, water.
splendid mixture for laying hens
equal parts OF cracked corn. wheat an
oats which should be scattered In tn