Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-04-17

the plant has been moved to dryer
ground, matters have changed for
the better and the last two years have
wrought great Improvement in the
general health of the stock.
Moisture in Poultry Houses. Ex-
|perinaents have been conducted to de
ternine how to rid poultry houses of
excessive moisture IN cold weather,
and a. straw loft poultry house has
proved a success This house is con-
structed with a gable roof which af-
fords ample room for plenty of straw,
supported by Stats or poles from two
to six inches apart. A ventilator
|operling Immediately into the loft
causes the air in the pen below to cir
[culate slowly through the straw, thus
absorbing all the moisture that would
otherwise fall to the floor. This style
Iof house has given excellent satisfac-
ton, both for us and a number Of
farmers, and has practically solved
[ the moisture question which has so
long engaged the attention of the
poultry men of the Northwest.
Egg Packing. After FIVE or six
years experience, we have found the
best results in preserving eggs are
obtained from the use of one to
| ten solution of water glass or sodium
silicate. This solution gave better re-
| suits than did other stronger or weak
Ter solutions. Other methods tried
were packing in salt, wrapping in
paper and placing in cool cellar.
packing in peat, and the use OF lime
solution
Poultry Feeding. Wet and dry
mash feeding for laying hens has been
tried, with the result that dry, mash
feeding has shown slight advantage.
| Constitutional Vigor of Fowls. At
1.-THE present time an interesting ex-
pertinent is being conducted with
fowls Of strong and weak constltu-
lions.
\ Fattening Experiments. Expert
ments Of different kinds have been
conducted with little chicks, also incu-
Iperiments have been very successful
in that they have proved that this line
of the poultry business is profitable II
properly conducted.
/ Our results show that the Plymouth
Rock will quite easily put on two
pounds Of flesh in three weeks while
the Leghorn will do well if it gains
one and one-fourth pounds in the
same length Of time. The average
Ibation and brooding. Fattening ex-
4 number Of pounds of grain required to
|produce a pound Of flesh in the case
#Iof Plymouth Rocks is about three
bounds, while for the Leghorn it re
Ianiress about three and one-fourth
pounds. "
Trap Nesting. Trap nesting with
a view to establishing a laying strain
fof fowls has been carried on for nine
j wears, at the present time there beng
5Iseveral two hundred hens in 5 the
sIfock. One. Leghorn has made record
II Of two hundred and twenty-four eggs
lin twelve months, while a Barred
slRock has laid two hundred and four
3Iteen eggs during her first twelve
months Of laying. She continued te
#lIay for fourteen months before moult.
ling, making total of two hundred
II and forty-two eggs in that time. Male
birds from these high record hens are
fused in the general flock, which has !s
4 reached the average OF nearly one
hundred and thirty eggs per hen, q
3Iabout sixty eggs per hen better thar
4 1.-The average hen Of the United States
4 Distribution of Breeding Stock
THE demand for station breeding stock
His increasing each year The pas
Iyear this department has been unable
to meet all the demands made upor