The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-26
POULTRY POINTERS

l ,fUULEnl E USNsGstO The brooder lamps should be cleaned every day.
 Remember variety is what counts when it comes to feeding.
 Ten parts of lard to one of kerosene oil will destroy the head lice
 When chicks and old fowls die there is generally an avoidable cause
 Hens and chicks properly cared for. kept busy and fed a variety of good, wholesome food cannot help but do well.
 Do not attempt to rear deformed or sicpIy chickens You will be money ahead to kill them as soon as discov- cred.
 Do not disturb fowls in a way that will make them shy Go among them in quiet way and get them acquaint- ed with you.
 One of4the most important parts in chicken growing is. to keep them grow ing Every condition must be at it's best and kept so.
 By taking particular pains in trim ming the wicks and filling the lamps of your incubators and breeders you will save many an accident After the matching season is over thoroughly clean out the incubator and before you put it away give it a thorough dfsinfecting. It will hatch better next time.
 Carefully kept records, showing what is produced and. what it cost to pro duce it, are of greatest value to the poultry keeper. Have a, book account with your hens.
 Fresh, tender, green food goes far toward cutting down the feed bill, is easily grown and nothing enhances the health of the flock more than it does; but be sure it is fresh.
 Do not neglect to plant some sun flower seed sunf1owers furnish shade during the hot days of summer and in. the fall they can be harvested as a valuable addition to the winter feed.
 Many of the ills and much of the mortality among growing chicks is due to overcrowding. There should be room for the little fellows to stretch out without crowding each other. Plenty <of fresh air but no drafts is a, good rule.
 .Cankerr is often the outcropping of a last years case of croup but more often is the result of 9 fungus growth which nnuItfplies in decayed food and moldy litter. The best cure is to re- move the pus from the ulcers and sprinkle burnt alum over the sores.
 Do not fall into the habit of thinking that after a chick Is over the first three weeks, it will raise itself. If chick is to develop into 9 strong, ac- tive. healthy bullet that will shell out the eggs next winter, it must Shave the best of feed and care throughout the entire growing period
 The innportances of an abundance of fresh, pure cool water cannot be over estimated Filthy drinking water is one of the most common causes of dis ease. and lack of water a too common cause of unsatisfa ctory growth All drinking vessels should be scalded at least once a week.
 The. spring months often find a wo- man tired out, with pain in back, hips and head, nervous and sleepless. F'o- | ley Kidney Pills will quickly prove ] their worth and value as a healer of l all kidney and bladder ailments and | Irregularities They are splendid remedy for Rheumatism, clearing the 1 uric acid from the joints and system. i Try them. F. B. Brill, Stratford Ave i nue and Sixth St. 5 l
 Through the medium of the Indepen- 1 dent Republican of Goshen, Orange County, N. Y., it Is noted that B. A i BulkIey of Southport, Conn.,, has been spending a. few days in that city as | the guest Of Frank Burgess, at his i residence on South Church street. MT l Bulkley aas but, just returned from an