The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-17
WINTER EGGS

For suee.ssfd winter egg produotio.
there are three essential factors. ~
Proper Housing, ca Proper Bssdinsi
90 Proper Care, and Proper Fowls
As II Il IN. usual custom 20 havs a
house or place 70 pu, your fowls bsfnrs
you purchase them. and as this is n very
important factor for results. a house 20
meet tho requirements and b suitable for
the purpose must oorlsidsr the fowls as
"a source Of heat both Day and night.
You must consider tho birds the
roosi at night source Of heat. and.
heat always rises tho aloping roof be
comes the nus BY which Il sscapss
Therefore. 20 kesp birds comfortable at
night. you should hav. some system Of
damDsrs or curtains which can be low
cred 70 20 retain these heat waves
Heat and cold are largely n qusstion
Of radiation. II IL always cold whsn the
wind blows. be Il winter or summer.
Fowls viii thrive II they are protected
from violent radiation. n 10 also evident
that fowls viii keep warmer In houss
with a low ceiling than IN ons which has
u more lofty roof. ana that house that
IL covered with some Kind Of building
paper will be- frser from drsaghts and
radiation" than can be constructed from
boards or lumber alone Lumber IL apt
to have knot-hOlss and cracks in ~. but
when it is covered with paper you raks
IL wind proof
The house should also be Of . proper
ares or floor space 10 comfortably accom-
modnts the fowls. For winter egg pro-
duction thsrs many points Of super
iority IN tho long. continuous house. In
such houses the hens always seem rlors
comfortable than when the are cooped
up into smaller pens. and. as IN such
houses Their. 10 always vide ps~ags-
way. ~ Miss Biddy wants 10 beoorns
hilarious and have a good fly IL Is pos
sibie for her 70 do so by flying from ono
end Of the house 90 the other. For egg
production. especially IN the Eastern
states. long houses are me regular "a
rie,y Splendid egg Yields have been OBJ
tainsd ia houses Of such construction I'm
which fowl (Whits LsghornJ vas kept
for every one and a half square feet Of
space.
In poultry feeds there three prfn-
oipai nutritive elements: Protein. COM
posed 81 the rroteics: carbohydrates: fats;
also ash water and ffbro. To properly
snaiyEs any Kind Of grain 20 dstsrmins
these various ingredients r. very diff-
cult task and one which calls for tbs
most careful record al every step.
Protein 10 tho sibumin0us or nitrogen
Gus matter. In grains II IL known as
gluten. IN meat and blood II IL called
nbrin, and in milk cAsein.
Carbohydrate are the compounds in
which carbon and hydrogen are the prin-
cipnl elements and include the starchee.
sugars and gums They form the bulk
OF nearly ali foods and as digestion is
somewhat similar TO burning Of food mat
ter carbon or coal and hydrogen gas are
essential elements. forming the source OF
heat and ~nargy.
Fats or oils are found in nearly all
foods ana In digestion work with the
carbon ycrAtss In furnishing the hea, and
energy Fat. however. IL assiufia;ed ii
rectiy in digestion and its food value IL
considered TO be two and one fourth
{ lines "a great as q similar weight OF
carb0hycrafes
while protein. oarbohytratss and fats
are the principal elements in foods, there
are other Ingredients which. although
smaller in quantity. arc no less impor-
faut These are the lime and ssh, which
comprise the mineral matter and which
10 towards building up the bones and
framework Of tho birds as well as help
in producing eggss also fiber. which whiis
not As.imiiatsd. 10 useful. to a certain de-
gree by distendirg parts OF the digestive
canal
To those who might desire 10 study
ths elements Of feeding and housing
more ciossly The Star suggests that they
send TO the Western Washington Expert
ment Station. Puyailsp. Wash. for free
information