The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21
A Weekly Page Of Poultry Hints to You


npUNrRY hs.sss may b. built more
cpsa and sonssqusatly less ex'
psnsivsey m cur 6oathaRn 6tatss
than Il tie North.
Howev1r. . houss whieh givss satas-
faction in Oregon or Washington viii
s,so givs COED results In Texas o. CaA-
Eornia
The best siss. for . poultry houss IN
any location y ono whore good vatss
and air drainage srs svailablA The
noor and yards win than b. dry.
The house should not occupy low
hollow in which cold air settleA Whez-
ever possible, : southern or southeast
ern exposure should Be selected. al.
though this b nst essential II there is
any good reason for facing the house
in different direction.
Sysesns Are Compared
There are Two popular ways in whish
h raise poultry, the ''intsnsivs sys-
tsm" and ths "aaleny system (" The
first Of these aims to save steps, and
aecomplishss tbis purpose Long sta,
Eonary houses are used II y easier,
however, 70 keep the birds healthy and
10 reproduce the stock under the second
yEtenl
Under the colony system, the birds
are allowed free range, tho houses,
houses, which hold about 100 hens each,
being placed from 200 to $50 feet apart,
% that the stock will not kill the grass.
This system may be adapted 10 severe
winter conditions by drawing the colony
houses together in convenient place
at the beginning Of winter, thus reduc-
ing the labor during the cold months.
fhe first system is more suited for hens
used solely for the production Of mar
ket eggs than for those used to breed
stock.
Tsw Fences a. Posdbla
Fences mean an outlay Of money,
and this outlay Is more or less continu-
GUS, a. they must be maintained after
being installed There should be as few
fences a. possible dividing the lots and
the yards, as land can be kept "sweet'
more easily Il not fenced, and fresh,
sweet land y valuable asset in
poultry raising.
On good soil, . greensward may be
be kept up by allowing 200 to a5(
square feet Of land per bird. Thil
means 217 or l74 birds per acre. More
space Is necessary on poor or ligh
land. A larger number Of fowls arr
usually kept to the acre where doubl
yards are used and the land is fire
quently cultivated Plymouth rocks
and the other heavy meat breeds III
small yards require fences S to s fee
high, while fence 8 to feet high ]
necessary for isshosas. The upper tw
feet of the fence for the latter ma,
be inclined inward at an angle Of 3
degrees, or strand Of barbed wir
may be used On top OF the regular wir
to keep them confined. Il is also some
times necessary to clip tbs wing featf
ers Of one wing Of these birds that pei
sist in getting out. A board or stri
along the top Of the fence is not &C
visable. Hens will often fly over sue
n arrangement
Paint Helps Appearance.
Posts may bs set or driven into th
ground. They should b. set 8 to 10 fet
aptr with common. poultry netting, .
l6 to 20 feet with woven wra Corna
posts should b. about 8 inches
diameter, and be set four feet in tn
ground, wAils intervening posts may :
1 or s inches in diameter and set fes
in the ground That part Of tho POI
which u sss IN the ground may I
sharred or treated with some wood pr
servativs TO advantage while corn'
posts should bs firmly brased or set
cement
All buildings and appliances on
poultry farm win be improved greatt
both in appearance and in sesviceabi
Hy by the addition Of paint. One ms
bny read mixed paints, or may purcha
paste pigments and oil and mix thel
All surfaces should be clean and dry b
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