The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-03-17
CHICK CHAT.

the mistS and CRIME. They are good
places to carry a coop of pullets and
cockerels for fattening for the table,
and some wise ones are beginning this
form of commercialism. They buy a
big coop of youngsters and turn them
out, selling them at nearly double
when they have fattened them off ia
BILE scraps. No attempt is made to
/ produce eggs.
Prof. James Dryden, of the Ore
gon Agricultural College and Expert
ment Station, is quoted as saying that
in poultry raising the nature of the
soil and climate are things to be con-
sidered; that an open, porous, we'll
drained soil is more favorable for in
tensive poultry farming than a heavy
clay soil. That is to say, one may
keep 100 birds on an open, porous soil
with less danger from soil contamina-
ton than fifty on a heavy clay SOIL
Keep the little chicks active Only
active chicks enjoy their food, and
digest it and put on flesh. These
fluffy little fellows delight to dig into
| freshly turned soil, and we may be
sure they find therein things that we
do not know about and would never
provide.
Give the wee fellows a little run.
Fill it with shortcut grass or clover
or alfalfa or whatever Is growing and
| scatter small grain in it. Then you
| will see the little yellow legs fly, dig
ging into the litter and exposing grain
to the awaiting bis. Fold your hands,
for while they are alive and active you
may be assured of their health and de-
velopment.
The child who is denied country life
for at least a part of its first fifteen
years has been robbed of the best
part of it's material inheritance. A
large proportion of the great men OF
the world to-day have come up from
the farm and would not give you their
farm experiences for all ehey have
gained in later years.
Now cometh the time of the year
when the temptation is strong to sell
your best eggs for the great prices
offered for the best. Go slow. If you
are intending to raise birds for your
own purposes, please realize that the
finest in the market are none too fine
for you, any more than for the other
party. Raise from your best. Sell
your second best. In this way next
years crop will be better than your
best of this year.
Are you using hens to mother your
broods? 1t is not a bad idea. But in
putting chicks with mother hen ar
range not to have them of various
ages and sizes. The larger ones will
crowd out the littlier ones and stunt
their growth. Besides, the big ones
will roam too far and too fast for the
wee ones. Do everything with brains
Soon the fowls will be running ou
all day. Do not forget the dust bath
Keep it in dry place that is protect
ed from rains and dew. Put some lic'
powder in the dust box.
Tobacco stems cut fine and put il
; the bottom of the setting boxes maxi
a good disinfectant. The Tobacco,
stems should be covered with cleal
straw. Cigar factories always hav
waste stems on hand and they can b.
bought for almost nothing.
Don't becontent to set eggs of "an
Sort" such as are to be had at tn
} regular markets or at regular marke
prices. The result is quite sure t.
e, ragged army of mixed breeds wit
no uniformity in size, color, shape o
| birds, or size or shape of eggs
5 "barnyard chickens
> Green cut bone may be fed to littl
RI chickens after they are four week
2 old. Earlier than that it is too stim
ulating.
Do not forget that sour milk, blu
:, termilk, curdS or skim milk make e.
cellent food for fowls.
Do not skimp the water supply, n
matter how much milk you have o
l. hand. Milk is food and is good. WI
ter is drink and every creature need
it in abundance. That is why it
free.
it Too many people believe that fe
n lice on chickens is nothing to worI
It over; that it is natural and make
d them forget they are chickens. b
1t lice and mites do more than suck I'll
e lifeblood from the hens; they SUE
s. the contents of your latest poke
lie book while they are doing it. G.
n wise and get busy before summe
IN time brings its quota of these pests.
IS Get ready to feed less corn al
~ more of the lighter grains, such
vs. buckwheat and oats. Corn is t.
re heating in summer.
- If you coul donce persuade Peep
~ that -four and twenty blackbirds ba
ed in a pie" make good eating, '
- could save lot of seeds and grain
the chicken yard.
Gather eggs at least once dai
2 Keep in a cool mot cold) dry pla'
See that all nests are kept cles
= There's hould never be a soiled
4 dirty egg in nest, but if by chan
a one is found there, wash it at on