Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12

Rev. Edgar Warren, writer in
American Poultry Advocate, says:
although | have been building poul-
try fences for years, have just found
out how to do it, Instead of using the
wire staples that are provided for the
purpose now use eight penny nails.
drive these nails into the wood about
two-thirds their length, then bend
them upward by stroke of the ham
mer, then loop the head into the wood.
use three nails to post. This meth
od has three advantages: /. 1t does
not take so much time. 2. 1t makes
the fence more secure. A strong wind
will sometimes loosen the little sta
pies, but the nails hold. 3. The
greatest advantage, however, lies in
the fact that the nails can be so easily
removed. 1t is quite a job to pull out
staples, when they are rusted into the
wood. But all you have to do when
you wish to remove the nails is to
straighten them out with your ham
mer and then draw them out"
The Panama-P Pacific International
Exposition Egg Laying Contest is
now an assured fact. This contest
will be conducted by the Department
of Livestock on the Exposition
grounds and under the supervision Of
the Poultry Division of the College Of
Agriculture of the University of Cali
fornia. 1t will begin on November /,
1914, and will continue twelve full
months. Birds will be received on
the grounds as early as October |, but
none later than October 80, 1914. The
poultry industry of America creates
approximately 600,000,0O0 dollars of
new wealth each year and it is po-
tent factor in the economy of all coun-
tries, yet it has not even approached
the possibilities.
A neat, clean, we'll painted exhibi-
ton coop has much to do with the at
tractiveness of the display at the
poultry show. 1t matters not if they
are the best birds in the room, if not
in good display coops, the birds that
are well displayed attract the atten
tion Of a big majority of those visit
ing the show. If the show is not uni
formly cooped, plan to have good,
neat coops, that will attract attention,
by neatness; it will help you more
than the cost. A good, bright colored
paint, with a little varnish added,
puts a finish on the wood part of the
coops that will show up good. Then,
if the coops have been used remove
the canvas and wash. All this will
help to make the coops attractive.
A writer in the Canadian Poultry
News, says he is strongly opposed to
the use of cayenne pepper. He knows
from past experience that liver dis
ease and kindred troubles are the gen
eral result when this strong spice is
used; but if that condiment is placed
in a preparation of spices, there no
doubt is medicinal virtue in it. Con-
dition powder, if rightly made, is
composed of such ingredients as work
on the blood, which in turn purify the
system, and nip in the bud any disease
germs that may be starting. Further
more, reliable powder will strengthen
the organs, which must make egg pro
duction more easy and natural. Of
course, there must be a judicious use
of all stimulating preparations-just
enough to gain the point desired. 1t
is not in the use, but the abuse that
condition powder or any stimulant like
corn, buckwheat or barley get, that
makes them dangerous to fowl life.
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advertising was a great inven-
tion," said the successful business
man. II wonder who was the first to
advertise his manufactures" "There's
no exact data on the subject" an
swered the farmer, "but | guess the
hens the person you're looking for"