Evening star., 1914-11-15
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

It isn't too late even yet to pillow OF
spade up a good sized space in the
poultry yard and SOW II to rye or bar
ley. The green stun will make con-
siderable growth before hard freezing
weather arrives, and such grain as does
not germinate this fall will como up
early in the spring. Growing green
stun Is relished by laying hens even
more than sprouted oats; the birds
seem to deirve lot OF satisfaction
from rustling around In tho yards and
picking II themselves Hens will never
do SO we'll as when they have an ample
supply of green stun during the winter
months: 1t stimulates the digestive ap-
paratus much as vegetables and salads
do in the case of humans. and more and
better eggs is the invariable results OF
try.
Warm water in tho hens drinking
vessels these frosty mornings will he
appreciated by the biddies. 1t is u
good plan to empty all drinking ves-
sells the last thing at night. and to fill
| them In the morning with water which
has had the chill taken of. This should
be done as early as possible. even be-
fore feeding. as the hens like to hop
down or the roosts and take a drink
as soon as 1t Is light enough for them
to see.
Just because the weather Is growing
colder is no reason for negIecting sani-
tary precautions about the poultry
houses. Clean OF the dropping boards
at this time of year just as often
You do during the summer. Keep thor
oughly dry soil-road dust is mighty
goodwill a little air-slaked lime. or
the boards. And don't neglect the reg
ular spraying Of roosts, walls and the
entire interior of the houses with some
good disinfecting solution. There are
many Of these sprays. and their fire.
quent use serves several purposes.
They keep the air In the houses pure.
they offer a means of insurance against
they kill the eggs and larvae OF ver-
min that are hidden In the crevices of
roosts, walls. etc.
as Leghorns. Plymouth Rocks and 9TH
ers. will do well to use no sifted ashes
| in the fowls busting pens. Even coal
ashes used thus will bleach the yellow
case of fancy fowls. disqualifies them
for exhibition. In the case of OrpinE
tons and other white-legged breeds. the
| use Of sifted ashes a dust bath for
the fowls has no i'll effect.
Don't discontinue the use of perman-
ganate of potash in the fowls drinking
! water as winter approaches. AS much
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dime should be used to a three e-gallon
pail of water. though more of it Will
do no harm. IL not too much is used. A
good plan is to pour dimes worth of
the permanganate into a pint bottle,
| flll the bottle with water and dissolve
the chemical. making a very strong
| solution. Use this strong solution in
the drinking water. pouring about a
| drinking water. This will give the
water about the color of claret wine,
| which is a proper strength.
The use OF the parcel post in getting
| producer to consumer is increasing In
| poultrymen in the vicinity of Wash
ington are now using this method of
getting their products direct to their
ment has prepared specifications OF
packages which will be admitted to
| the mails. and many Arms are now
manufacturing egg cases and other
carriers according to such specifica-
| tions. The cost of such packages.
| which at first was SO high as to make
| this item OF expense heavy one. has
| been reduced until at present half a
| dozen makes of packages can be
| bought at S cents each or less when
| ordered in comparatively large lots.
| Arrangements for the return of the
packages when empty further reduce
| the cost, and such arrangements are
easily made between producers and
| consumers.