Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03

The ideal poultry house should be Of
the shed roof type, with the high side
facing south or nearly SO and the low
side facing north. The front of the house
should he built up solid for two and a
half feet from the sill to the window
frames. The windows should he from L.
to IL inches apart and should he covered
with muslin, excepting al spaces of is to.
70 feet there should be glass covered win
doWs to provide light when the muslin
covered frames are down. The frames
should extend to the plate rail, allowing
as much air circulation as possible.
To keep the fowls exercising part Of
the day, deep litter, in which the morn
Ing and night feeds of grain should be
scattered. should be provided
IIoppers should be provided in which
the dry mash is placed This dry mash
is before the fowls at all times and is
the real egg maker. oyster shell, char
coal and grit are placed in separate hop
pers, and an even supply of green feed is
before the fowls each day. This may
be sprouted oats, heets or cabbage;
sproutcd oats possibly leading the list
although good results have been obtained
by feeding cabbage alternating with
beets, 1t is essential that this green food
he used for best results. Last hut not
| least. is clean, fresh water, and 1t is i'm
! portant that 1t he fresh and clean. 1t
goes without saying that the poultry
quarters must be kept clean, and the
drop boards cleaned at lea st three times
week and sprayed with some good dis
infectant to keep down lice and vermn,
| a nd 70 ha oi in h.. WV
pure. Many poor egg yields are caused
by lice, and this pest is generally the
last thing sought for by the average pou-
try keeper in trying 10 locate the source
of trouble.
DON'T CROWD THE POULTRY
| Crowdine poultry is another cause for
! late egg development. For the heavier
/ breeds, fou. square feet of floor space is
not too much, and for the lighter breeds,
such as Leghorns from two and half
to three feet should be allowed.
In feeds there are many ratons, all
of them as a rule accomplishing their
aim, making eggs, As yet there has been
no perfect balanced ration. In poultry
feeding, as in many other things per-
tanning to the poultry industry, there is
much to learn, but there are mixtures
that are, and have given good results
and they are the foundation on which
the poultry keeper can work now a
ration mixed for warm climate would
not do for winter conditions in the New
England States.
GOOD WINTER RATION,
The writer has for many years use'
] 4 ,,,i,l
suits so good that no change is contem
plated; 300 pounds Of bran, 100 pound
of high-grado middings or shorts, 10
pounds ground oats, 100 pounds meale'
alfalfa. added to this is Ii pounds T.
each 100 weight of hlgh-grade heef scraps
If the lighter breeds are raised, such a
Leghorns, 100 pounds OF corn meal CA
he added to the dry mash, and from ]
to 20 per cent. of beef scraps instead O
Is per cent. for the heavier breeds sue
as Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, etc
p I'm grains which are scattered ever
! morning and night in the litter equf
parts of oats, wheat, koffair corn an
$ corn are fed. The colder the Wpathe
10 the more corn can be fed, feeding !ror
. five to seven quarts to each j" toWl'
| morning and night, according to Weatho
$ and the laying of the flock No set rul
i can bc laid down for the grain feed, hu
I the condition of the fowls must be ludt
ed by their Keeper Stick to one ration
for 10 change the feed from week to wee
Y because the pullets are not laying Is al
l. to do moro harm than good. Rather loo
4 for other causes, such as lice, late deve
- opment, colds, ovcrcrowding, etc, tina
X to the feed. If all other conditions al
g right, the feed will maintain the foV
and make the egg. 1t all lies with II
= proper management,