Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-29

lF. W. Kazmeir. A. q N. College Of
Texasl

". w. kazmeir, A. 4 NJ. College Of
Texas.)
II Is important In summer poultry
management that the houses be kept
cool and airy. Poultry OF all ages
suffer during the summer. Make the
house mad roosting place cool by op-
ening shutters and windows. provid-
ing muslin curtains or wooden shut
tiers over open front. hinged et the
top to swing out; and so fastened as
to ketp out rain and sunshine yet cd.
NIT plenty Of fresh air. n possible
locate the house In the shade OF =
tree. Poultry can stand less heat
than huans. hence the Importance
Of providing shade and cool roosting
place. Keep the house clean and reg
ularly disinfected even though Il re-
qulres extra work. On many farms.
hens stop laying In summer. largely
because Of lack OF fresh and pure
drinking water. An abundant supply
Of cool. clean water Is essential. Re-
member an egg IL about two-thirds
water.
Ktep up the warfare against lice.
mites and bluebugs. Gather the eggs
three times q day and market them
just as frequently per week. Keep In
q cool place.
Do not tolerate broody hens.
When dry weather and hot sun has
dried up most Of the grasses. make
some other provision for green food
In the form Of vegetables. Some
times II Is advisable to sow oats.
wheat or rye. Select those individuals.
that on account Of age. constitution.
or other undesirable feature. you plan
well on fattening ration. as follows:
they stop laying. confine them In a
small. clean. cool pen. Feed them
will on fattening ration. as follows:
. pounds milo. Kafir or corn meal.
| pound wheat middlings (shorts). l
pound ground oats with hulls re.
moved. and . pounds butter milk or
sour milk. II milk is not available
add per cent of beef scraps to the
ration and moisten with water. MIX
In various forms Is desirable In the
fattening OF poultry. Feed the mix.
ture twict daily. all they will clean up.
but no more. Supplement this with
charcoal. fresh water. and sufficient
green food. The first few days feed
sparingly. but toward the end OF the
second week they will eat up clean.
but no more. II seldom pays to fat.
the poultry for a longer period than
two weeks.
Never sell poultry until well fat.
tend. II II does not pay to fatten
poultry Il surely does not pay to grow
II in the first place. Well fattened
poultry not only weighs more but
brings more per pound.
Do not sell poultry at so much per
dozen. This Is loose way OF doing
business. seldom satisfactory to the
producer. although frequently profita.
BILE TO the middleman. In marketing
broilers the above may prove an ex.
oeption. Market all your poultry at
so much per pound. remembering
that II pays to study your markets.
II your local dealer does not give sat.
isfactory prices. coop them up com.
fortably and ship to some reliable
commission merchant or produce com.
pany In the larger cities.
Do not feed your flock for force
molt. because this has been found
unsatisfactory. Much better practice
Is to allow your hens to lay when
they wish aad feed them we'll at all
times. During the molting season
they should be fed exceptionally well
on nutritious foods. The growing OF
n new coat OF feathers is a hard
problem for the hen unless she re.
ceiyes good treatment and feeding.
The growing feathers requires a large
amount of oily and rich in protein
feeds. 1t Is advisable to add a little !
cotton seed meal to their ration and
more beef scran and sunffowar aeaa !