Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
Pointers for July

Lice Lice Lice
Do not feed fattening foods when
you desire an egg yield.
Lay in a supply of road dust for
biddie's winter dust bath.
1t is quite impossible TO raise lice
mites and chicks together,
Put up stiff fight against that
pest that is so common now.
1t is better TO Kill the old stock be-
fore moulting than afterwards.
When the fowls are well cared for
they represent daily income
Overfat hens and hens that lack
vigor suffer the most with heat.
Some troubles could be overcome
by keeping the water and feed dishes
clean.
Poultry requires special care dur
ing the hot summer months to get
the pest out OF them.
Be sure to place the drinking foun-
tain in a cool place and where the
sun rays can not strike it,
If YOU are through Matching, sepa-
rate the sexes, the hens will do much
better now without the attention of a
male.
The moment fowl or chick is
discovered i'll remove to separate and
dry quarters, no matter how slight
the ailment.
Too many people expect big returns
without work or experience and give
up before they get started. Start
carefully, select the breed that best
suits you, and learn every detail of
the business. Then it will be time to
go into the poultry business in bust
ness way
You can feed milk to the chicks and
hens with double the profit than when
fed TO pigs.
a little dry wood ashes sprinkled
into the dust bath helps the fowl to
keep from lice.
Gapes come largely from little
chicks being exposed TO cold and
damp weather, allowing the chicks
TO have free range during such
weather
A trio of really good birds well
mated will produce more good speci-
mems than double the number, If in
the larger number there are birds
of questionable quality.
Breeders of long experience say
that there is more money in geese
than in any other class of poultry.
profitable sideline for the general
/ farmer.
In laying out your poultry plant,
il is a good plan, if possible, TO ar
range two yards for each house, the
one yard may be plowed up and sown
to oats After the grain is up six
inches high the fowls are turned upon
/ il and grain sown i'm the other yard.
\ 1t costs some more for fencing, but
the fowls will get nearly half of their
/ living in this way and soon pay for
any extra cost there may be for fenc-
\ ing.
There is danger now of vermin
getting in their work, no matter how
careful you may be, Keep up con-
/ slant fight.
| IL may mean lot of trouble. but
! il will pay you 10 drive the chicks
under shelter when you see a storm
approaching.
\ DO not neglect to clean the poultry
house often. Filth is a breeder of
disease. Filth is the profit eating
germ OF the poultry business. If you
want to make money from your poul-
try attend TO this little duty of keep
ing everything clean and in a sani-
tary condition around the poultry
houses and yards
The L. S. Department OF Agricul-
ture has been carrying on expert
ments for over two years in the COM
mercial fattening of fowls for mar
I ket. The best results were secured
with the following three rations: No.
J /, parts OF cornmeal, parts OF low
grade wheat -four, and one part Of
shorts; No. 2, 3 parts Of cornmeal and
parts Of iow-grade wheat flour, and
4 No. 8, parts Of cornmeal. parts Of
4 low grade wheat -four one part Of
shorts, and per cent of tallow. The
same feeding value is secured i'm a ra-
! ton Of parts of cornmeal and IL
4 parts OF oat flour, but on an increased
cost Of 81 cents per 100 pounds OF
gain. Four parts of cornmeal, 2 of
! low grade wheat -four, and l Of shorts
gave very good results during the lat
ter part Of the feeding season, or in
cool weather; that is, the proportion
of cornmeal and low-grade wheat
4 -four may be increased in cool
weather.