Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

There is nroft in summer matched
chicks if they are carefully and eco
nomicalIy raised But there are OBJ
StacIes in rearing chicks during hoe
weather that do not present themselves
in the cooler months of early spring
If these drawbacks are met at the rie Mt
time and in the right way IL Is sur
prising what good stock can De Sc
cured. and that, too. at a season "heh
eggs are very cheap. Where one mas
large orchard he has an ideal spot LOT
raising summer chicks. and an eNcei-
lent way is to set hens right out uIuer
these trees in barrels lald on .iteil
sides with a lath run IN tr"h'. Ai'ei
the hatch is over the barrelS can DC
cIeaned ont new soil thrown IN, ana
the hen and her brood can hlahe tiii'
their home until large enough ~ az
moved to other quarters On inns sii.u!
range the Youngsters viii not mlho Tue
49, and thew will secure grass and IN
sects galore. Everything else pelhs
equal. chicks are bound TO grow Tsp
idlv under such circumstances. "nele
the old orchard is not aValIaoie' - ~
deId will serve the purpose. After tne
corn is about three feet high the coopS
can be scattered about the neid same as
in the orchard
Now where the land is more llmlteo,
,.bara the old orchard does not exist
and the cornfield would DE out VI tiie
question. in fact, where the terri'ois -
very limited and where natural sIaue
not extensive. canopies can De eree s
,,ir+naIIv only a roof supported by -FOUR
strong posts, one in each corner. hia
contrivance- should not be more man
two feet high. and since there are II.
sides the cool air Will come throush' i.
there is any air at all. Shade is one OF
the greatest factors in raising summer
chickens: without ii failure Is SUR ~
come Next in importance 10 shaue
comes fresh air. Begin rlsht; HloM 'io
chicks out in the open. housing III
cIose-fitting coops at night Will not
successfully raise summer chlohS
Where there is danger OF nlsht-pro"i-
fronts of these sheds composed OF one
inch wire netting. This Will Keep out
the enemy. but allow plenty OF 1resh
air A mistake so many beginners
make is in oVercroWdlnS the ioehe
Overcrowding is the direct cause Oh
many vices such as toe-pulllng. 1eath-
er-pulling. etc. Leghorn raisers nave
much trouble with this toe-pulnhg
habit and hundreds OF chicks are lost
in conseuuence-where overcoming Is
pernitted The same can be said OF
Wyandotte raisers when they nave too
many chicks in coop-ohiy II is
feather-pulling instead of toe-pullins
that the latter must contend with
overcrowding produces sickness and it
makes weak chicks.
But the greatest drawback TO summer
chick culture is vermin-uniess proper
precautions are taken from the start Ohe
of the greatest insecticides is tobacco
stems Use them freely. They are USED
exclusively in the nests OF the iaylns
hens as well as in the nests OF the oroooy
hens. The heat of the bodies of these
hens sends the tobacco fumes up through
the feathers. choking TO death all insect
life. Contrary to the opinion OF some
people, the tobacco fumes 90 not IN tne
least hurt the egg or the chick But DO
not rely entirely upon tobacco stems
Once a month use a disinfectant, spray
ing it into every crack and crevice. IN
Guiding the roosts and the nest boxes OF
every house in the place. 1t destroys YER
min not reached by the fumes OF TOBACCO,
and, besides. it kills such germs OF disease
as may be lurking about the premises
Spraying the floor should not be forgotten-
E',imi ton among the litter and drop
pings on the floor is dealing destruction
right in the enemy's camp. Tor u is there
that the bulk of the trouble Hes Inc
oId-tirne practice of setting hens IN the
regular laying houses had the result OF
injecting the houses with thousands OF
vernlin These killed off old fowls and
harried the young. But the more expert
enced among amateur poultrymen have
learned their lesson, and hens now are set
outdoors, in a barrel nest placed in
shady spot. The war against Vermin
uary and continue throughout the entire
year 1t is a mistake TO wait until the
grand army arrives-kill the sentinels.
the spies that are in hiding during the
winter and early spring months.
The next imI ortant point to be con-
sidered is the feeding. The diet OF
summer chicks is practically the same
as that for winter chicks, excepting
that less corn "a heating food should
be allowed in the ration. There must
be some corn. however. Put in just
enough to balance the ration. The
three grains important for chick
growth are wheat. oats and corn-tn
the proportion Gin summer) of two
parts cracked wheat. two parts oats
feither cracked hulled oats or oatmeaD
and one part finely cracked corn. all by
measurement. These are mixed and
placed in boxes within easy access.
After the chicks are a few weeks old
give them d nash composed Of two
parts bran thy weight) to one part
each Of middlings. oatmeal, cornmeai
and meat scrap. or this only enough
is given each morning that the chicks
Will eat up clean. one Of the greatest