The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-13

one and stick to 1t. In giving 1t to
newly Matched chicks to drink, |
prefer the sweet, but wait week
or two before beginning on the but.
ter milk, after giving sweet milk
(Milk seems TO be the natural food
for the animal kingdom, and while
the wild fowl certainly did not have
1t on the menu of the ancestors OF
our domestic pets, still it is an in.
disputable fact that our birds do
thrive on 1t as on nothing else that
supplies the animal food necessary
for their proper development
Laying. hens given sour or butter
milk to drink lay more and larger
eggs than when deprived of its use
When this by.product can be had fer
simply the work involved in feeding
1t surely Is a very profitable use to
make of what is now in many places
simply a waste. Several years with
and without It have taught me some
thing of It's worth, and | think toe
much is seldom claimed for it in this
line.
Above we have seen how farm
byproduct can be profitablv used in
connection with poultry keeping
Now we will see briefly how a poul
try byproduct can be Just as profit
ably used on farm or suburban
home or in a back city lot.
1t is surprising what a quantity OF
droppings a small flock of hens vii
accumulate in a short time. If not
put to use these are OF course a dis
gushing nuisance, but to those who
own the place where they live they
may be made to perform a very i'm
portant service. Where the poultry
keeper is a renter it is possible t.
use in the same way, IL conditions
are such as to warrant an extended
residence. If neither Of these condi
tions are possible then one is Otter
able to sell the manure to the owner
Of garden, orchard, or berry patch
In many places the unadulteratet
sells for 81 per barrel. This is ;
big help toward the feed bill, bu
II 1t is worth that much to one maj
it surely is worth as much to anoth
er If put to the same use, and VIII,
not see that the other Is the owne
Of the fowls? This same waste 4
the best possible fertilizer for th
general garden when rightly used
It must be carefully used. however
end must be well rotted. Never use,
green, are it will surely burn up tn
roots Of the plants if used at all lii
orally.
Another place where the two form
a mutual benefit society, is in tn
orchard. Fruit bearing trees ar
greatly benefited in being used as
poultry run. The droppings fertiliz
the soil, the hens help by scratchin
around the roots, of established trees
not young ones. and by destroyin
quantities Of harmful insects, and tn
poultry is benefited by the shade
The owner comes in here as a silen
partner, making a third happy stoc
holder, by doubly benefiting throug
the combination.
1t is possible for many poultr7me
to have the possibilities of both tn
poultry and the dairy. It is nc
necessary that either be carried o
largely, but it is not impossible 70
the average fruit man, dairyman c
poultryman to profit by the comDini
ton. The gardener is not out If tn
list, in fact he is in a fine pOsitio
to stand at the top. No branch {
farm industry but that can be mad
more remunerativc by adding lou
try keeping which may mean onl
the keeping of half dozen In tn
back lot, and no one raising pcultr
but may be benefited financially IL
TO other way, by adding fruit, gar
en-, or cows as a balance .-Edwi
Bricket in Utah Farmer.