The Spectator., 1916-04-25

matter will produce:
 13S pounds milk, worth 1-2 cents per pound, $2.oS
 l8.S pounds steer, worth ceass per pound. S6c
 11s pounds sheep. worth cents Dsr pound. SSc.
 So.4 pounds pork. worth cents Dsr pound. 31.18
 fS.s pounds sswl, worth n osnes Dsr pound. e1 g.
 3S7 pounds broilsrs, worth 16 cents per pound, 34.So.
 1s.6 pounds egss, (average lay1ng) worth 21 cents per Aossn, Sa.74.
 90 pounds eggs, (heavy layiag), worth a cents per aosen, 34.1e.
 Tho cost of production b greatly reduced hy the fact tAAt . large part of the farm poultry ration is mads up from the glea.A>G se the Aslds sad fesl lots which seAerwiss weued be wasted
 h raising poultry special emphasis sAoufd be lad on ths Importance of usinv pure bred or stanAard fowks. for thers is no question tAAk they w4N sAsw . higher averags production. rAs poultry keeper vAs has msnsreas or . mixed flock sAeuld not attempt to nake . cemrsets change m ono season Ne may start with egEs for matching or with . fsw day old chicks, and in the second year con have . small breeding flock from which all or most of his chicks nay bs matched
 Regardless of the breed or the hsesding of the fowls. the maintenance of cen institutional vigor is of the great sst importanooI LAok ef attention to health and vfgor of the fowls is the cause of many diMc1atiss experienced whh the avsrage poaftryman. Fowls should bs fed and handled properly throusAest tho winter and spring. and also have exercise, end in . well, bat not too wen ventilaSsA house.
 Quite eftsn the fowls In the rural districts have their roosts in . locust tree, or some ether tree. whore the cold winds chin their bodies, and where the rain and snow get . clear sweep a& them Tho feed consumed by the poultry goes to keep the body warm. and whore they are made 10 take the rough weather N takes all the food they oan get to keep them warm and none con be converted Into esxs. A good sAeltsr closed on the north, east and west sides is impsra- tive. Winter comfort to the hen means simply protection from storm. extreme cold and dampness, plenty of fresh air and sunshine and . sufficient amount Of foer spacs.
 A damp poultry noass is hopeless from the sandpoint of winter egg pro duction Keep . good covsr on the house and keep . dry floor
 Fowls leed . variety of feed. and the different grsAns used should be correctly proportionsA in order to got the best results, and at the sams time keep the fowls in good health. Corn. and oern alone. will net mako hens lay as they should. Corn makes them fat Feed a variety of grains for best resul<s. Animal food in some form should bs provided in all poultry ra- tions. and may be supplied in the form sf butcher scraps. grssa-cut bone or oommercia meat scraps. On the farm rabbits. squ4rrels or other meat killed in the woods. such as birds, etc. will help to furnish the animal food that hons need to make them lay
 Usually the hen oa the range under farm conditions will not need crushed oyster shells. yet N is cheap, and 1t is we'll to keep oyster shells well crushed before them all the time in a box as they need the lime to form egg shell.
 Scraps. however. shoald never be fed In . sloppy condition and nothing should be fed that is mouldy or sour because it is liable to cause digestive troubles They should be supplied regularly with green food and thin. no doubt will be supplied from table scraps such as lettuce. cabbage leaves. apple and potato parinSs Plan new to provide winter picking for the poul. try on the farm by sowing . large patch of grain next September. See that the monsreh are wseded out. secure good laying strain. pre- vide . good warm shelter. aaA usa sanitary prscautions-