Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-05-06
For More and Better Poultry :S:z$:z:::
from reputable breeders. who have a
knowledge of the performance of their

from reputable breeders. who have a
knowledge of the performance of their
stock
It costs practically as much to feed
hon that lays only fifty eggs q year
as it would one that laid $50. It may
not be possible to get entire hocks
that would average this latter figure.
but It will pay to try. While it Is not
possible for every farmer to use a
trap nest and determine exactly what
each individual hen is doing. he can
buy breeding stock of known produc-
tivity.
Tho result from a flock of poultry
are usually directly with the amount
Of attention and care given them, and
there Is perhaps no other department
Of the farm that will respond more
readily to a given amount Of effort
than the flock Of poultry. The year
old hen is most profitable. and will
lay twice as many eggs as the two
year-old hen. The two-year-old hen
lays twice as many as the three-year-
old hen. while the four-year-old hen
Is q star boarder.
The Hen House.
1t is not necessary to have expen-
sive hen houses and give them ones
entire attention, but there are certain
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attention which are essential, The
modern poultry house should be q
compromise between two extremes In
poultry house construction. between
the open shed shelter on one hand,
which Is too open, and the large dou-
ble-boarded. tight house. which is too
CLOSE. In the former the fowl suffer
from cold, in the latter they suffer
from the lack of fresh air. The mod
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cesses OF centuries and the result of
the elimination of many mistakes Tho
house must be first of all, cheerful,
healthfui, comfortable, convenient in
expensive and durable. In order to
meet these requirements it must be
built to meet the conditions of cli-
mate. That is. 1t would not do to
build the same In the southern states
as in the northern, for the reason
OF the flock would determine the size
OF the poultry house. The modern
tendency seems toward larger flocks,
and therefore larger houses. This
is because the labor required to at
tend to large fiocks Is relatively less
than with a small flock, and also the
larger house is proportionately cheap
er to construct. The amount of space
required per hen is q disputed ques-
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things, such as the location; as to
whether it is protected or exposed to
strong winds: as to whether the fowls
are allowed to run out on range q
large part Of the time, and also as to
the size Of the breed. It is, however,
now generally considered that each
fowl should have three to five feet of
floor space.
Locating the Hen House.
The location Of the poultry house
is very important and the following
factors must be considered. It should
face the south II possible. to get the
largest benefit from the sun, and have
plenty Of windows: be protected from
other buildings; should be located on
well-drained soil SO as to insure dry
ness: should be so placed as would be
possible to have trees for shade and
good pasturage during the summer
months. 1t should not be placed in a
low place where the cold air settles.
Such locations are often colder than
high and more exposed places. AS
to the shape and construction of the
house. there Is an almost endless va
riety to select from. This is only
important in 10 far as it enables the
including of the essential principles Of
construction. The shed roof house Is
most economical. A good farm size
is 12x24, S feet high at the back, and
feet in the front A concrete found
alton should be put in. but a good
clay dirt floor is satisfactory, il the
foundation admits of filing in q foot
or so to insure dryness
The walls at ends and back as we'll
az the top should be closely sheeted
with heavy tar paper. used under
shingles and siding. The front may
be largely windows and door, but
should fit closely. There are various
methods of ventilation. but usually re-
placing one sash with heavy muslin
will do very we'll. All ventilation
should be on one side-preferably the
front-never so that the hens would
be in q draft.
Roosts and nests should all be put
In loose, so that in a few minutes
they can all be taken out for cleaning.
This Is essential. Put roosts on a