Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

supply of pure clear water In 1oun-
tains or dishes which are frequently
a good layer. The flock should De
made to exercise by scratching Tor
whole and cracked grains In a deep
litter of clean material and jumping
for green food, such as cabbage or
mangels.
More attention should be paid to eggs
at all times and under all circum ,
stances. This means that they should
be uniform in color and shape and reg
ular in size as far as possible. 1t they
had more attention paid to them at
our fairs and were brought to the no
tice of the public and the farmers, In
particular. much good would come from
play of eggs, say not less than three
dozen, and have it stipulated that they
be strictly fresh; that no cold storage
stock need apply for the sake of Sc
lecting for prize. If such plan were were
carried out at a number of our fairs
for a few years the selection of good
eggs would get to be a science and
would interest the poultry public to a
great degree, and be of untold benef1t
to all Of US, whether as producers or
consumers of eggs.
A draft in the poultry house means
roup in the flock. Prevention Is the
best method and much cheaper than
the cure.
After the hatch keep mother and
chicks, ducklings, goslings and turks
confined for at least two weeks espe-
ones are somewhat feathered they may
be allowed to roam. but even then only
after the grass has become dry. This
will save many life.
By putting some care into the fat
tening of water fowls the farmers
wife will be able to realize more out
of them. She will be in shape to So
licit orders for fine table water fowl;
and once her name is established she
will have more orders for them than
she can fill.
Remember that turkeys are Of a
roaming disposition and must mot be
kept in confinement.
1t is estimated that a breeding flock
of six turkeys should produce from
IS to 100 young.
In regard to the feeding of young
turkeys. DR.. r. H. Williams. animal
husbandman Of the University OF Artz-
ona agricultural experiment station,
says: Bread crumbs, rolled oats. bran.
sour milk or cottage cheese should be
especially suited to the poults. / am
afraid that the cause of their dying Is
due to getting out into the damp alfalfa
early in the morning. 1t is wise to
keep them out Of this until the alfalfa
the bran would cause this trouble. No
doubt the regular chick foods prepared
by the various manufacturing COM
panies would be suitable. but I believe
that you could prepare home mixtures
of equal value with less cost. The i'm
portant points to be considered in the
successful management Of poults are
to maintain them in a dry. sanitary
them variety Of feed. Including green
substances After the poults become
six weeks old they are usually hardy
and less care Is necessary: The hrst
feed should consist of hard-boiled un-
with equal parts Of rolled oats and
fed three times a day. Do not feed
more than they will clean up in twenty
minutes. At the end of the first week
twenty poults should eat about three
meal. After the poults are four days
old, cracked corn, hulled oats, wheat.
kafr corn and other grains may be
scattered in short grass. or In a light
will encourage them to take moro ex-
ercise and learn the habit of search
ing for food. From the frst clean,
bright. sharp grit and also fine char
times.
Two tests are reported from tho West
Virginia station Of the value Of skim
milk compared with water for wet
ting a feed mash. In the first test.
which covered 122 days. twenty-five
hens fed skimmilk laid 1924 eggs as
compared with 99S eggs laid by the
twenty-five hens fed mash wet with
water. In the first period of the sec
ond test, sixty hens fed the skimmilk
ration laid sS2 eggs in thirty seven
days as compared with 632 eggs laid
by similar lot fed no skimmilk. In
the second period. which covered fifty
six days. the rations were reversed. The
chickens fed skimmilk laid 1920 eggs,
as compared with 978 in the case of
the lot fed no skimmilk. In every case
the pens contained one cock to ten
hens. In both experiments more eggs
were produced when skimmilk was
substituted for water for moistening
the mash. Under the conditions pre-
vailing in these experiments. and with
eggs selling for 20 or rs cents per doz-
en-, the skimmilk used for moistening
the mash had a feeding value of from
II to cents per quart. In these trials
s02 quarts of skimmilk were fed, re-
sulting in an increase in the egg pro-
duction of 702 eggs. or almost an extra
for 1f.h ut