Milford chronicle., 1917-07-20

The intense rays Of the hot summer sun are re-
sponsible for the death Of many promising young
sters yet notwithstanding this there are many
poultry breeders who viii continually attenp y -
raise chickens year in and year out. without ever
providing the fowls with shade or IN any way pro
tectinR them from the intense heat -.
Il ie absolutely necessary to provide the bilSs
nth sufficient shade, and this applies 70 botn the
old and young fowls. There are, Of course, many
kinds Of shade which might be provided, put o.
these, trees are BY far the best. IL taxes solIe
time possibly two or three years. 70 provide ample
shade in the form Of trees and II may pe thAt "
have thus far neglected to plant them. II such y
the case, begin now. Plant several good quick,
growing fruit trees, sufficient 70 your needs arc
Of course governed by the size Of your poultry
ulant But as these viii be Of no value 10 you
this year or possibly next, don't neglect the Io"is
while they are growing. .
Provide the birds with artificial shade Il i is in
possible to furnish the natural variety. ms may
be done by the construction OF frames ~leH & il,.s
be covered with burlap muslin or some olneF Lo1
Of material. They will take care OF the " ANS %
the fowls while the trees which have Just been
planted are growing. =
sunhowers These grow very rapidly and give a
fairly good shade for the comfort Of the fowls IN
the absence Of better form, In addition 20 slP-
plying shade for the fowls, the suniiower VIII pro
drce a large quantity Of seeds which the Dirus
will eat with a relish when they fall from the
flowers or are gathered and fed them IN the ratohs
In your selection Of trees for the poultry yafu
chose only those which are worth while. IL does
not pay TO plant NAPLES or other useless species.
The successful man makes every invested cenI
count for profit. With this end N view > you 7ltiu
plant in the poultry yard some form of rapidly
growing fruit trees that in addition to furnishing
shade for the chickens, viii at the same time yeiu
q return Fruit trees thrive wonderfully Wen m
the poultry yard as they are constantly feru.zed
by the chickens. Then again, every form oI m
sect which hovers about the base or trunk OF the
/ tree is eaten by the fowls.
Peach trees are among those Which 90 eAeep-
tionally well in the poultry yard and are very
rapid growers. They also furnish eNcepiiona-ly I.
good shade. and all in all are possibly the m 1esl
trees that you could select for this purpose Lhey
yield fruit when but three years old. whlcn U.s. a
{ good argument in their favor IN addition 10 the
ornamentaion and usefulness Of the pouitfs yaTu'
I There are many important matters 70 consider
I in the care of the fowls during the hot days Oh
summer. and for this reason ! wish to impress
some of the more important ones on your MIND
No flock of chickens viii survive long II tney are
/ compelled TO swelter in the rays OF a not summer
sun day after day. They become inactive ana
sluggish which condition breeds lice and general
! unhealthness. All Of this reacts against the IN
terests Of the breeder and in the end, spells failure
! While the older fowls are more or less effected
By the hot sun. the little fellows and those that
are expected to be the future matrons OF the loch
are the ones upon which the real damage falls.
What vitality there is in their little fra bodies is
sapped Up by the excessive heat. and IN thls con-
dtion they rapidly succumb TO death.
Watering Of the fowls during the summer IS a
matter that should not be overlooked. as il means
| much to the health of the birds. Chickens are
/ heavy drinkers. but because Of this fact they
should not be compelled to partake Of stale OF
stagnant water. The fountains should be rehlled
several times each day and placed IN such posi-
ton that the sun will not shine on them
| Water placed in the sun viii become unht toI
I drinking in q very few minutes, II the poultry
yard is provided with trees the fountain should
be placed in their shade but even then should oe
replaced by fresh supply quite frequently as the
I neat causes the water TO get warm and stale
The best form of vessels that can be used Tor tht
/ fowls drinking water in the summer tune iS
stone crock. such as may be purchased for the
small sum of ten cents This stone vessel VIII pre-