, 1918-10-10
FALL CARE FOR
POULTRY FLOCK
To Secure Steady Stream of
Eggs 1t Is Necessary to
Feed Fowls Literally.
Gull FLOCK DURING AUTUMN
While Feeding Stuffs Are Extremely
High II Is Essential to Weed Out
Improbable Fowls - Make
House Comfortable.

A maximum production of poultry,
eggs, ducks, geese and turkeys is the
object Of the United States department
of agriculture's campaign to stimulate
the output. This involves the prepa-
ration for market of a maximum
amount Of desirable, salable stock as
we'll as the retention in the producing
f1ocks Of the best fowls which are par
tcularly qualified as layers and breed
ers. Quantity or volume Of market
products Is, of course, desired, but in
no respect should quality be sacri-
feed in order to increase the business
bulk Of eggs, meat, breeders or exhibit
ton fowl.
During the autumn the matter Of
culling the flock again is of first i'm
porfance. Especially during times like
the present, when all feeding stuffs are
extremely high in price, it is essential
that Improbable fowls be culled from
the wage-earning flock. The federal
poultry specialists urge that all I'M
profitable birds not qualified as layers
or breeders should be culled from the
flock by October. Experienced poultry
men whose flocks return the maximum
net profits maintain that close cullIng
is the most profitable and timely occu-
patton in which they can engage dur
ing the early fall.
Steady Stream Of Eaas.
Every producer desires a steady
stream of fall and winter eggs. Strict
attention to the calendar and the poul-
try program, and the proper relation
between the various seasons and the
activities in the hennery and yards
help get many eggs. This means to
perform each seasonal activity at ex-
actly the right time. The hatch must
be early; the chicks must be pushed
to rapid development and maturity.
Early in the fall, In sections where
climatic conditions require such action,
all the early and mature pullets should
be housed In comfortable, well-venti-
lated quarters previously made sani-
tary. Naturally in southern locations,
where the autumn usually is fairly
warm, early housing may not be neces-
sary. but care should be exercised to
have the birds under proper shelter
when the weather begins to get cold.
Sanitation should be practiced not
alone in the housing of the poultry,
but also In their feeding, watering and
general management.
Cleanliness Essential.
Simplicity of ration and absolute
cleanliness in the care and preparation
Of the daily menu are essential. All
feedstuffs supplied to the flock should
be sweet. sound and wholly free from
faint. mold OF mustiness. For laying
fowls the United States department of
agriculture advises the use of a mix
ture of finely ground oats in conjunc-
uon with fine bone meal, this combine
tion being a valuable supplement to
any commercial mash which is now on
the market.
Yearling hens should be retained in
the flock to serve as breeding stock
for the following season. Early, we'll
matured pullets are satisfactory IL they
are not forced too much for egg pro-
duction during the winter.
Attention to detail and care In CON
stantly watching the little things
which appear trivial are important.
A sickly chick or adult allowed to run
with the flock, a dead chick or fowl not
buried or burned promptly, sour feed
in the houses OF yards, lice and mites
as well as drafts and dampness should
De guarded against and combated as
insidious enemies.