Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15
POULTRY HOUSE FIXTURES
4 SHOULD HE EASILY CLEA NED


pres They hinder efficient cleaning,
seumulate dust and dirt. and arc like
|, to get out of order. Keep the floor
Z the poultry house unIncu.r bercG.
loor space Is valuable and limi,s the
re of the iiock. Wherever possible
|tatan fixtures against the walls or
|pspend them from the ceiling. Ana
(pn't obstruct the main passagcway>
!, is tiresome TO have 10 walk around
Ills and tina, objeck and IT increaser
lie labor enormously.
l.Portabic nosts-those that can be re-
owed at wili-are better than built-in
tsts, inasmuch as they are easily
ken outdoors. dumped cleaned
Fayed. dried and replaced. An as
,rd and fast 10 tho walls usually
hnds for vermin-infcsted. manure
ked nests. 1t is impossible To clean
em where they are. and 10 remove
em is difficult.
Yet boxes and crates make good nests
them: build skeleton shelves
ainst tho walls-shingle lath VIII 90
:ely-and rest the boxes on these
elves Don't nail them fast; /, Is
necessary. To clean tho nests. take
boxes down. as you would portable
sts. sweep off the shelves. dump the
Ives. renew the nesting material. and
Perches should be kept twelve inches
owe the dropping boards. The first
sst should be placed twelve inchc,
+ dS from the wall, hnO Tile TeInd inUcf
81 fifteen inches apart Allow about
Int inches roost space per bird. All
.ches must be on the same level. or
fowls Will fight for the highes;
'se fairly heavy material for percnes.
nber two by three inches, stood up
Mt with the edges nicely rounded, Is
ID. Poles OF small diameter make
essarily claspcd around the poles,
refore, those portions OF the toes
ich extend TO the under side arc
ihout tho protection OF the body
Ehers. and In cold weather are likciy
pc frosted.
ENZIED CACKLISG
MAY SHOW RATS PRESENCE
o sound is more agreeable 10 the
itrynan than contented cackling. 1t
Gates laying. or at least the promise
he'd in an cXcitable tone. is another
ter. Frenzied cacklng usually m
ties that the birds have been dis
led or frightened. Investigate the
,aybe an animal has broken into the
Sc; perhaps rats abound. These
Is run about quite brazenly At times
throw the flock into a panicKy,
.iold as to attack the birds They
sure to attack the feed. They are
rious thieves in this respect. and
!. be put down forthwith.
,rt floors are difficult to keep free
Il rats. In fact. the only rat-proot
is a concrete one. good terrier
lie best means OF inaugurating the
aunt Dig up the dirt moor syste-
,cally from one end of the house TO
'other, especially in the vicinity OF
stills. and rs the rats emerge the
ter will catch them. a good rat
fwill dig them out himself If the SOIL
tse enough
Gdigging for rats in DIRT floor do
3eel discouraged If your efforts go
lwarded at first. AS rule these
I run countless underground tun-
in every direction. Therefore,
/ you start to dig. the rats make a
retreat and back up In their far.
holes. When all avenues Of
IN numbers. The writer has dug
three or four hours and never
Pa single rat. and then In httcen
les Dagsed basketfuL
empts to poison rats are accom-
ID by risks OF killing the fowls
]when poisoned bait is placed be-
reach OF the birds. Rats rre-
lily drag the bait out of their holes
bees where the fowls can get il
lis to rid the premises by ordinary
are unsuccessful, mostly, They
a few rats. of course. but seldom
tnough to exterminate them. Rats
ibe hunted vigorously or they soon
sthe upper hand. Then, WOO bctide
bung stock.
Uses with board floors should be
.high enough from the ground to
dog to get underneath. Avoid
r piles and Accommodations of rub
}bout the poultry buildings; they
II rats and other varmipts. Con-
walls in connection with dirt
lare q protection against rats, al
1t is not uncommon for these
Ito burrow beneath tho founda-
'hnd come up on the inside of the
II II one is fair shot, 20
Il rifle is useful in killing rats az
Pave their holes to go abroad at
Il 1 have gotten many this way.
,fULLETIN 314 AS TO
u EGGLESS EGG SUBSTITUTES
correspondent wants to know II
s4bstitutes are worth while He
read. Bulletin 314, published by
Partment Of Agriculture OF Penn
Ia. 1T Is little wonder" DC
st,suming public. ignorant OF the
gets In connection with egg suu-
frauds is led astray by the
iabels and extravagant claims
ped into purchasing stuff soId
fihe pretext of furthering econo-
len in reality 1t adds to the high
living by returning little or
value for the money expended
replace any article or diet with
fct costing one-third as much.
Ying one-siXth or one-tenth OF
,fitive value, is certainly not In
,frests OF the consumer, nor
,4W at the high cost of living.
IRON compounds Of tho egg fur
"a material from which the vital
OF the yolk in rnis iron food M
j. It's richness In the complex
rus and calcium upon WHEN
elopment and health depend 30
nature made It, which no man
heeded In putting into q beau