The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-05
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
&st5t :.T'', John II. D! Gray rs.r-->
Editor
Tive News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers
.Iola,, II. d! Gray
Editor
MONEY IN POULTRY.


Sd MONEY IN POULTRY.
& AZ lady residing in an adjoining
county has been very successful with
sDoulsrE but owing TO her modesty she
s .! totlye me permission to pub:
tsshs shaytla rock Of about $50 stand
mn bred lhode Island Reds. For
bfeSdmy stock shs has 10 Of the best
of the hens mIted to extra choice
cockefe1s: The other hens are run.
ming " large, but not accompanied
By . male bird. Hens lay just as we'll
when there are no roosters In the.
3aock, and the eggs from hocks where
there are no ROSTERS keep better. The
skgs from there hens are sold to the
4 stores. but the eggs from the 40 hens
nv the breeding pens are kept for
Matching, and for sale to others who
Weat them for that purpose. q.
n order that there. may be prac.
.tically steady income from the flock
the older chickens and cults are pick
cd out in July and August and sold on
TIE market. She only uses young hens
Snd cockerels in the breeding pens.
IN September the young cockerels are
ready for market and the flock IL
cared tor In such good condition that
eggs ire assured during the winter
months.
During the winter oats are sprout.
ed IN the furnace room In the cellar,
10 tho lock is provided with green feed
Eall winter and until there is forage in
the spring: The oats sprouter this
good lady uses 30 successfully Is a
sort Of rack holding ten trays Of
xfain. This Ia placed near the fur.
race and the heat and moisture causes
the grain to sprout rapidly. The rack
holds ten trays, and one tray being
nicely sprouted by the time the last
one 10 fed, once the system is started.
or course she has good house for
her chickens; it is more than a house.
Il ID q home. 1t is not one Of those
damp, dark and filthy buildings, but
IL d home, sweet home, for the chick.
ems. The house is divided into three
rooms. The center room Is the scratch.
INF shed. The entire front of the
1c14tohinE shed Is, open, but a fine
NOsh fencing is the front wall for 1t.
~ muslin curtain, which can be
fafsed Or lowered, hangs inside the
building and rolls down against the
wire netting, This Is lowered and
fastened It top and bottom in cold
and stormy days IN the winter. The
other rooms IRE used for roosting
rooms with nest boxes fastened to
walls, The ropsts saIe on the level,
placed about eighteen inches from tho
door. They are hinged to the back
sWAn. 10 they can be- raised and floor
cleared under Foosts. Nhe roosting
boards are made of boards 1x2, this
permits the chickens to spread their
toes and their feet are givon q rest at
night. The interior Of the building is
sprayed frequently during the sum.
mer and occasionally during the win.
tsr. This lady says she hardly ever,
10 ever; has any real trouble with her
achickeus becoming the home Of hce
and mites. a.. ...
i was told that the chickens get
nG1rly Ill tho butter milk produced on
the farm. Milk in any form is Ger.
tainly great feed for old or young
se1tcken1. e. II "nottced q number Of
HthoSS s6if Wit Sring cans in both the
sYNHs sSnd where the other chickens
sOQnld x6t To- them. .... -.
.T66 Hfeedi1g stock have the best
kOuSe dnrfhE the breeding season and
I ,Sn6EH house, not 10 we'll built, has
ID provided Tor the hens who lay
ftea1 St0fe eggs. .fsa IT,. 80, .,,,;'''
ssiisss ~ not produce eggs in the win.
stosfA Cot the advantage not only Of
siheSi ESSd productio but Of high price,
~ ia on puliets fors your winter
pf00duct Ion. House them properly,
d give them nfitf oEenotis food. and