Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-03
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10 take the place OF lath ventilatorS, IN
MANS on the rerrheS N the morning
sfter all tho others have left. or IL IL
fsals To return TO the rooSt at night, and
instead stands IN some corner Of the
building. there Is something wrong with IL,
II a fowl is not interested in food, II
IL mopeS around with rllfiiod feathers
and head drawn close 20 the body. if it
Is sluggish in any respect especially if
II moves away slowly when approached,
il is not IN normal health. \ fowl IN
good condition IS anxious TO leave the
perch in the morning II rs alert anS
active, keen FOR its food. and move
about with free gait Its movements
and conduct are in such sharp contrast
10 the sick bird that the latter is almost
always conspicuous.
ISOLATE SICK BIRDS AT oNcy.
When a sick bird is discovered catch
IT, remove it from the flock and asccr-
tam the nature Of its illness Whether
contagious or not il Is best TO isolate
the bird Il can be treated more con
vcnnntly fed properly and the chances
for its recovery are much better. mas
much as the rest of the flock cannot
pcSter II, which they arc likely 10 do
the fact hat quality and appearances
arc the factors which command top
prices. especially IN The metropolitan
markets.
There Is no one hest breed of chick
ems. but certain breeds have their points
of s,Ipcriorltv Therefore. in choosing
brecl the practical poultrvman IS
g,Iidcd by the purposes which he has in
view
Don't sell of vour best turkeys rs
meat and tlnd yourself with nothing but
scrubs with which to breed another sea-
son. II YOU have not already done
so now is the time TO choose the breed
CTS.
The flesh Of the goose Is sweet and
tender, It's liver Is considered quite a
delicacy, the fat Is used for various
purposes, the feathers are a valuable
hv-product and the Young arc easy TO
raise Some claim that geese are the
easiest to raise of all poultry One
way or another the farmer will hnd a
flock of geese a profitable side line.
Ii Is possible for a flock Of fowls to
virtually starvc in the midst Of plenty
30 far as quantity Is concerned most
Of us feed literally enough; in fact,
some feed too literally That is not
the trouble The cause for complaint
Is t1ually variety No single grain
or form Of food IS q complete ration
for man or beast An animal may sub
sist on one kind Of food for tune. but
sooner or later ii viii cease 10 thrive
and eventually il will perish by disease or
starvation, induced by malnutritlon.
MEANING OF BALANCED RATION.
The bodies of All creatures positively
demand certain nutrItive elements which
are never found IN single article of
diet-leastways, never IN the right pro-
portion Without these elements life
cannot be sustained When o diet is
made UP IN such a manner as to supply
a sufficient amount Of each nutritive ele-
mcnt il is called . balanced ration This
should be the aim Of the stock raiser
The final stages Of producing market
poultry are iaJtcnTng, killing, dressing
and shipping Neglect one or more Of
hesc factors ana YOU have squandered
your earlier efforts IN raising the poultry.
A certain amount of mechanical abIl-
Itv Is required ot the poultry keeper
lie must be or should he, a jack Of al
trades. Not to be able to put on q new
roof, hang a gate, erect wire netting,
replace q foundation or build a door IS
10 be At a serious disadvantage, because
lohs Of tins sort are constantly demand
ing attention on the average poultry
plant
If the poultry keeper depends upon /
the professional mechanic the cost Of /
,Ipkcep viii To- undUly largo, for iobbing +
work i, always expensive. particularly /
At this time Thcn. TOO. il is seldom
possible % secure the services of skilled .
mechanics AZ "a moments notice when
repairs arc usually needed. Moral: Be /