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Care of Eggs for Matching.

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bic conditions to secure health
and vigor. Abnormal, small, and
poorly shaped eggs should be dis
carded. Eggs should be 1T when
fresh-when possible not over two
weeks old. Select uniform, large
eggs and same color. Period Of
incubation varies somewhat with
conditions so that a hatch may run
two or three days over in some
cases. The hen, with the best
possible care and attention, is the
best incubator for the farmer.
February, March and April are the
best months for Matching. Eggs
flor Matching should not be subject
to high or low temperature. In
cold weather place from 10 to Is
eggs under hen, and in warm
weather from Is to Is. Straw and
hay make good nesting material.
Use insect powder freely to exter-
inmate lice. System and care in
management of sitting hens will
produce a large number of chicks
at small expense. Some reasons
why chickens die before they
hatch-(D they begin breathing
through lungs. (2) Too much or
too little OXYGEN. CD Weakness of
chicks cause them not to be able
to force themselves out of the
shells. (4) insufficient quantity
Of green feed for parents causes
weakness of chick. An infertile
egg, when held before a small hole
with a lamp lighted inside box,
will look perfectly clear, while a
fertile egg will show small dark
spot, known as the embryo, with a
mass of little blood veins extend
ing in all directions if the embryo
is living.
Breeds of LeghOrns.
All Leghorns have yellow skin
and legs. The most popular va
rieties are the single comb white
Leghorn, the single comb Buff
Leghorn, and the single comb
Brown Leghorn. The Leghorn
belongs to the egg class. The
birds are small, active, and do not
fatten profitably for market. The
average cock weighs five and one
half pounds, and the pullet three
and one-half pounds.
Plymouth Rock
The Plymouth Rock belongs to
the class for general utility.
These are noted for their ability
to yield a good production Of eggs
and produce off-springs of good
marketable quality. They are
quiet in sdisposition and in size
they are between. the egg and
meat classes. The cock weighs
nine and one-half pounds, hen
seven and one-half, cockerel eight,
and pullet six. Pullets intended
for the laying pens are Matched
from February Is to May l. The
large breeds are Matched from
February Is to April /
Common Diseases And How To
Prevent Them. Sore Head Proven
ton.
Begin early in the summer by
putting one tablespoonful Of salts
to, the gallon of drinking water
each time fresh water is put out.
One teaspoonful of sulphur may
be added regularly to one quart
of mashed feed. Keep everything
clean, spray roosts with creoline
or kerosene every two weeks.
Treatment
Give one teaspoonful Of salts,
three days apart, to each half
grown bird. Paint the head, comb
and wattles with iodine. Two
paintings and two doses of salts
will cure if taken in time. Don't
wait until the eyes are closed be-
fore beginning the treatment.
Timber Neck.
This is the same thing as pto-
maine poison. It is caused by the
bird eating poison meat, decayed
vegetables, or creepers from
dead carcass. Birds with timber
neck cannot stand up and are un-
able to hold their heads up.
Prevention
vegetable matter cleaned up and
allow no dead bird, or any other
of the animal nature, to be left
where the chickens can get it.
Treatment
Salts in tablespoon doses. Dis
solve salts i'm warm water and
pour down their Threats. Repeat
in twelve hours if no better. Cas-
tor oil may be substituted for
salts.
Cholera
The bird stands about with its
tail and head dropped, while the
feathers stand out from the body.
Treatment
Clean up every place using dis.
infection. Remove all sick birds to
am out building away from the