The Crittenden press., 1922-04-28
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
HOLDS AGRICULTURAL
MEETINGS m CRITTEN.
DEN COUNTY THIS WEEK

~ N|fAA'NH A"AAhAM "
Central Railroad has been co-operat.
ing with Mr. Spencer of the Crit
tenden County Farm Bureau IN
holding a number Of dairy and poul-
Try meetings throut the county. This
department of the I. c. carries an
electric generator which can be- at.
tached 10 any automobile 10 gene
rate electricity enabling them %
show their Agricultural moving pic
turcs in the rural schoo houses
Tho Illinois Central maintains this
General Development Department
with a view 10 helping the farmers
along is lines IL employs cxpcr
ienCed men along agricultural lines
who study the problems o. the far
men and hold farmer gatherings ~
the various communities Tor instruc.
tive purposes Lectures followed by
motion pictures bring home tc the
farmer some ~ the profitable prac.
tIccF they should adopt on their
farms
Poultry Raising
Mr farlow. Agricultural Agent
f1r ;he c gave several lectures
.ou Poultry Raising. bringing out the
fact that a larger income was being
realized from poultry by the Kenmc
~ farmer for the money invested
than from any other form ~ live
stock giving many instances u Ken
tlcky farmers who were realizing
from one 20 four dollars profit for
every hen Kept on he farm Hs al.
20 gave a good egg laying ration a.
follcvri
Scratch Grain. 100 pounds crack.
od corn, 100 pounds wheat, 100 h.
hulled or ground oats
Dry Mash. 100 lbs corn neal. 100
lbs bran, 100 lbs middlings. 100 h.
meat scraps or tankage. 4 pounds u
salt.
The meat scraps and iankagc fur.
nishing the high protein feed nee.
sssary % large cgF production. Skim
milk or butiermilk can be- suhsutut.
led IN place of meat scrap with equal.
ly rood results Grit a. oyster shells
or limestone should always b. kspt
before the birds
IT, feedinF little chickens ~ must
BE- careful 10 keep them away from
wei or sloppy feeds The chick j.
born with enough of he yolk q ihs
egr 10 nurish ii Cor At least a.
hours and should not b. fsd prior %
thai time
Then they can b. given . feeding
of huiiermilk and tWo or three
hour after this q feeding q rolled
oai- whkh NAV b. added q small
amount of clean sand or dus char
onal
The hut ~ssk they should b. frd
every three or four hours A. the
enc u q fev DAYS the rolled cats
may b. gradually replaced with corn
meal, bran and other grains inrrcas.
ina in ooassuess a. the chicken
grows and is able % eat and digest
this coarsef grain THIS feel all|
keep the baby chicks ffcs frum
white diarrhsa and n W. afc cafefu.
20 select our hatching eggs frnrl
focks which are free from ghiis
diarfhea w are apt % hayc htil,
trouble frum this disease
Common diseases wsfe taken 40
hy Mr farlov and their causes and
curss given Among ths most com.
mon n these ruup va mentioned
koup being most commonly caused
BY poor housing conditions Once
ii pets in the aock h h rsp, %
spread very rapidly The Affected
bird should b. oooped up by them
selves as soon as ruup b discovered
and their heads washed % With a
warm salt water solution which has q
cleansing edcrt Then uut two tea.
lrouufuls n boriC acid ln pint ~
water Wash or DIP their heads in
this solution three times day To-
three Or four days This will cure
them. Then hy remedyinr ihe cause
Of this disease in the poultry house
We viii BE- able % Keep the ao,k FREE
from roup.
Ice and mites are also a great
hnarance 20 eEE production IN the
farm nock and are not guarded e..
Fainst a. ihey should b. n'ns oint
meni when applied o. ths deterrent
paft of he chlcksns body most a.
fcCied by ihs lrs proves god
remedy Ths should b. uhhel we'll
into ihe skin Then 10 uoi unly kuls
iht lice hat arr on he chicken but
also remains lour enough 90 kil tho
lice which hatch later
To rid lhe bock from miles W.
must clean and spray the plaltry
house ANY good creosoie or wood
rsoseryative material when uscd IN
a spray gives excellent results and
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