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A Weekly Page of Poultry Hints to You
Here Ib a Department Full of Bright Ideas For Readers of the Homo and Farm Magazine Section.
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MJfOST JJMl.i.riito in pouurying
III, mn'0 tMclr 'r8' m,Btn' '" t'10
purchasing of eggs for hatching,
day old ehteks, or breeding birds from
Mock that in not of tlio highest merit.
Many order their foundation stock for
future poultry operations from tho list
of poultry growers who suit tho cheap
est. To the beginner who enn not nfford
to pay for tlio best this must natural
ly bo resorted to, but tiere arc many
who In starting out can afford to pay
for good stock. Somo linvo tho Idea
that, ni the first year will bo an ex
periment, the cheap stock will do, but
in this they fool themselves, ns under
fair earn flip results from tlio purchase
is not satisfactory, and tlio breed is
blamed without giving tiny thought to
the difference in tho strains of good
and poor breeders.
It has been tho experienco of every
beginner who htm stnrtcd with stock
from tho haphazard breeder that, soon
er or Inter, they go to headquarters and
par the price for tho real thing, and
this good start might just as well bo
made in tho beginning as after ono
ha but several yenra nnd somo money
In attempting to gut n flock of fowl
that were profitable.
Kvery good grower cither In tho
fnnev or so-called utility knows tho
value of bis stock nnd tho price nsked
for hntchlng eggt, dny-old chicks or
stock is above tlio highest quottttion of
market poultry or oggs. As a rulo tho
more merit tho breeder's stock hat at
tained, tho higher tho prlco nsked for
his good-), and yet tho average good
breeder receives tunny letters from be
ginners, asking for eggs, chicks or stock
lit but little above market price.
It is tfuo tho world over, r.nd poul
try is no exception, thnt one general
ly gets what ho pnys for, and It is out
of the question for tho beginner to ex
pect high-grade eggs, chicks or stock
tit price that aro low. It is true that
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Ti e early orders hnvo been filled
;; and a reduction from tho full lay
(f ile breeding pons can bo made.
In tho ensu of chick's, fertility is
i.v high, and tho incubators aro
J:'liiiig their best. In tho eao of
st i-l' at times a mcrlfico must be mado
to make room for tlio growing chicks,
wliifh In tho breeder's opinion will
r. io ns good lis or better than tho
p. rent stock.
In those circumstances one can nt
times receive from good breeders it
ttprt with goad stock nt prices under
tho regular figure, but only under those
conditions may poultry or egg for
the foundation tof ono' flock bo con
sidered. Then, If jiosslble, ono should
know somethii.g of tho breeder nnd
the reputation tho ntock has made.
J'rces nro bnsed on tho reputation of
tl.o breeder's skill in producing fowls
it during tlio Into Htirliit a reduc.
n is mado from tho regular price,
on
that oithcr win nt tho poultry exhibits
or nro heavy layers or n combination
of both.
It is not alone tho largo breeder who
possesses theso fowls, but tho smaller
breeder as well. It may bo a back
otter with a small flock, or it may
bo the owner of a largo plant, but tlio
breeder must have tho goods, nnd the
kind that makes good In tho Imnds of
liis customers, provided they hnvo man
aged tho fowls In n proper manner.
FATTENING POULTKY.
POULTRY fntton much more rapid
ly nnd with less feed when con
fined to it suinl nrea than when
running nt largo. It is llttlo uso to try
to fatten n bird that has not attained
its growth or very nearly. It will grow
but not fatten.
About three weeks before wnnted
for market, confine tho birds to bo
fattened In a small, rnther dark place,
cither coop or pen. 8eo that thev aro
freo from lico and keep their 'quar
ters comfortably clean. Supply them
with plenty of grit and witli churcoitl
to keep their digestion good. Feed it
mash of corn meal and beef scraps, all
they will cut, but do not leitvo It by
them ns It Is likely to sour and causo
indigestion, (livo them whole corn also,
to break the monotony occasionally, and
n small feed of raw meat or green bono
twice n week to keep them vigorous
and the appetlto from getting clayed.
They should hnvo plenty of fresh "wa
ter nt all times.
In three weeks they should bo very
fat nnd should hnvo made a gain In
weight that will pay for all food eaten
during the time. An excellent fatten
ing coop is made of a box with slatted
front and bottom nailed to the side of'
a building either indoor or out. In ,
warm weather It is preferable out of
doors; In cold weather Inside. The
slotted bottom allows tho droppings
t'o fall through and tho coop is thus
kept clean. J'ccd nnd water receptacle
can bo nailed to the ends. The most
usual way is to use it pen in the hen
house, n box stall, or something of
this nature, and keep It well covered
with Utter, placing feed and water in j
troughs. Tho amount of labor and ex
penso necessary to properly fatten ,
market poultry is small and when one J
sees tho quantities of scrawny pin-1
feuthery birds in tho markets it proves j
conclusively that there is plenty of
room nt tho top. A fat, mature bird
will not bo pin-feathery.
Do not simply throw tho wator out
of tho drinking vessel", and put In
fresh water, but wash the vessels thor
oughly every tluio you change tho water.
Aro you giving your poultry tho at
tention you nro giving the other stock,
or just allowing it to shift for Itself f
Tho smaller the poultry quarters, tho
cleaner they must bo kept.
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Till: FKATHKIC contains tho bodily
secretion of tho fowl, which is of
a Mil ty nature, ltlood secretions
which adhere to tho stub of the feath
cr when freshly pulled supplies it until
ral craving of tho bird for suit mid .
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c.iuni's it'iiiner ii;uckiiik. it, m iwiwhii
that tho birds get excited nt the sight
of Idood among n flock of fowls; nil
anxious nnd greedy for tho fool thrown
before them, they nil go to pecking and
striking nt one another, causing tho
blood to flow. If birds nro led with
salt in n suitable proportion in their
mash, no fcuthcr-pullitig will occur
mining tho bird.
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Ono prlco always
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SANITATION Is the first essential
in tho prevention and euro nf dis
eases. Sanitation means cleimu
nessj thorcfoic, "cleitu up," V. tho
chickens aro not doing well.
Don't jerk tbo "broodies" off tho
nest. How would you enjoy being
jerked about abruptly f
Llco tako tho llfo rlgi.t out of fowls,
old and young. Not a mluuto's com
fort for tho lousy birds.
Toor chickens! They nro dependent
upon us for so many comforts that
como Into their lives.
Charcoal should be kept In every
poultry ynrd, ns it Is a corrcctlvo and
is relished bj tho fowls.
Coarso food promotes digestion nnd
helps to keep thq fowls in a healthy
condltiou. I'eod as muck of it as pos
sible. . . I
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Livtcinc
ON'Twnstoyourtlmo nntl money on worn-out land Hint
is high-priced tdmply because It una once worth Its
present prlcol Tho richest virgin soil Is waiting for you
iu Manitoba and tho Albcrtu-.Snsl.ntchewnn district.
You can buy it for practically tho samo price per ncro
that tlio rncro manuring per ncro of soil in many parts
of tho V S, coital l'crlllo Canadian Weal olTora you not only aotl
c( womlroua productivity, but It alaoodcra you n splendid cllinoto.
cluirclwi ol all crccdi, splendid publlo aclioola, exceptionally enol
mprkctl. flno liolela and IranaDortallon (acllltloa thai araunixu.-Ilu.l.
Wo havo A truly aulendld nroDOtlllon to mako to any earneit larmurorta
pen who w 1st Io farm nnd who nre tlncore In their dealre to iidlt lit thla country.
Wo actually uro In n poalilon to enablo you to own 10 ncro for every ncro that
you now own or farm -and every ncro hero will produco duuilt what a worn-out
aero produces auywbcro. On lop of that, wo t'lvo you
?fl YMi In Pnv fftf It Vou caln the lnmlfor from $11 to I'M pernor.. In
tv i ears io ray lor 11 irricaiioti uinricti tho nrico i fromlMio u.
You pay merely ono twentieth down. Tho balanco I split up Into 19 equnl pay.
menu. Tho farm wilt nmro than meet tlio paymenta and your family's llvlnir ex -pentes.
Canadian 1'aclllj farms pay for tberoirlves over ntul over acaln before
tho llmo tholait payment falla due. Wo enn refer you to una of lamer who
paid for their farms with tbo proceeds of jut ono cropl
You Arc Loaned $2000.00 to Pay for Farm Improvements!
Here li land adapted to train crowing, to poultry raltlns. dnlryln?. mixed
farmln; and to cattle, hoc and sheep ralalnir. You decide for youriclf what kind
of lannlnir you wlih to follow. Tho Canadian 1'aclflo helpa you aeloct tho land
beat adapted to your purpotea. And then, It you o deilro It, wo arrnoeo to havo
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an expert on tho caao and select thi farm that will naetly suit youM ono that
you can farm to moat advantage loorttlll Let ui tell you about the 400.OO9.OUU
buthel crop in Canada tbla ycarl Wrlu for llaudtomely Jlluttruted llucks,
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