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A W eekly Page of Poultry Hints to You
p*vo 1» * Department Full of Bright Idea« for Readers of the Home and Farm Magazine Section.
p y M T l/r g r hoouoa may bo built more
O]":B anti oonooqimotly lens ax-
uraxivaly in our B o o th s» Btotsx
than in tha North.
Howevor, a house which gives satis
faction in Oregon or Washington will
ItUu g ive good result« in Tazna os Cali
fornia.
Tbs best sits for a poultry hrmas in
any location it one where good watai
and air drainage are ovaiLiblo. The
floor and yards will then be dry.
The lamee nttoulA not occupy a low
hollow in which cold air settles. Wher
ever poHsihie, a southern or southeast
ern exposure should he selected, al
though this is no* essential if thora is
any good rowaoo for facing the house
in a differen t direction.
Syutems Are Compared.
There are two popular ways in which
to raise poultry, the “ intensive eys
tcro’’ and the “ oolony system .“ The
first of thiwe aims to save steps, and
accomplishes this purpose. Long sta
tionary houses are used. It is easier,
however, to keep the birds healthy and
to reproduce the stock under the second
gystom.
Under the colony system, the birds
are allowed free range, the houses,
houses, which hold about 100 hsns each,
being placed from 200 to 250 feet apart,
eo that tho stock will not kill the grass,
♦ h is system may be adapted to severe
winter conditions by drawing the colony
housoa together in a convenient place
at tho beginning of winter, thus reduc
ing the labor during the eold months.
The first system is more suited for hens
used solely for the production of mar
k it eggs than for those used to breed
■lock.
Pew Fences as Possible.
Feneos mean an outlay of money,
and this outlay is more or less continu
ous, as they must be maintained after
being installed. There should ba as few
fences as possible dividing the lets and
the yards, aa land can be kept “ sw eet’ ’
more enaily if not fenced, and fresh,
s vi net land is a valuable asset in
poultry raising.
On good soil, a greensward may bo
b s kept up by allowing 200 to 250
square feet of land per bird. This
means 217 or 174 birds per acre. More
space is ueceiwary ou poor or light
land. A larger number of fowls are
usually kept to the acre where double
yards aro used and the land is fre
quently cultivated. Plymouth rocks,
and the other heavy meat breode in
small yards require fences 5 to 8 feet
high, while a fence 0 to 7 feet high ia
necessary for leghorns. The upper two
feet o f the fence for the latter may
be inclined inward at aa angle of 30
di’grees, or * strand of barbed wire
mav be used oa top of the regular wire
to keep them ooufinod. It m also some
times ueeeeeary to elip the wing feath
ers of one wing of these birds that per-
siet In getting onk A board or strip
along the top of the fence ia not ad
visable. Liens will often fly over such
an arrangement.
P aint Helps Appearance,
l'osts may bo set or driven into the
ground. They should be set 8 to 10 foot
optr with couimoa poultry netting, or
18 to 20 feet with woven wire. Corner
fa ists sh o u ld be about 8 inches in
diameter, »ad be so l four feet in the
ground, while intervening poets may be
4 or 5 isekeo in diaiaetor and set 3 feet
la the ground. That part of the post
which m not ts tho ground may be
•barred or treated with some wood pre
servative to advantage, while corner
|H'ste should be firmly braeed er eat in
aeiuenk
All buildings and appliancaa cm a
p o u ltr y farm will be Improved greatly,
both m a|>pearanca and ia eervireahd
tty by the addition of pamL Ona may
buy rved mixed paints, or may purchase
paste pigments and oil and mix them.
All surfaces should be elran and dry be
fore they are painted. Use a priming
eoat made of equal parts of paint and
|ii,seed od and cover with one or more
•oats of paint, which should b s thor-
•a g h ly rubbed into the snrfaoo.
Whitewash la Cheap*
Whltowash is the cheapest o f all
paints and may be used either for ox
ternw er interior r.ifso o si It can be
made by staking shoot 18 pounds o f
yitok lim s ia • paU e it h two
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water, covering the pail with d o th or
burlap and allowing it to slake for one
hour. Water is thon added to bring the
whitewash to a ooinostaney which may
be applied readily*
A weatherproof whitewash for ex
terior surfaces may be made aa follows:
(1) Slake 1 bushel of quicklime in 12
gallons o f hot water, (8) dissolve 3
pounds of common salt and 1 pound of
sulphate of xino in 8 gallons o f boiling
water; pour (8) into (1 ), then add 2
gallons of skim milk and mix thorough
ly. Whitewash is spread lightly over
the surface with a broad brush.
Feed Breeding Hens.
When large numbers of eggs that
ill hatch well and produce strong
chicks are desired, breeding hens must
be well fed, both as to quautity and
quality. One should not expect to get
high production from hens which are
not abundantly fed without gradual
weakening of the stock.
One of two tEings must happen when
fow ls are fed too sparingly— the de
veloping ovules will be reabsorbed, or,
in the ease of fow ls in which tho laying
characteristic is strongly in her 11 ml, the
hen will use material in the form of
food which should be used to build up
the body tissues in the manufacture of
more eggs.
In the latter case, egg production can
not keep up but for a short time, be
cause tho bird rapidly loses strength.
An abundance of food is therefore one
of the necessities where a continuous
•gg production and strong chicks are
desired.
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Thia service fills a long fe lt want in
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