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Show I '' P0UUTI1Y LORE. t llrsrt trem tlis riepott of lh Ollswa I lss.ls EipsiloisaUl atallse. I I Tootthov.orit vices which fowls la ronhnetnent aro given to aro egg eating and feather pulling. Tho first I caused by being kept In too groat numbers lu limited quartern a craving- r. animal ' food the nests not being oarii euooRh.and the eggarapospd to vlowiu consequence 1 tho mala bird being ainon. Iho layers, and breaking ntngtri bens laying soft shelled (ggs. The second vice Ii cnuol by Iho almence of blond food, audi ai lnl, fowls being in loo greit nninlis, , and not kept busy enough Ilotli faults, once acquired, are very difficult in stojK rreventiou In bolh case I far better than any euro. The nests for tho layers should Ipo m retired as possible, nnd a little dlftlcnlt to npprnvli Uggs should be gathered nl soon oa laid. If tho habit li-coraos genetal atop tho hens from laying by rvailng tho soft fool nnd giving nothing but oat. If j convenient, move the hens tn aslrango pen, and that wilt aid in stopping Iho egg production If thcro Is an Incorrlgi bio egg eater In tho n she shonl 1 be killed, or ho will liach every companion to bo as vicious as herself. In feather pulling a "bit" Is aold by dealers in jioultry supplies to go lato the monthi another Ian Is to feci tho pullers nothing noth-ing but feathers, and acp-iralo them from one anotltrr With taro tobavo the layer kept In rmall numbers, with iirorier variety of diet, neither of these habits should lie acquired. A few point to remember aroi Mako lin lsy wh-n etrg are dearest! breod stock when eggs am cheap. ICeApnnou-slttlng ICeApnnou-slttlng breed to lay when cltiirs aro hatching, and p-ty expinsea of httcr Unci aa many chickens as posslblo and a early as posIUe, They all represent o mueli looner. Iveen all tho linlteta. Tliy nro worth $) each as prospective nrly winter layers. Kill or otherwise dtsioso of ell heiut after threo ) cars of age Urecd tho liest flesli formeri for luarkrL Food theci up to as great rellit aa iouiblo. Woll fattened, wlII dmoftl iultry will bring tho best prico from tho Ivst ctutoimrs. If not oicns-tomel oicns-tomel lo loultry begin with n sinjll numbir. loani to mako a succom of tho few, ihen p on with n ltrger nnm-Ur nnm-Ur Dj not iicglecl tho llttlo lasenllals lo success, srurlt as lime, gravel, tiunt, Ilcnty of clean water, green fiMsl, dut alh, otc , r-ixularly aupplloil to lavcrs. lVultry, like nil othur anlmils, aro subject to dUuxue. Hut with n run, such as tliey would liavo on a farm, an 1 prcqs r care In tho col 1, wit weather of n certain Jortioil of tho fall, diacAses shoul 1 bo rare. Duo diieaso common to ioul-1 try is roup lu Its different phase of col 1, latutth nnd throat affectlonv Tlin first e)inptnms nro running at tho nostrils au 1 iwezing In its mora virulent form i It Is attended with swotlt n hea 1 and i closed cyea nn 1 a noit offensive dls ' charge. It Is bettor an detecting a ca toklllthoblrdctononnl bun It. If neglected It will conlauilnite all tho others In the je-n by dipping Its, nostril nos-tril luto tho drinking water, and no dls-acminate dls-acminate Iho lnis. It Is very contagious. conta-gious. A simple cold neglected will develop de-velop into roup. Treatment for a coll Is to Inject with a syringe n auitll q-ian-tlty of ma! oil, and If kinly a few droju (llvo or sli)nf carbolic acid added. Two or threo Injectlona ought to effect a cure, tsolsto the fowl from the others. l lie most frequent cansM of disease are keeping too many fowls togetlur and filthy quarters. OifsM lolln. At tho meeting of Ohio breeder n pa I ier was read ably a It ocatlng the Oxford liree-1 of sheep. In tho discussion fol-1 fol-1 lowing It till statement was madei , Oiford will clip nbout thrro pouu.li more wool hro than In Englan I. They liaiebefii bred for tho ;uruio of sup-pi sup-pi Ing very fat mutton for tho miner nnd worklngmon of Ilngland, aul tho ' aim of their Improver has been reallrcd They will e.it tho coarse!, roughest f oc-I an I pruduco a quality of mutton tluit tho worklnguian ran afford to consume. Thn wool on the Oifurd Is of it own kind It Would not bo good wool for tho Ehnqaliiroer for tho Hoothdown. And oo f ir a million Is concern"! tho booth down is Iho Imt ot all breeds, and Houlbdorn mutton caunot bo ha.1 out side of that I reed. Many hhropihlre men nro tr) Ing to get ne ir tho houth-down houth-down t)pc,and thorearerthiyapproacli It Iho Utlir sheep liny liuv o." I-Klnis of laletesl. For iho wlntir live stock market Chl-rago Chl-rago receives u v. eekly average of !V), out) I ego, oO.OOO shnep and W.000 cattle. At tho Nebraska state jwultry show Iho prlnclal broods tntentifor prim-iumi prim-iumi wi re While I'l) mouth Ilcukj, HII-ter HII-ter Bpaugletl Hambunrs, Light llrnh-mas llrnh-mas and Leghorns, llronte lurkej wcro in faior, Tluro were a few in-tries in-tries of games, bantam and l'artrtdgo Coihlna. IU number tho Ideal winter foal, not only for dairy cows, but for all i.itllo, 1 that whleli approaches iiennrt to tho green, juicy asturo of suinuur In n word, rntlliiie. Tho time to learn Jiow to build n silo ond get "point" nbout It construction is now.Uforo ikesiri-i, worL lieclns. Tho trade In dresKxlbirf listen Illy gaining on tho lire cittle market. In 130O 2,3,93 animal w ere ai tnghtered In Chicago, an liicrttuw over 1S3 of 4CU,-C01, 4CU,-C01, At tho sale In Kew York of Irottlng stink from rJenalor Iieland hlanford Palo Alto farm, Almoner, u B) oar old brown colt that bad made hi mile lu Ii Jl I at 1! ) i am old, 1 rought t.U.V). A Colorado man h is some lice that last summir produced from 100 lo I", lajiuidi ot honey to tho colony. It wa liiause ho knur how to tako taro of hi bew, and bourne they luvl lenly of the kind ot food that suited tin m. Tho luuey they mado was viry thick. Don't let the bros out till tho cold ivcstherhiovir Holt blood hog for market and puro bnd out for breeding is a good rule. |