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Show IjH j j HOW TO rKP THE CHICKS. 1 Bill I Allipotlof lbs UmmM I apstlanaal A KaOIr I rrmi l IIIUws. ifi WwM ,sln prcTtou )nn the kmvt an I Hfe IB J milk system o( fcAllns; to 0i IM In UK IVM "' t'Oollry department an I irercd Kav (feW MgM 'U'actorjr. Tie ureal M 'If HnHL nose! In milk, s,uwi drr and so fed. t Dry trwd crumbs were also glrtn. A ' the chickens front mil thi-ir tread and ullk ilUt wu gradually changed to I In If m eifrnnlTt one of aborts, corn iim1. liran, UUe scrt trrcnrol toeat, with all thevbrat or crushed com they cunld cat for thlr Uit ration. When very young lha chick srm M ahnntonce ' crrrjr hour, llttl lit a time, lint often, km to not allow them to pet hungry. A they gn w ol If r tlioy were fed owe every two hoars, ml u they lucre assd In tin the ration vrero sra,lnH made .more substantial, bnt reduced In num. lr. It It Important that the chickens shoul 1 he sent to rcet with their croi A critical part of the chicken' llf I the first lira treclcs, while It It erttlna III feather. At thll Tll all tin resource re-source of tho system are drawn uiu to oprly the growing feathers, la-tltle Ann, bone, niuscle, etc., and It la neces-sarytlial neces-sarytlial tho chlckena thonld be generously gener-ously fed on a varlaty of tho moat hour tubing food. A chicken stinted of food or allowed to hunt for IU llrlng, aa li loo frequently tht cam aflhlt riod of It growth, will tiorir tnaka a larga fowl. Inderil. If allowpd lo N-conio itontetl from either of tba canart nanil no aobawinent car will makv ainvtida for poit neglect. To luiya poultry of larzaalM for taLlo nea It I !ui-ratlv that thojf iliould U inuhcl from the et'llot data of their eatitenco. Thll 1 well undctitouj In flrrat Ilrltaln and f rancf whero raUlnft cholc iwnltry for niatkat U inada an Iruportant tourc of rorenua to the farmer. If raalljr procured, milk, iweet, klmmel or aour, dren aa u drink or lulled In their food, or lift In open dUhc to tak a iho chicks J dcaao, 1 on of tho Imt InccntWra lo rigorous growth that can In kircn. If not milk, then para water ibould bo rcgalarljr fu StUbeil nn 1 put Into shallow pans. IX) not allow tbo water to Ueoina hot from ripmuro to tho aun. Tli first chlckena to In placed In tho cuopa oulaldo wcro I'lymonth llocka, wkllo Uiibonia an 1 Iloudtn. Tbou wen riiuaed for tbo Unit two or Ibrro week to bitter cold nurtheaat winds Hut inatkvl tlia last wetk of April and tbo find half of May lastaraaon. IMngwcll M an.1 carul fur, they not only stooil this ordeal, but wada koo.1 growth. In tho majority of caaeawantcf car and proper food an the cauao of death. In tho caao of many fanner) Inbreeding Inbreed-ing has rwulle.1 In weak chicks, and wenklln(taa a rule aellou lait long. 1'etluH it Is aa well they do not, fur tliey woullnerer, In Ihnerentut their laataring, uudt stock fit tol.rml from. It may U ad.le.1 to Hie general initruo-tlonsglren initruo-tlonsglren iWn that as tbo chickens grow larga they should b rrmorr.1 from tbo smaller one. If they an not they vlll not allow tho Mile chicks to liato tho proir quantity vf fol they re-julro to luako rapid progress. In chicken lift tho weak bara to go to tbo wall, When chlckena an rained In larg nunbirs and am plaood In small coops, tbo latter luuit Uu frequently cleaned or alckuca vlll surely rvtult. |