Show JANUARY WORKING CALENDAR good time to mate mat breeding pens pans to insero fertility by spring clean linese of importance begin trap nest neat records so BO that you may know the individual value of each hen on the place start an account with the hens now la Is a good time to mate your breeding pens to insure good fertility by spring during inclement weather keep the fowls indoors and it you have prepared scratching sheds or places for them you will be surprised how little difference confinement makes to their health or product hens compelled to go out in the enow and hug the tha corners of buildings to keep warm are never profitable that Is why so many farmers fowls do not lay in winter perfect cleanliness Is especially necessary during the winter as the hens will not thrive it if they must inhale foul air clean up the droppings each day and thoroughly disinfect the houses once a week keep up the supply of fresh water and anil several times a day look after the vet vessels sels to see that the water does not nal freeze during severe weather it Is a good plan to water several times a day throwing thi owing away the water an hour or so after given to them it if the houses are ar singly built wa watering tpring twice a day will be su fH clent keep the floors heavily uttered littered so tho the hens will be busy the whole day A busy hen to la always in the best of health at night give a more or less liber 1 amount of corn especially during very cold weather as this will add heat to their bodies corn digests slowly and so long as there Is food in the crop crop of the fowl it will not freeze |