Show HIVE NUMBERS tin tags and how they are Faste nedi to the hives it jg well to have each hive with its number a record can be kept it many ways ot applying such have been tried but nothing has given more satisfaction than tho one pictured herewith they are made heavy tin painted on both sides on the front is the number while the back Is used for keeping records ot the colony with a lead pencil so they can be easily erased when necessary and the surface used over again As this side Is protected against the 7 fai clr Si saix iX hive number details wall of the hive it is not necessary to write so it cannot be erased that a bent crate staple Is used instead of a straight one or a nail it is done for the reason that the latter would soon be driven into the wall of the hive bodies when these are handled and the numbers could not be hung on them with the bent staple explains dee culture this Is quite overcome for it acts like a spring and will not go deeper into the wood with this pressure the tin number plate is held firmly after it has been hooked in place such a staple is put on each end of all hive bodies so that no matter which end is placed forward there will be such a staple on which to hang the number it is not necessary to unhook the tin for making records on tha back just stoop down beside the hive lift up the lower end of the tin on its staple binge and examine tho notes or add more these will be upside down after the tin is turned up and are readily read from the top PO U HOUSE RES everything should be movable so as to render cleaning easy the fixtures in the poultry house should be fastened but everything should be movable because this greatly facilitates keeping things clean and n good shape As a matter of tact it Is next to impossible to clean out and renovate a poultry house unless all interior fixtures and appliances are movable and can be carried outside the building more than that lithe boosts roosts and nests are attached to the walls it Is absolutely impossible to prevent lice and mites from spreading over the entire building and lodging in the cracks in the walls whery they can scarcely be reached the best boosts roosts are those that are all on the same level and not 0 feet the around says the we have our perches only 18 inches above the ground for plymouth rock fowls by having tha perches all the same height crowding tor the highest positions Is avoided while by having them low it Is easier for the birds to get on and ott and injuries to the feet or bodies of the fowls in jumping or falling or getting pushed off are avoided A small flock well kept and cared for will be more profitable than larger one indifferently handled the poultry business Is one of many phases each of which requires individual study and local treatment A successful breeder says that energetic mediocrity is more prolific of results than indifferent brilliancy try feeding dried alfalfa hay alff scalded during the winter months and watch the egg supply increase dont overlook the fact that sun and inglet are both food durans the S period pullets should be fed wheat ana oats and b scraps it the latter sn alve them ln S orm kusniss the verman awa 00 se off your best tey hens save the best and procure a good torn to improve your ao each A surplus rooster Is an expensive ameda ln the poultry yard S kill the surplus roosters before chev y eat double their value give clean water and plenty of grit teed a variety of cracked grains mostly in a dry stata birds out of the grag rs dont wait for mite to annear h 8 kerosene the perches eveen af A t |