| Show tei one made of slabs will prove most satisfactory the hive stand tor me Is a bench mide of slabs from a sawmill cut long enough for two hives bore two holes in each end for the legs it tor a hillside make the front legs longer to even up the grade I 1 use locust or hive stand made from slab red cedar for legs and they last a long time few men will ever live to use the second set such a stand Is cheap and handy to move and better than cement to save the hive bottom for contracting the entrance to the t hive sas bee culture make a letter L ot two strips one inch square one of these should be three inches long t tho other two inches by reversing to contract hive entrance we have a small or medium entrance said letter L to lie on the alighting board A corner maybe sawed from a board as shown and I 1 like such a block better only it costs more it the lumber has to be bought DRY GROUND GRAIN can be fed from a feed hopper A poultry feed hopper for feeding ground grain has proved very satis factory make a box 1818 inches and 6 inches deep then take off one end and fasten to the back with hinges which forms the cover nail a strip a 3 inches wide across the open side at bottom which forms the box tor the poultry to eat from take a board b the width of inside of box 14 inches long and insert in front of box nail ing as shown in cut with the upper end even with front edge of box and slanting in until a space of 2 inches Is left between bottom of board and back of box to allow the feed to bags through the teed Is poured into this hopper and runs down into box at bottom as fast as needed the size of the hopper can be varied to suit the size of the flock it should be screwed to wall of poultry bouse about 12 inches from floor by using this hopper we keep a dry mixture consisting of wheat bran and middling and occa nally corn meal or a small amount ot linseed meal always before our fowls in addition says the writer in farm and home we feed a mixture of whole corn oats and wheat in the litter morning and evening also some ground green bone and beet scraps both of which we get from a local butcher CACKLES begin to fight lice early keep the poultry house tidy feed little corn except on cold days medium sized bens are best for sit ting let the hen become fully broody before setting her too heavy hens are not good sitters as they break their eggs if the poultry house is dark and damp make more windows at once the poultry house should be on a little elevation it possible to insure dryness in purchasing new birds for the flock see that they do not bring in disease or insects protect the sitting hen from which will kill her if they aro not kept from multiplying in her nest A leghorn la a very unreliable sit ter as she often changes her mind about sitting at all it Is not a good plan to force egg production nature may be ma ter lally aided by the selection and feeding of proper foods new blood occasionally Is feces biry for the flock no matter 0 what breed inbreeding causes degenero de genera tion and loss of vigor by keeping the market stock in good condition and dressing them tat and plump you wal aabye bave a good market tor dressed birds the fowls should be kept in a good average condition all the time it Is poor policy to feast the birds one week aad them the next r J |
