Show i i SEPARATE THE YOUNG STOCK old hens interfere with the proper development of the pullets do not tut he oung stock in with ibe old the old hens will use force and keep the pullets waiting to eat and awai roin choice alfs the pullets get into a denous wai 0 eating what Is left and can t thrive and old hens can spend on better things I owls should be nervous enough to want exercise but fear gets them fear should be banished from the runs the colonies should be made up as soon as one can judge ot a fowls merits as oung chicks rarely quarrel and after being made up it one fowl Is chased at eating time and not allowed a choice it Is because she is a weaker bird she should be taken out for a run of weak er birds it an old hen gets sick the other hens pick her feathers and drive her she will get strong much faster by being taken out by herself when she goes back she will be tackled and a must ensue by which she can show valor it is hens nature to study precedence and tight for it and fighting Is against fowls of equal attainments should be put in the same colonies early as possible and peace will reign and make for eggs with the ounce of prevention always at hand the runs and pens being kept always clean and the oung chicks properly fed there need be no sick fowls tor hos petals the young stock needs look ing after closely if a fowl does not respond to the feeding of the average fowl she Is either above or below average and geen rally below the few extra good specimens should go to the spring breeding pen the pul lets to the oldest sire and the cockerell cockerels cocker els to the old hens the pullets below average may lay market eggs and it kept for that should be in a pen never visited by a male dy so doing no body can breed market eggs from poor hens the hens lay just as well with no sire taking up their attention and the eggs keep longer in the market only the first few years ot starting does it pay to keep these below aver ag pullets we sell off the cockerell cockerels cocker els that are below the average and also the average ones keeping only the few above average when stud ng ones fowls he should not constitute himself a judge he should get out his copy of the standard of excellence and study the breed of his choice described minute ly in it and endeavor to cull accord angly FRESH AIR POULTRY HOUSE plans for poultry house on wheels to keep breeding stock on the move A pattern for a very useful type ot poultry house Is shown in the cut below the plan is to keep the breeding stock from which ho secures eggs for hatching in movable colony houses feet in size while the general laying stock are kept in stationary houses feet in size the opening in front Is tour feet high and covered with wire netting useful house for fowls the house is floored and the colony houses are built on runners so they may be easily moved from place to place they are shingled on the sides and root and contain a door and one window they should be fitted with one or two boosts roosts placed six inches above a ro platform which should be four feet from the door this will bring the fowls above the level ot the opening and out ot the drafts in cold climates a muslin cartau may be provided to pull dow n in ot the fowls at night and it desired another curtain to close up the open ing the larger size ot houses will accommodate from 30 to 50 fowls and the smaller house a breeding pen of 10 to 20 look out for the turkeys those ot us who have saved turkey hens to raise tor this summer must be gin to give them a little more care now than we did in the winter in the first place they may be slight ly run down as we call it and need a change ut feed or have an acute attack at cold mistaken tor roup in this case the affected ones should be penned in a warm comfort able aiace and their beads and necks grayed greyed with warm lard ind turpen clifio care being taken not to have too much turpentine when they are cured and ready to awu out they will be real tame which ie to nice about nesting time J we g out where they are every day with a attle corn of any kind of food tor them now and continue to do so they vm lay near the hauae probably in the hens bests or what they like bet ter stul aa old barrel alth a attle chaty la it CASES FOR LAYING HENS I 1 below Is given an outline sketch of a se and inex pensive nest A furnishes this with the accompanying sketch of a serviceable and cheap foi laying nests cr with a description 1 gg leaned against interior will staircase fashion A small house lined in this manner will furnish a lar L number of nests and it kept ex clr shely for laying will remain free from ding for an indefinite time chicks should not be allowed in this department and tor this reason en nests made of egg cases trance for the hens should be through a small door or opening several feet from the ground the ro house should be another room entirely also this laying room Is useless for set ting purposes A separate coop tor each sitting hen with the bottom level fio that the eggs cannot pile up Is best in both cases nothing brighter than a dim religious light should pervade FEEDING BEES IN THE SPRING greatest secret of successful bee keeping Is to keep the colonies strong the greatest secret about beekeeping la to keep your colonies strong watch them in the spring and do not let them die tor want of a little at sometimes you can help a dwindling colony by taking them in time and giving them a little assaf ance from other colonies it some of the colonies are light in bees they may be strengthened by occasionally giving a frame hatching brood from some strong colony which will sut fer no injury from the loaa of it but this even must be done cautiously and no old bees carried from one hive to another as that la one of the easiest ways to start robbing to get all colonies in this prime condition the beekeeper bee keeper most years will be forced to resort to feeding it pays at any time to feed bees to keep them from starving and it pays bet ter to keep them in good condition the colony that goes through the sea pon in poor condition will more than likely prove a failure BO tar as gath ering honey Is concerned all colonies should be fed separately by the use of feeders or some method suitable for feeding within the hive FANCY POULTRY BUSINESS keeping of pure bred poultry has passed beyond the experimental stage abo fancy poultry business la not an experiment but has come to stay poultry shows are the very life of the poultry business they keep pure bred poultry before the public and interest the many people who are deal ing in pure bred poultry there are thousands of farmers who have never seen a poultry show and a great many who are not posted on pure bred chickens at all says the kansas farmer thousands of farmers do not know that there are numerous papers that are devoted exclusively to pure bred poultry everyone who is interested in poul try should attend some poultry show this anter and if possible show some of their pure bred fowls the poultry show Is the very best school to beirn all about the standard requirements quire ments of the different to read all about poultry Is one but to see it Is another you in learn more n a poultry show an fn aie day than you can by reading a month A great many farmers have gotten their first impetus in the raising of pure bred poultry from visiting the poultry shows the wonderful american hlen the cackles of the american leiis are swelling into a chorus six teen billion times a year these small announce the arrival of a fresh laid and the sound of lher bragging lf waxing loud in the land according to the last census thee are chickens of laying ae in the united states these are yel aed at 70 and the eggs hoy lai would it divided allow ass annually tor every person man wim an and child in the united the alue of all the fowls would entitle every person in the axi try to it they were lold and toe proceeds divided all the weight t the animal products exported the porn beet tallow ham bacon and weigh tone while tho weight if the elffa laid yearly tip the aa t torn |