Show 10 HOPPERS FOR THE CHICKENS details and illustrations for free de livery of feed into trays for young and old I 1 make all my dry teed feed hoppers for chicks from one pound coffee cans and covers from five ave pound lard pails palls says a writer in the farm and home they are very satisfactory as well as cheap with a can opener I 1 cut a slit about two inches long close to the bottom of the can then at each end of the cut make a halt half inch incision toward the top of the can with a pair of pinchers I 1 bend back the tin making a hole large enough to allow the feed b f DF for baby chicks to sift through but not large eno enough ugh for a chick to get its bead head through lest they get hung next I 1 drive two holes in bottom of can at the proper distance from each other to admit the points of a wire staple make corresponding holes in the pall pail cover insert the staple through the four holes and bend each point outward fastening cover and can together remove top from can and fill with meal or bran and there Is not a hopper on the market more useful for baby chicks up to four and five weeks of age the hopper tor for larger fowls Is made from a long but narrow wooden box any dimensions which suit the space or wishes of the poultry man may be use remove cover and front side from box saw a small strip from end of the removed front and fit carefully upon cleats placed from front corner of top to back corner of bottom see line a b abrass front of bottom c nail a narrow strip to prevent feed from being pushed out olt on floor for the cover hinge top of box to back side and the hopper Is ready to hang upon the wall or place on blocks the right distance from foor a co dry feed hopper for poultry to aliw allow fowls to eat comfortably in fitting the front upon the cleats allow half an inch space from bottom and one inch from back of hopper this gives free delivery of feed into the tray SUNFLOWER SEED FOR HENS russian variety Is most for furnishing good quality of rich 0 1 feed for poultry the russian sunflower Is ae ale most prolific variety sow seed early in june the sunflower Is a profitable crop to grow for furnishing a good quality of rich oil feed to take the place of cottonseed or flaxseed meal sunflower seed Is used in all the poultry mixtures now sold in the markets the sunflower Is a hardy plant a vigorous and rapid grower and a good plant to grow not only for foi its seeds but also for its bright beautt ful yellow blossoms the plant when in full bloom makes a good food for honey bees have the ground deeply plowed and thoroughly mellowed the ground should be rich to grow large heads full of seed mark the row rov s off three feet apart and three inches deep drop two seeds to the running foot when plants are up thin out the stand 15 to 20 inches apart good culture free of grass and weeds must be div ex eit through the season vacation for breeding stock give the breeding stock you intend to carry over for next season a vaca tion in vacation quarter it if possible separate the males and females anua abua give each flock outdoor quarters on ample range well shaded let them occupy this summer range until time to house in winter quarters in the fall you will find that they moult out cleaner and earlier and that they will prove better in breeding condition reduce egg lay ng power an egg Is a chemical combination and if hens lack in their teed feed any element ment which Is found in eggs then the apfer to produce eggs is lowered 7 V WHY PURE BREEDS ARE BEST well kept flock of thoroughbred thoroughbreds costs no more to feed aldhouse and House than the mongrels by MRS 11 II r GRINSTEAD the person who raises chickens turkeys ducks or any other fowl nat aurally feels a greater pride and in terest in thoroughbred stock and therefore gives the flock better care than would be given to mongrels no matter what kind of hl bl ds you have however the same rule of good care applies with the right kind of care and interest your flock will yield abundant satisfaction and good profit and both of these are felt to a greater degree by the owner of the thorough bred fowls houses yards and feed cost about the same tor for either mongrels or full bloods and a well kept flock of thor always attract attention and admiration from neighbors who are often willing to pay py a much bet ter price for eggs tor for hatching pur poses from such stock than ordinary eggs will bring many buyers every season get ex cellena results in the least expensive way by purchasing eggs from which to hatch pure bred stock the breed best suited to your surroundings and the purpose you wish them to serve should be selected the best meat producer Is not as a a rule a good egg producer and so on but with careful study of some of the breeds a buyer ought to be able to know h how ow to se lect elect just what will meet bis his needs PLYMOUTH ROCKS ARE FIRST more marketable than white feath ered chickens says prof lip of kansas the most marketable breed of chickens Is the barred plymouth rock this decision handed down a few days ago by W A lippincott professor of poultry husbandry at the kansas agricultural college answers a quest question on which long has been dl dia prize winners curbing the minds of poultry persons it will be a hard blow to the popular theory that white feath ered chickens are more in demand on the markets than any other breed doubtless you have stood by that belief all your life and you may take exception to the ruling of the court but white feathers dont dout count tor for the poultry professor says and he has made in packing centers an investigation upon which to base his assertions at to their marketable merit prof lippincott ranks the various breeds ilk this barred plymouth rocks white Wyan dottes white plymouth rocks black lang shans leghorns brahman cochins scrubs yellow shanks and yellow skin are demanded above everything else the decision says further the shanks must be clean and free from feathers the body must be plump and of um size four to seven pounds tot for roasting birds the breeds that most nearly meet these requirements are the plymouth rocks Wyan dottes and rhode island reds the reason such breeds as buff and rhode island reds do not appear in the list just given Is because they have not been bred in sufficient numbers to make an impression on the market packers are not acquainted with them 0 look to the comfort of the fowls never feed whole corn except at pit evening direct sunlight Is a great natural 41 disinfectant don t neglect your chicks and fowls in hot weather hot close weather brings lots of lice to the flirty pen it Is a well known fact that all hens are not good layers the hot sultry weather Is trying to both fowls and men don t crowd sleeping quarters keep fronts of houses open hens and pullets do not thrive on oti the same kind of feed heat prostration Is common in yards where there is no shade keep things clean use lice powder lice paint and disinfectants freely As soon as the hatching season Is over all sale birds should be marketed feed little if any corn or other heating foods while the temperature ia is high it takes a good to keep up his enthusiasm when the weather Is hot success with poultry all depends ton whether we have egg producers ot 0 drones |