Show PRACTICAL TALK ON POULTRY much advice given by theoretical writers not worthy of conald oration on average farm the advice commonly given in poul try papers would require one to exercise nearly as much balna in the cleaning of a chicken house as in the cleaning of a kitchen such advice may be suitable for the city poultry fanciers but some of it la out of place when given to the farmer poultry raising the same as any other farm work must pay for the labor put into it and this will not be the case it at tempt Is made to follow all the sug gest lons of the theoretical poultry ralser the ease with which the premises may be kept reasonably tree from lit ter and filth Is a largely a matter of convenient arrangement th handl est plan from this viewpoint Is the colony system in this the houses are moved to new locations as the ground becomes soiled if the chicken house is a stationary structure it should be built away other buildings scrap piles fence corners etc so that the ground can be frequently freshened by plowing and sowing in oats rye or rape the ground should be well sloped BO that the water draining from the surface may wash away much of the filth that on level ground would late cleanliness indoors can be simplified by proper arrangement first the house must be dry poultry droppings when dry are not a source of danger it kept out of the feed this may be accomplished by pro dropping boards under the boosts roosts the droppings in the poultry house should be removed often enough to prevent foul odors ll 11 Is best to clean it every day dry earth gath ered in the tall and stored in bins Is an excellent cleansing agent to use on the dropping board of the chicken house drinking vessels should be rinsed out when refilled and not al lowed to accumulate a coat of slime many poultry writers give able diseases and lists of remedies concerning which the average farm needs no knowledge whatever there Is very little known on the subject of poul try diseases poultry ailments are assignable to one of the three follow ing causes or a combination of these first hereditary or inborn weakness second unfavorable conditions of food surroundings etc third germs or animal parasites A great many chickens die within the shell or during the growing process there being no assignable rea A prize winner son save that of inherited weakness for this class of troubles the only remedy is to breed from the better stock the prevention of the second class of aliments comes under the general head of feeding A chicken er young or old to thrive well must have exercise clean water grit a va biety of grain food green or succulent food and casein or meat foods the food requirements of a laying hen are very like those required by a growing chicken yarded or shut in bens should be supplied with more lime than the food contains however to provide for the egg shell crushed oyster shell Is much used for this purpose the third class of ailments belongs to the group of contagious diseases these contagious diseases may bo grouped into the general classes first those highly contagious sec ond those contracted by fowls that are in a w weakened condition chicken cholera Is representative of the first class this la spread by droppings and dead birds and through feed and water to stamp out the disease kill and burn all sick chickens and disinfect the premises frequently and thoroughly with a spray made of one half gallon carbolic acid one half gallon of phenol and 20 gallons of water corrosive sublimate one part in 2 parts of water should be used in the drinking water where the money Is we may all of us get the same for eggs boutwe dont all of u us get the same price for the teed that t boea to make the essa and where the money it or lan t |