| Show POINTS FOR POULTRY MEN QUESTIONS SIX BY A AUTHORITY I 1 provide lime lidah for my poultry by fe feeding ground oyster shells I 1 raise cabbage lor for them onions are excellent also make a neat box inches outside measure wito watertight water tight flop me ing root roof in addition I 1 make a small run ran of cell laths baths the height and width of abe brooding broo dieg box and about awl feet in lel use two or three days day after the hen ben has been put pat on the nest neat I 1 remove her at dusk to this thia box close itin it in front keep her confined until near dear sundown the next day and then j place of run ran in front of the box w with a brace at ane rear end ead to prevent its removal in in case she strives hard to 1 I get out put food and water so that j she can get either and leave her at 1 once As night approaches she ahe will return to the nest the next morning she will be ready to receive the eggs I 1 do not get rid of vermin I 1 keep rid of them by having a stand under the pe perches containing coal oil when lice abound use whitewash and carbolic acid carbonate of lime ir is excellent s also to dust the perches and te fie inside of the hennery for packing eggs I 1 prefer a seat wooden box wrap each egg in paper stand them on end and pack ci with saw dusi dus screw down the cover never use a hammer and nails A wire atre handle should be attached to the box for safety in handling and removal vie the sale of eggs by weight I 1 con sider of no consequence ibe purchasers have the privilege of i bamin ing before buying if they think them too small let them get a larger number or buy elsewhere it eggs eegs are sold by weight many will be broken in hand band ling it is a striking fact noticed in i selling eggs that chat when they are scarce and dear no fault is ever found with a alair lair sized egg but when prices are low more fault is found with the size because the price is low people want wait then for amos almost t nothing if eggs were ware sold old b by w weight el poultry men would improve ahe t the 1 size I e of them by breeding from the t be largest I 1 rge t eggs eggs from any breed of fowls can be increased in siz BUS by that method |
