Show I A Bird hithe in the Hand I Special Information Service United States Department of ot Agriculture J 1 ARE CHICKENS TRESPASSERS I ri pi 4 tr R 0 rv f p dK e a v. v i II s Hens and nd a Garden G in the Same Back Yard I S INJURY DONE BY if FORAGING FOWLS 0 f tit a Local ocal Laws Determine Question f of Fencing Garden or Confining Con- Con Confining fining Chickens T- T SHOULD If GO HA D tD 5 7 Urges the Agricultural Department of the Principle of f Co and the Theory of operation MV Live Let and and Let Tj- Tj i p R The redress the of home gardener f against the inroads of neighbors th y ft- ft chickens ns will depend on the he laws vs of t l l rho fate or ordinances of the town p 1 r or or In which the gardener lives Ul n OI s e a states owners are liable for fordam l Main dam e a done by stock running at r W r large faze nr e In other states s the person who i w h wishes to grow a crop must fence it against depredation In most of the 1 I E Mern states owners owners owners' of stock are required re reo i red to keep kee it under fence 0 4 Response use to Queries T These lese facts are set forth by by the United States department of agriculture l' l ture tare in n response to queries by gardeners gardener garden garden- er ers who have haYe neighbors raising chickens chickens chick chick- ens ens ns that harvest the products of Libert Liber- Liber 4 t tF gardens before such products products' are 4 mature The department Is iss not pre- pre to say which type of food rals s l lag ing i Is the more more profitable and praise praise- praiseworthy f. f worthy orthy but says that both c can n go II land nd hand ln hand n-hand if It there are arc proper proper r fences Whether the man or the the t gardener rd ner must provide the fence dep de depends det de- de t ponds p upon local statutes dr tir r names and the rights of the case would d be determined under und r general g Iv i r rm 1 principles of law ill 6 J Jt Is related that a Liberty gardener JI and a Victory lived side by stile si e. e Ore One morning the Ea laV c w th the h gardener industriously Industrious Y df dig sr t ging n. n g ap 1 i D v What are you doing asked d Egri Eg Eg- ri m h J. J bert bert early rex re re- replied t. j- j Replanting t some som peas x JV plied d Corn Corn Cornelus elins j I But Dut that looks like my brown le leg leghorn a f f h horn rn l b beside that hol hole hots t x i It If IC if Said Laid the gardener garden my first r p planting Ing of early peas is ts 11 I Inside side of lier rl x t. t if r r. r M Not Humorous Subject t. t The The legal o. o authorities of the depart depart- 1 anent nt say that the garden chicken i i. i question far fr from being a subject t of 3 humor Is ls undoubtedly a serious one one ne ls ter f. f and has bas probably led Jed to as much r iI trouble and feeling ill between f J neighbors us any other single cause i if t 10 i The TUe department believes however t R. R that In war time there will ill be he more r l cf of a n principle of operation co-operation and a t r theory of live let and let With everyone every every- t. t one interested in a n maximum war war- wartime wartime time food production some way can usually be found out of the difficulties S that may arise through the proximity i. i of cl and 10 ens gardens F- F a t y n J Overcoming Objections I Ic rY c Objection frequently Is raised to thes th the s j keeping e of poultry In ht towns and cities because of the odor which may result and also because of the noise which ls la Ii made by roosters crowing l in the early morning There Is Isho r ho no nc necessity for the poultry flock to tor r a become ro ne a nuisance to neighbors If Jf the dropping boards are cleaned and the houses and yards ards are J Ip kept t in a reasonably clean condition n U. U there rc v will be no annoying odors The soil enil in to the yard should be stirred or ort t. t t up frequently If not In sod in f order r r to keep It in the best condition not tend to keep down This his will only t. t any odors which might arise but als also o allow the droppings to be absorbed InI Into Into In In- r I to the soil more readily and therefore t keep the yard in better condition for fo the he hens t s' s The male bird need not be a nui nut since sance Unless it Is 13 intended to hatch batch flock It Is unnecessary chickens hickens from the Fy i sary to keep a n male bird The fact ii that there Is no male in the flock will i have lave absolutely ly pp no effect on the number num num- 1 ber her ot of eggs eggs laid laid l by the hens The male mu e bird should be sold or eaten enten just I ts cs S Boon roon as tl the e hatching season is over r c. c t r 7 h. h Tills This is desirable not only for the pur pur- pose ose of eliminating noise but also to save the feed that would be eaten by bythe bythe the he male add arid for the reason that the eggs produced after the male Is disposed dis- dis posed pos d of will be infertile Since these eggs ggs are incapable of chick development development develop develop- ment they keep much better than fertile fer- fer tile the eggs and anel consequently are superior or for preserving or for market O OI I CHICKENS AT HO HOME lE i iA 9 A yard rard surrounded by a five- five foot fence will under most con con- conI cong g I I keep chickens at home o If the hens show a tendency to 0 fly over such sucha a fence the flight e ed d feathers o of of one wing should be g 0 clipped cUpped A fence made of woven s swire g wire Is preferable to a fence x 1 o made of board or other material t A board f should hould not be used at atthe atthe the top of a wire fence fenc as this It iz gives gh-es the hens hen a q visible place to x alight and tends to teach them o oto i 0 I b to fly OY over r. r The yard 9 which can be provided the more ore i contented the the hens will be bet it 6 not only gives them greater op- op opportunity opportunity i to to- exercise but often ofton 4 o makes it it possible to maintain a asod 2 1 sod on the yard ard which Js advis- advis J able o W WI I Poultry Yards and Fences Breeding stock and especially growing growIng grow grow- growIng ing chickens should sh uld have an an abundance ance ante of range while hens kept for the tiie production of eggs ma may be kept kepton lepton on a small area with good results In rural districts the ang of poultry y is sometimes unnecessary and In such cases colony houses are arc used to tage Under this system it is easy to keep the birds healthy rind find the feed fee bill is reduced as they ate ale able to gel get gela geta a good part of their feed from the range These houses house which wh hold about aboul 10 hens bens are placed fr fro rn n to feet apart and are moved mond from place to place as new range rang a I is needed i When t en poultry fences are needed asis as asis is the case in keeping poultry In towns townsand townsand and cities and in some rural sections s sas as fe few fences as possible should be erected as they Increase the cost 01 ol equipment labor labor and maintenance When wry very much land is available the poultry yard can often be kept In sod On good soil this can be done by allowing allow allow- ing lag to square feet of land pet pert bird to birds to tha are acre while more space is necessary y on on pOOlo poor pOOl o or light land A large ir o of 01 fowls are usually kept to th jia r whore where double yards ards are used and tut land is frequently cultivated Plymouth Rocks and the heavy meat mea breeds in n small yards require fences fence five to six feet high while a fen fence e sl sis sisto to seven f feet et high is necessary for Leghorns Leg horns The upper twp two feet of the fence for the latter may be Inclined Inclined Inward at ran nn an angle of 30 degrees or a strand or two of barbed wire may may help keep them confined while It is I sometimes necessary to clip the wIng wins feathers pf one wing of those birds which persist in getting out Posts may be set or driven Into the ground They should be set eight to ten tea feet apart with common poultry netting or 16 10 to 20 feet with woven wire Corner posts should be about abou eight inches in diameter and be sc set four feet In the ground Ing fag posts may be four or cr r five indies inches In n diameter and set three feet In tile the ground That part of the tile post which is I set in the ground may be charred or i treated with some wood preservative to advantage antage while corner posts should be firmly braced or set In ce ce- ment meat Rural Clubs Help I Women's rural Women's rural clubs have ha done much to further the employment of trained workers for the counties such as home demonstration agents county nurses and county social service workers The ho state leader of home demonstration tion agen agents s in Mississippi l has bas sni said that the tare women's clubs in that state have been constant and earnest supporters of ot county Bounty extension work in home economics They have bave given gI financial aid used their influence to secure appropriations ap art bought canning club products and given gI the work a a prominent prom prominent nent place on oa their their programs I Fifty he hens s In In a space better adapted to 25 will be no economy |