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Show POULTRY RAISING. Oxk thing- that tends to make low prices from this time on is that a good per cent, of the poultry sent to market lacks much of being in condition, anil this, with the quantity, helps to lower prices. A 1,7. roosts should be lcwl or parallel par-allel with each other. Where a series of roosts is so arranged that the rear roosts are higher than those in front, the hens will always crowd up into the highest places. Wheat bran should always be scalded scald-ed before feeding, as it is not relished otherwise. Kor fattening chicks for market cornineal that has been scalded scald-ed will often induce them to eat more and to fatten more rapidly. When the young poultry are confined in small runs it will be best to change every few days to fresh ground in order to avoid filth. Not only will the chickens enjoy the change, but better health will be maintained. As soox as the hens begin to moult there is always a liability that they will begin to pluck feathers from one another, and a:-, soon as one hen learns it, she teaches it to another. The only sure cure is to kill the heu, and the sooner it is done the better. |