Show t SUMMER HOUSE FOR POULTRY coop shown in the illustration wilt will Provi provide cre comfortable place sor for hone liens in hot weather good poultry quarter quarters are needed and anti for warm weather the house shown in the accompanying picture will fin alaner the purpose exceedingly well it la Is built eight feet wide 12 toot long even seven feet high in front and 4 feet at the rear it should have a light frame framework ork consisting of for tho the ellla sills and caps cape and siding of inch stuff preferably matched watched i 0 hummer house for hen hens nailed on perpendicular as indicated writes fred 0 sibl oy in the farm an and homo tile the front which la to to face toward the aith has las a good sized window at each corner are two opening 1216 inches for the hens to pass in the end opposite the door there ie to a wooden shutter abutter about two feet toot square for air and ventilation and thie this aa as well as an tho the window should have strong fine meshed wiro wire on the outside out elde tho the roosts are located in the roar rear up under the roof with a platform below to catch the droppings feet wide ex extending the whole length of the house beneath tutu this in another platform three feet wide for or the beasts for hens liens on the range auch much a im house la is juat just the thing and needs no floor if it tho the location la Is well drained and dry it will shelter from 60 50 to GO 60 fowls comfortably tho the interior ought to be kept well whitewashed and it the house o 0 ie Is got set in the shade shado of i a largo tree it will bo be all the mare more pleasant for the hona hens to go into on an a hot day the coat cost of building this kind qa a cottage will bo be fram rom 12 to 16 it pays to UBO uso good lumber and two or three good coat coa teof paint should be applied chickens tn tm summer dont crowd the chicken chickens in warm weather and nd dont put those of dif ferent oges ages together the smaller ones will not have a fair chance and where they are crowded are apt to he be smothered pullets hatched in may t a an n ba be brought to laing by if it they are properly fed and cared for ind crowded aa as fast na as possible f it cannot bo a done however if it they kro are half halt fed tormented with lice hort abort of fresh water or allowed to become stunted tor for tiny other reason you will be to 0 o the expense of rats ing them amay and tho the sooner rou tou begin to get got returns for that expense tho the bettor better so give them the beat chance to make good insect powder tf for fowl fowls hero Is a receipt for fr ja in insect pow ler ser and it can lan be made a groat great deal cheaper than it can bo be bought take ono one pint of crude car carbolic bolle add acid and three pints of gasoline mix in n an earthen crock or granite waro mare dish sprinkle in plaster of carls and nd thoroughly stir so that every V pir vr r udo of it will bo 10 wet use enough plaster of paris parts to absorb all the it 11 guld spread out on a paper for extra gasoline gae to evaporate then run through a stove sieve and the powder Is ready for use system in the feeding fowls abound bavo have empty crops in the morning and the crop should never bo be quite full until it la is time to go to roost for the first feed grain scat in the litter in the morning Is preferred tho the sooner the better this induces them to exorcise ex in the mid die dle of the day a warm moistened mash should be giren siren about what they will eat and at night before they eo go to roost a liberal feed of grain should be scattered in the lit ter fowls should be kept busy 1 11 easily made charcoal no need to bay prepared charcoal for farm fouls tow I 1 hake rake up a pile of corncobs or brush and set fire to it winn it Is a mass of live coals throw water to put the fire out and the chickens will do the rest treatment for scaly leg log the repulsive looking scaly leu legi la in chIc chickens kena can bo be improved in appearance a whole lot by rubbing them at intervals of a few days with a salve I 1 lade of equal parts of lard sulphur and kerosene BROODER FOR LITTLE CHICKS illustration and direction directions given for constructing comfortable place for or youngster thil tireless fireless brooder will accommodate 25 to 60 50 chicks according to the weather if if the hover la is removed it makes an excellent brood coop for ben and chick chicks make the bottom of brood er 2 feet 8 inches by I 1 foot toot 10 inch es of boards nailed on 2 by 2 inch for the upper part use 2 by bf 2 inch posts for the uprights those in front 17 11 inches long and the rear 11 inches make the coop 2 feet IQ 10 inches kocg lor g 2 feet wide 18 inches high in front and 12 inches at the back batik writes arthur 8 wenger ol 01 dayton va in the missoura Miss url ourt valley farmer thie this will allow the coop to set down over the floor the poets posts rest ing upon the floor boards make two openings in front one 8 by 8 inches the other 12 by 20 for the smaller opening make a sliding eliding door and cov cot er the other with fine mesh wire net ting make a frame and cover with muslin to elide slide over this netting dur ing cold or stormy weather for the root roof take two of TJ inch board 2 inches wide and 3 feet long and throe three pieces of the same dimension on 3 feet 2 inches long notch the lona long pieces at end and center to I 1 inch wide so the crosspieces can be nailed in to make a flat frame cover this frame with three ply roofing stretched etrel ched light tight and nailed around edge and through center hinge the cover to back of coop and put a small book in Is front to hold it abut shut for the hover hake bake a box 18 inches square and 8 inches high with a hole 4 inches square in one side for chicks to go in and out put in a bottom but no top make a wooden frame to fit rather loosely in this box and tack 00 explanatory sketch ra on an one eldo aide of frame with a pleat in each corner so it will sag about 2 inches put a nail riall in each corner of box 4 inches from bottom tor for frame to rest upon have about I 1 inch of fine hay chaff in bottom of box put 0 chicks and cover top of muslin musi a with burlap sacks or any soft material mator Inva in warra rm weather they will need neco cover BEDBUGS IN CHICKEN HOUSS roots and nests should be removed from building and whitewash spray thoroughly applied many poultry houses are infested with bed bugs and it Is not an easy matter to dislodge them some people say that turning the sheep into tiro the poultry houses will in duce the bugs to attack the sheep where they will be lost in the wool ool but this Is a poor remedy remove all the roosts and nests from the house and spray with boiling hot whitewash to which baa has been added a pint of turpentine tur to a another good remedy Is to burn the interior of the house with tarol lne mixture which can be bought at any drug storo store another effective remedy Is halt a pint each of turpentine ammonia and kerosene ke roeene to which add about four ounces of rum gum camphor if it more Is needed double tho the quantity apply with a brush tho the nests ol auld bo be burned out over a blazing fire and tho the roosts should aico alpo be beld over the fire and all should be thoroughly whitewashed and piloted b before fore putting them baat turkey culture in turkey culture a single union of a male and female fertilizes all the eggs the hen ben will lay in one season hence one gobbler should be enough for 20 or more hene hens A 41 ja 10 W eg got 1 atell 1 dont raise scrub chickens dont use too heavy a cock bird with your females poultry constitutes a very good min or source of farm profit earl turkeys are tire what pay and these can only be bad from early laid eggs condiments that stimulate egg production are very much like any anything thInS that stimulates a human being some toll tell the sex set of the guinea fowl by its vi rattles attles those of tho the male am axe double the size of tho the female feeding the chicks too much Is in worse than waste ai as feed lying about will roon foon sour and then comes trouble A chickens stomach fig not made ol 01 iron and the same diet day after dy day harm harms them as much as it dos does a 9 hu man running the incubator Is to like other thing things we get got recalls results largely la jr proportion to ahr worl we do our elv |