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Show FARM AND HOUSEHOLD A HALF-HOUR WITH RURAL HEADERS. fslss of rooltrr on tin rsrm rrollUlihnMi of Shitp to th firmer I.fqlt Srnoks Senlag Oiti-Ilnrnlnj St tt loss Usrdtn sad Stock. Valuo or rnutlry on the Farm. F. W. Dawloy boforo n recent Now York fnrmors' lnstltuto In spooking ou this subject said: "Tho importunco of any branch of farming or any othor Industry must bo judgod by tho profit lu it. Our poultry occupies or may occupy a front rank In this respect. It amounts to more in dollars nnd conts than the value of tbo corn crof tind it equals that of dressed boot. In tho year 1HB5 thoro woro Imported Into tho United Slatos 10,U'JS,4iU dozens ol eges, at a cost n( i2,uOO,000, or about lo i out s a dozen. It has been proved that u dozen eggs can bo produced for 7 cents, and less than Ibli supi Is paid to tho producers ol thoso v.lilch nro imported. This conts, as between tho foreign producor and tho consumor in this countrv, Is equal to about fOtXI,-OtX). fOtXI,-OtX). Thu now tariff has a duty of 5 conts on a dozen for imported oggs. This really givos tho American farmer un advanlugo of IU conts a dozen over tho foreigner. Tho foreign producor guts only IU conts a dozen, and tho consumor horo must pay tho duty, thus forcing tho producer abroad to tuko a very low prico lor his oirgs to competo with us. It took concerted action to socuro this legislation, but tho poultry men nro thoroughly organized or-ganized und worked together. "Poultry should bo divldod Into thrco clussos: For fanoy purposes, market und farm. Wo must dooldo whothor wo nro going to try to produce pro-duce poultry or eggs. Oomo mon aro not fitted for tho euro and tbo details required for growlui tho poultry. Such porsons should not try. Jf tho purposo should bo eggs tho smaller broods aro bust, but lor broilors thu larger tho Plymouth Hooks nnd Wyandottos. For roosters, Brahmus, Langshuns and Cochins. Too m hy buns tiro kopt without any purposo, muthod or profit. Tbcy aro poor, weak, old and unablo to luy eggs. Too many think a lion Is a lion, nud ono' is us good as anothor. Wo do not think so with cows or unythlng oluo. A dry b rn basement is a good placo for hons; an upon shod or where wo store tho tools is not. Tho quurtors must bo dry, wtirm nnd light. Too much light Is not food thnt Is, too many windows, as a window will conduct rold us well s heat A poultry houso with too many windows will bo too w.irm in tho sunlight und too cold In tho night. Thu walls of tho honnory 'should be lined with 'tarrod paper on both Bides. Tho roosts should bo low, and tho nests so thoy can bo cloancd o..slly. "If your hons got lousy, clean out tho hennery, turn out tho hons and burn sulphur In It, closing all the doors. Burn It so long and woll that ovory crack is filled with tho fumos. Dust tho Persian insoct powder Into tho foathors of ovory fowl. A dust bath is ossontlaL This can bo a box filled with road dust and oal ashes. Wood ashes are not good, as with any damnnoss thoy will adhere to tho birds nnd Injure them. If wo want eggs wo must food for crfgs; if flesh, thon for flash. Eggs require nitrogenous foods. To fatten, our fowls wo uso mora of tho furlnacoous foods corn, buckwheat, otc. |
