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Show THE POULTRY YARD. t From May Farm Journal.l Good sour milk. Is lino for the little chicks and tho big ones, too. Give them some every day, I find beets far superior tb any kind of roots. I hang them up so that the fowls will have to stretch to Ret them. Sitting hens ate lice breeders. This Is one reason why the Incubator Is to bo preferred for hatching chickens. It Is not too late to order a setting of eggs in order to Introduce some new blood in your flocks, iiettcr do It right away. Hens that are set outdoors In barrel nests will not only do better work but will be less likely to have vermin to contend with. I feed my chickens on boards that are kept clean by scrubbing, and since doing so have not lost a chicken with the gapes. The secret of growing May-hatched chickens is to feed weil, provide some shade in the runs, and sec that the chicks get some green food. The Urst thing that should be done after removing the pretty, downy chicks and their mother from the nest, Is to destroy with tire the old lllllng In that nest. It the chicks are not growing, something some-thing is sure to be wrong with the management. Keep them housed from cold winds and dampness. Chilling Chill-ing lowers vitality. The first of May is a good time to set tho turkey eggs, as the weather is warmer and there Is less danger of the cold, rainy spells that tell on the April-hatched turkey. A red rag hung to the top of a four-foot four-foot stick In the ground near the coop will give the hawks and the crows a pointer that they had better keep away; they arc likely to mind tt, too. Never fuss with the setting hen; let her alone. See that she Is constantly provided with wator and food, so that she can hely herself at will, and then allow her to do the rest. She knows her business. |