Show TRAP NEST IS VALUABLE AID enable enables owner to ascertain certain Al juit just which hen hens are laying require requires much attention the purpose of trap IlL sting the tile loci la Is to ascertain which hens liens la lu itile r for hut hat ro record cord they make or for ther eggs egg 3 during the hatch hatching lug mason so that pedigree record records aro are po sible trap nesting requires a considerable am amoust aunt of attention but ie Is a valuable aid in de developing eloping a flock of 0 poultry alon along g lints of breeding for egg production A trap nest Is it in lit ing debt neot so ar or rancid that after a hm IIII it bhe ote Is confined until rt leased by the at ono one trap neet nest should be provided for each four hens liens kept in ili flocks of 60 or more while A title more trap nesta nests aro tire necessary in smaller sn aller flocks the hens are tire marked m ith numb numbered erLd bands and a record Is to kept of their egg pro the should be visited at least four timea dally daily and prefer ably much more often tri trips P s being especially nce ear when hen the tile hens e laying freely and during hot veather the trap nest may be attached to tho the underside of the dropping board with the front facing the pen pm and arranged so that it can easily be rein remo remold ovid td or it inay may be placed on oil the walls units ot of the pen if it tho the nest Is placed under the dropping board the latter will servo as a top for the th nest and the rear of the nest may be of u wire ire to allow good ventilation in warm warin Neat lier it if the tile nest is placed on the wall all slain slate or wire should be inserted from the front of tho the nest to the wall at a sharp angle to prevent the hens from roosting roost lag on tho nest of course it Is essential to make the nests as attractive and cozy as possible and this Is accomplished by pro viding them with plent of clean lit tor ter as often as a new of straw Is needed furthermore in particularly objectionable cases it pays to clean nil all the from the floor of VIM M wa A good trap neit nest for hens tho the house in order lo 10 bronk break the hens of laying promiscuously ulie wherever rever they desire by removing the straw and bedding the floor of the house Is not so attract attractive lye as a nesting spot for the liens and pulli ts and hence they are forced to beck seek the trap ne nests BLUE OINTMENT KILLS BUGS equal part parts of poison and Vasel vaseline lne applied to fowls body to Effer effective tIve nody body lice on fowls can con be quickly and eliminated by tho the blue ointment went treatment get lour jur drug gist ty to mix equal parta parts of vasel vaseline lne and blue or mercurial ointment A piece the gizo size of a pen rubbed on to tho the ekin skin below the vent aill kill both lice and nits do it this spring and fall but brint overdo it nor use it on chicks under three months old PLAN FOR BETTER CHICKENS fall rail i 1 C oed oe d time to obtain few vew purebred fowls Fow laGel get hen hems that malted molted late thia this fall Is a good time to buy a few hens if it you are planning to go 0 o in for better chickens select hens that have not molted by the tile middle of october and you will probably have a group cr c rood good layers next spring they can cnn be mated with n purebred rooster ro oster from a high producing strain and your foundation lock flock Is under way urty STUDY OF MARKET DEMANDS poultry raiser should know what color of egg eggs and meat will oring bring deit best price prices every poultry miser should make a study of the market derna demands tift A uniform color of eggs and flesh in poultry Is 1 desirable A mixed nock flock will not produce uniform eggs or meat ment and em from euch such a flock are not desirable tar for hatching FURNISH HENS FRESH WATER one of co common causes of DIg estlie fo trouble troubles among poultry flock can be prevented under drinking water te Is ono one ft rf the common causee of digestive troubles in poultry during hot weather and the important point ie in not tint so much to save labor as to furnish those bird birds with a supply of pure fresh water at all times |