Show W PHASES OF POULTRY RAISING Poultry nun can save himself time and money by applying to gov emmehe for Ir information formation bf by the tb halted astles 9 agriculture poultry ral sers whether hether er erasing in the tile business Luet nesi on a targe large acute scale or owning only a small flock will find and it to their interest to get in touch with the united states department of A agriculture arl when hen in doubt about the best method methods to follow visitors tors in washington within wishing to consult the departments poultry tp clalla ts are invited to coll call at thila of flee fice find AIR alfo to visit their earl eap exp rl mental fam the work in poultry feeding end and breeding Is conducted by the animal husbandry division and ALIN 10 14 A 7 A 4 I 1 experiment farm where uncle am work works out problem problems for th the Denti benent fit of Arrie american rIcan poultry ballem Ra liere that relating to diseases by tho tile pathological division of the tile bureau ot aril mal industry many wally bulletins are available dealing with various phase phases ot of poultry ng any of which may inny be I 1 ind nil freo free upon application to the division of publications cat ClIt ions united stated states department of agriculture in addition to the regular bulletin bulletins there are A number P pro M pare pared id especially for boys and girls cluba clubs and arid for person beginning the tile poultry business busl nee without Ait hOut much knowl edge igo of its requirements A list of tee MILT be e bad had upon application to same division t at the department departments experiment farm ot at WIts lille md bid various rn ra ions are being fed to hens liens to study their effect for example in one ex peri pediment ment the hen balances her own ration in enother fish meal ineal Is ed td in another no wheat or w beat products arp used while cotton cottons seed ceJ meal replaces a part of the he scrap in another are tire also made cy 0 the effect of the same lame rations on hens of the egg breeds ns as compared with those of the general purpose breeds only simple rations of widely idely available feeds oro are liens in numbers are being trap noticed anti made to determine the possibilities of different methods of breeding in increasing or fixing egg proda tion t to 0 fix certain types or characters desired sired in tho the flot bloke lia also are tire made no birds are tire retained in ill the flock which bave a it disqualification that would bar thorn them under the ho rules of the american standard of perfection tile results being obtained indicate that it Is possible to combine combino utility end 2nd breeding to a practical any of this information Is 1 ic the persons requesting tt it and the tile deportment department Is eager to have it used u widely idely hoys voys and girls ris poultry clubs hale a wide influence in inter interesting eRtIng the children in raising chickens and in teaching them thein ari their parents the tile best of handling poultry for the production of ces eggs find ment the department Is 19 gluing special nt at to ta lull hill roving the tile quality of market eggs with a ie lew to derrom ing losses nt at many millions of dollars annually elioso studies cover the production it eggs on the farm and their hn haild sidling ling from the fam to the cou country store sturt the production of infertile eggs which ilitch firme far superior in keeping Itce ping qualities to fertile eggs la Is being advocated CURE COLD IN HEALTHY FOWL application of three or four drop drops of coal oil in nostrils of bird Is effective A cold colt can be cured in fr a healthy fowl by in of three or four drop drops of rif kerosene in tho the fowl foil s nostrils sever get it in the ayea rut put enough perr nante of potash in the drinking water write r to color a bright pink this la Is good for throat ini c alons of all kinds and will usually prevent the spread of the to trouble uble GOOD ROOSTS FOR CHICKENS point points to he lie considered Conil dered are ease of cleaning and to prevent lurking place places for mite mites good roosts are to tho the cl ickens what a good to Is to human about half the fowl a time Is sper on the be roots the points to be considered consider in putting in the roosts aro ease of denning cleaning pacing spacing from the back vail arall end and from the floor and smoothness of lumber t m prevent lurking place places for or mites rea |