Show FEW SEASONABLE POULTRY POINTS Growing Chicks Must Have Shade and Fresh Clean Water During During During Dur Dur- ing Hot Weather AVOID OVERCROWDING YDING BIRDS Cockerels That Are Sufficiently Large Should Be Sent to Market Only Market Only Strong Vigorous Specimens Should Be Retained Prepared b by the United States Department Department Depart Depart- ment meat of Agriculture i 1 POULTRY PRIMER RIMER i An Illustrated publication Farmers' Farmers Bulletin 1040 Is now i available which deals with the fundamentals underlying the production of poultry B By the use of man many appropriate pictures pie pic tures tares the principles of poultry keeping are Impressed on the reader Under Selecting the Breed I for example photographs are shown of the more popular breeds of each of the three main classes of ot poultry giving the reader an Immediate and complete complete com com- t. t Idea of the appearance of M these fowls the classes to which they belong and their economical cal usefulness In like manner other essential phases of poultry poultry poultry poul poul- try keeping are illustrated and discussed Throughout the bulletin references references references ref ref- are given to other publIcations publications pub pub- issued b by this department department department depart depart- ment which give more detailed information on each of the subJects subjects subjects sub sub- discussed and which may maybe be obtained on request Do not ov overlook the fact that the chicks must have shade If there Is no natural shade for the chicks to stay tay under during the heated part of the da day be sure and provide sufficient for their needs One of the most important factors In keeping young chicks growing Is rr a 1 mJ y xz y 9 w 6 i r v vry ry K a 9 Growing Chickens Feeding Themselves at Self good clean fresh water In v vessels As the da days s 's get warmer care should 1 be taken to change the water as often as required to keep it clean and mid fresh Avoid overcrowding in growing chicks A coop brooder or colony house bouse louse that was large enough to hold the baby chicks Is not large enough after two or more months depending on the breed and growth It Is absolutely necessary that growing chicks have lave plenty of room to grow Cockerels Cocker Cocker- cr- cr els cIs that are sufficiently large should be disposed of Chicks that have not shown proper growth should also be separated and leg or wing banded Many of these chicks s even the pullets pul- pul ul- ul lets ets should be marketed Only tin till good strong vigorous specimens specImen should be retained as breeders and layers ayers as these are the only ones that can return a profit t Wor Eat Too Much Growing chicks s will wUl not eat toe toc much nuch If they have plenty of range so se they can get the desired exercise A good growing mash should be fie accessible sible at all times to growing chicks Such a mash should contain plenty plent of ol bone meal ground very fine and fine- fine ground oats and barley Be sure sure tc to have the mash ground very fine Growing chicks s that are i kept ept closely closely close close- ly confined need much greater attention attention atten tion along all lines than those thai that have range See that they have plenty plent of green feeds that have not wilted down to almost the decaying point and that the yards ards are kept sweet Culling also Is more essential when hen chicks are closel closely confined Look for Vermin Do not forget to look over ovel the young oung chicks from time to time for lice an anti and mites Hot not weather is the paradise for lice and mites So be careful hE ht sure dont don't be sorry Look out foi lice Uce In many sections of the country where the hatching season started about the first of the year cockerels should be separated from the pullets especially especially- so where Leghorns are kept I |