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Show I POULTRY NOTES. Th ahady nooks are relished by the I hens. j 1. 1 tne water Is a healthy drink for! young turkeya. Let your young chirks have all tht. sunlight puaslhle. II sure that the ducklings have plenty Blind and water. I A portuhle poultry house la an ad mlrnble arrangement for young ttir. j keya. i Kaffir corn la an eirellent ration lot 1 poultry If fed In connection with othet feeds. ; Cleanliness la an earentlal sanitary condition for nil animals, but partli u-lurly u-lurly bo for birds. Bcrur from the kltrhen are not very acceptable to turkeya. They like all their food fresh. Keep the dust box supplied with nice cleun duat, and see tbot Ihe grit bug la never empty. It la alwaya undesirable and miner- esanry to feed rondlmenta to hena to . atlmululo them lo lay. Do not hold rorkerels for market too long after they reach Ihe weight of four or five poumls Oyster shell Is absolutely Ihe lest ; shell-muklng food for tho hena. Keep It before them eomtuntly. The poultry hoitno should be constructed con-structed with a view to Ita frequent. ( easy and thorough cleaning. It la best never to attempt to bring lurkeya up In the muck ynnla. or let tht in associate with old fowls. One of th first problems which the poultrymnn la called upon to solve Is Hi locution of th poultry plant. A ten dollar rooster la generally cheaper than a two dollar rne. The good blood will tell th second year The ventiratlun of the poultry house should be provided for In aurb a way that draughts of air will not atrlk th birds The roost and neat boxea ahould b movable, ao that all parasites whlcb collect upon them may be reached arid deatroyed. Tbe conditions required for th maintenance of health and vigor In flock of fowla are similar to what or required for other animal. |