Show GOOD management OF POULTRY ON FARMS prepared prepa ird by the he united S states batea department D 0 part P ment of Agri cultum ure on almost any farm fan m there ther re i tan can be I 1 30 fitted 1 up with very efto ak I 1 tle tie it 1 f any cost coot for r now new ma m 1 1 jr e aerial a poultry pout try house bouso that will wl 11 answer or all the tl e purposes of more re n expensive give bu buildings for keepen g poul tryo ry states abat es the department dc at of as e farmers bulletin bullet Q no 5 62 the th e essential a to nuo BU 0 i I 1 COBS cess in housing houa ieng are arc fresh r dreeli air al r budah ine a dry floor and a building ng that the at la Is free fre e irom fro m drafts drafta in c constructing a poul pou 1 i T j J J fmc aar T 0 s 9 Y T i 6 i 7 O 1 r t A vr WV 7 s plan of an inexpensive poultry house try house it la Is advisable to allow 2 to 4 square feet of floor door space per bird the accompanying cut Is a plan for or a poultry house foot in size elze for not more than 60 50 hens hene which can bo be constructed at on expense of about 20 for material this house bouse has one half of the front open and Is adapted for southern conditions but in localities where much snow enow or rain to Is opt apt to blow into the house or where the winters are severe it is advisable to insert a curtain of burlap or thin muslin which can bo be closed in cold weather if 11 the ground to is damp it will be necessary to add a board floor otherwise a dirt floor elevated a fow few inches above the ground level will be satisfactory if desired a cement floor of cheap and simple construction may bo be laid such a floor is a good protection against rats the plan shows a 5 15 tach shutter on the back just under the eaves which IB Is recommended for oso aso in the south this must be constructed ted so BO that it can be closed to prevent any draft on the hens bens in cold weather the house should face to ward the south the nests neata may be placed directly under the dropping boards or on the walls of the house rather than on the floor the m ma a aerials required for building the house shown in the cut are aa follows two pieces 4 by 4 baches by 10 feet beet for sills two pieces 4 by 4 inches by 14 feet bet for sills two pieces 2 by 4 Inc inches hesby by 10 feet for or plates two pieces 2 by 4 inches by 14 feet for or plates sixteen pieces 2 by 4 inches by 12 reet beet for studs rafters ra ftera and boosts roosts one hundred and twenty square toot feet of boitras 12 19 feet long for ends Is fifty six square feet of boards for back eighty four square foot foet of boards for or front and dropping boards one hundred and fifty square feet of boards for roof two hundred and twelve lineal foot feet of 2 by inch battens bat tena total scantling feet b xa total boards feet beet b m total lumber feet b in pairs one abne hundred and fifty square feet roofing paper nails fifty six square feet poultry wire 2 inch mesh poultry netting inch mesh can bo be used in localities where sparrows are troublesome the foregoing plans for housing are merely suggestive and any plan that conforms generally to the essentials laid down will be sufficient tent the selection of stock to la a matter of considerable importance as a great deal of ones success or failure with poultry depends upon the individual specimens used to breed oom from care should be taken to select tho the early maturing fast growing pullets liens will not as a rule role lay until they are well matured c consequently on it can be readily seen that the slow alow growing breeds will not begin to lay as soon eoon as aa tho the former A good index to a hens ability to pay a profit over the cost of feed and labor la Is her ability to bo be on tho the move it Is advisable to keep but one breed ot of purebred pure puro bred fowls as aa the product from a nock flock of the same bame variety is more uniform than that from a flock of mixed breeds or mongrel stock it is advised that all pullets to be used an aa layers the following winter shall be hatched batched by april 16 15 and certainly not later than may 1 of the preceding spring it takes a herthy ho althy well fed sock flock to produce eggs fowls must not be a allowed to become too batas fat aa but few eggs will be laid by hens hena in such condition to prevent their getting it is best beat to make them work tor for moat of their feed by scratching in the litter of which there should bei be about four laches inches on the floor this litter can be of straw leaves or chaff chad and should always be kept dry A good teed food tor for egg production to is one composed of corn wheat and oats equal parts by measure it is advisable to use home grown grains whenever possible in sections where corn cora and aad oats do not thrive other grains gialas can bemused to 0 good advantage tor for example a mixture of equal parts darts by measure of kafar corn oats and barley will produce good results scatter a small email handful of this mixture for every ahrea hens hena in the litter morning and noon and give them all they will eat of it in a Y V shaped trough at night in the winter time some green feed should be fed at noon cabbage or manil mangel a either chopped or whole are good every few days look in the litter carefully and see if the fowls are eating all the fain being given them it if not reduce the quantity fowls that have to work for what feed they got get seldom become over fat grit and oyster shells in a hopper should always be kept before them the grit is used to grind their teed feed and the oyster shell shall furnishes the lime tor for 1 44 4 Q A I 1 W alii feeding little chicks frame used to protect feed of young from aldef bowis an use at united experimental fara beltsville md conscience forced restitution A thief has repaid what he stole atole from the gordon boys homo home at nottingham ting ham england A short time ago a letter containing 25 was received from rom 11 the antonymous ann thief who wrote about twenty years ago I 1 robbed one of your collecting boxes at the bacchus hotel sutton on sea it was vaa only a boyish prank and the few shillings it contained were soo soon i spent many times since I 1 have felt what a mean thing it was waa I 1 havle have for years aen eu looking for an opportunity to egg sure to water before them at all times birds that are laying drink much more water than those that are not laying the water should be kept out of the direct rays mys of the sun during the fall and winter months when colds and roup are apt to appear among the poultry it Is advisable to add the amount of permanganate of potash which will remain on the face of a 10 cent piece to each gallon of drinking water this mixture will often present and cure these troubles A allow 1 1 the fowls free range whenever possible except when snow iston son the ground i |