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Show . Hints to Poultrymen Turkey growers of Tehama county, coun-ty, California, use trained dogs to herd their flocks. Experts are now able to tell hens from roosters at birth by the difference dif-ference in markings. In feeding cracked corn It Is well to be sure that the germ of the kernel ker-nel has not been removed. Green feed Influences the health, fertility and productiveness of adult chickens, and increases the hatch-ability hatch-ability of the eggs. Without vitaimin E In a poultry ration there can be no fertility, authorities au-thorities hold. It Is mainly supplied sup-plied by the germs of cereals. The sand flea or stick-tight flea can be eradicated by rubbing the infested parts with a mixture ot two parts lard nnd one part of finely fine-ly powdered sulphur. Using natural-colored ruby lights In the poultry house or painting the windows with red lacquer or soluble sol-uble red paint has been found satisfactory satis-factory in some cases in pi eveutin cannibn'ii among chicks. |