The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1917 Page: 4 of 6
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THE INDEPENDENT.
(Special Information Service. U. S. Department of Agriculture.)
PUREBRED POULTRY MORE VALUABLE
Contents Chickens on the Sunny Side of The.r Well-Ventilated House With
Plenty of Straw to Scratch In.
stand dry. cold nlr tlinn warmer nlr
which is damp.
Boys ami girls should be encouraged
to start in the poultry business. It
requires little money to invest, and th(j
current expenditure may he reduced
in part by utilizing farm and home
wastes. If the project begins with a
laying flock, the return begin." early,
especially by supplementing the food
supply of the home.
Special precautions should lie taken
ro prevent dust getting in food after it
Is delivered In the home. It is not suf-
ficient to cover food and dishes while
the sweeping Is being done; they
should remain protected for several
hours thereafter to escape settling
dust.
Rules for Saving Eggs.
Poultry raisers are urged to follow
these simple rules, which cost noth-
ing but time and thought and add
dollars to the poultry yard returns.
1. Keep the nests clean; provide one
nest for every four hens.
2. Gather the eggs twice dally.
3. Keep the eggs in a cool, dry room
or cellar.
4. Market the eggs at least twice a
week.
fi. Sell, kill or confine all male birds
ns soon as the hatching season is over.
Not only Is there a flock of poultry
on nearly every farm in the country,
but in towns and cities flocks are not
rare. With the present high price
of eggs even a more general interest
should be taken in poultry raising.
Too frequently tjie home flock consists
of a mixture of breeds. Pure-bred
poultry are more profitable.
In considering the breed of chick-
ens most suited for the home flock,
pay little or no attention to those
which are not of local importance, that
Is, not being raised successfully in the
community, except on the advice of ex-
perts.
West Point and Annapolis.
The United States naval school cor-
responding to West Point is the I tilt-
ed States Naval academy at Annapolis,
Maryland, established in 1H4.>. At this
school two midshipmen are allowed for
each senator, representative and dele-
gate in congress, and two for the Dis-
trict of Columbia. These are appoint-
ed by the secretary of the navy, upon
the nomination of tlie individual sena-
tors, representatives or delegates. In
addition, the president appoints one
midshipman from Porto Kieo, and five
nt large from the United States. Can-
didates for these appointments must
I be between sixteen and twenty years
of age, and must pass entrance exani-
1 Inations similar to those required at
West Point.
Improper Ventilation Will Quick-
ly Reduce the Value of
Any Flock.
KEEP EYE TO WINTER EGGS
Every individual in the home poul-
try flock should show vigor and
strength. Size (not fat), erectness,
activity, bright eye, and red comb fire
favorable points indicating good con-
stitution. Drooping tail or wing, weak-
ened legs, head and neck not erect de-
notes weakness. Pullets bred from
good layers are preferable. A good
layer will be a hearty feeder and usu-
ally a vigorous \y>rker. Pullets hatch-
ed early will prove better winter
layers.
Having Back and Sides of Poultry
House Absolutely Tight Will Pre-
vent Drafts—Green Feed Impor-
tant—Remedy for Worms.
The back and sides of the poultry
house should be absolutely tight in
order to prevent draft which may
cause colds in the flocks. This leaves
only the front of the house of muslin
construction or entirely open. An
opening which may be closed by a
shutter may be used to advantage In
the rear wall of a poultry house In the
South, or in growing houses in all
parts of this country, but this should
be constructed so that there will be
no draft In cold weather. The front of
the house should be so high that the
windows or openings will allow the
sun to shine well back Into the interior
during the winter. Burlap, unbleached
muslin, or light-weight duck cloth may
be used for curtains In the front. This
cloth should be thin enough to allow
a slow circulation of air without a
draft. This Is Impossible if too heavy
a grade of due* cloth is used or if
the cloth is oiled or painted.
A large amount of glass in the front
of the house makes It warm during the
day but cold at night, as glass radiates
heat very rapidly. Some glass, how-
ever, is helpful In providing light when
the curtains are closed. Some ventila-
tion should be given In a poultry hott e
even on the coldest night. It Is usually
host secured by leaving a small win-
dow open or having muslin curtains In
the front of the house. If the house Is
shut up tight without any muslin cur-
tains In the front there is a tendency
for moisture to collect In the house
and condense on the rafters and other
woodwork on frosty mornings. It Is
not necessary to close the muslin cur-
tains in the front of the house except
In very cold or stormy weather. Hens
are protected by nature with warm
feathers and a high body temperature
sa tiuit they are hetliic able. to. wltli-
Sources of Green Feed.
CJreen feeds for poultry contain only
a small percentage of actual food nu-
triments, but are Important because
of their succulence and Jjulk, which
lighten the grain ration and assist in
keeping the birds in good condition.
The poultryman should secure a suffi-
cient supply of green feed to last
through the winter months in sections
where growing green feeds cannot be
obtained. When chickens are fattened
without the use of milk, green feed
helps to keep them in good condition.
Cabbages, mangel wurzels, clover,
alfalfa and sprouted oats are the green
feeds commonly used during the win-
ter. Cabbages do not keep as well in
ordinary cellars as mangel wurzels. so
i where both of these feeds are avail-
able the cabbages are fed first. They
1 nre often suspended, while the mangel
wurzels are split and stuck on a nail
on the wall of the pen. Clover and ai-
fnlfa may be fed as hay. cut into one-
half to one-inch lengths, or ms<"> be
bought in the form of meal. Alfalfa
meal has a feeding analysis equal to
bmn, but Is not as digestible on ac-
Rernedy for Worms.
Give the chickens no food or watfr
for -24 hours before treating: then feed
them half the usual amount of ground
feed in which has been mixed finely |
chopped tobacco stems soaked for two
hours in all the water they will absorb
One pound of tobacco stems (weighed
"before soaking) is sufficient for 100
birds. Two hours after the chicken*j
have eaten the medicated mash. give
them one-fourth of the usual ration of i
ground feed mixed with water in
which Epsom salts has been dissolved. |
using 11 ounces of Epsom salts for
100 birds.
To reduce the chances of further i
Infestation all manure and Ioosh i
dirt should be removed, from the j
chicken vard and the pens and roosts
thoroughly scalded and cleansed with
hot water.
Gone
In the location of the poultry house,
if it is impracticable to select a soil
thai <s naturally dry, it should be
iikh', ry by thorough underdralnoge.
The poultrv house should be built
ns low as possible without danger of
the attendants bumping their heads
against the ceiling. A low house is more
easily warmed than a high one.
I (count of its larger percentage of fiber,
Clover and alfalfa should he cut
'while slightly immature, if they are to
• be cured and fed to poultry. Tho
;leaves and chaff from such hay are i
|especially adapted for poultry feeding, j
|Sprouting oats make a very good green j
■ feed and are used qtdte extensively in
'this country.
Cold, damp, poorly lighted arid ven-
tilated poultry quarters favor tho
(spread of such diseases, as roup. Such
{contagious diseases as these are dilli-
!cult and sometimes impossible to con-
jtrol unless given attention in the early
[stages. Wherever preventive metis,
[tires fail, separate sick birds from the
flock as soon as there is evidence of
.disease, and then consult expert ad-
vice to effect a cure.
Many thousands cf
women suffering from
womanly trouble, have
been benefited by the use
of Cardui, the woman's
tonic, according to letters
we rcceive, similar to this
one from Mrs. Z. V. Spell,
of Hayne, N. C. "I could
not stand on my feet, and
just suffered terribly,"
she says. "As my suf-
fering was so great, and
he had tried other reme-
dies, Dr. had us
get Cardui. . . 1 began
improving, and it cured
me. I know, and my
doctor knows, what Car-
dui did for me, for my
nerves and health were
about gone."
TAKE
*1
One source of loss of eggs is the
stolen nest. Even if the egg. are
found, they usually are not all mar-
ketable.
T?bles Turned.
"What did your boy say in his let-
tor?" asked the It. F. D. man.
"Well " replied Farmer Corntossel.
"Josh has kind o' turned the tables on
tn0 He wants to know whether I am
working hard and investing my money
in LnH,,.ty bonds. He says he is willing
t(, fight for home and country, but In
doesn't intend f support me in idle-
ness."
The dairy farmer not only studies
how to feed his cow, but to feed his
land. He is not a soil robber, as he
realizes thi. the farmer who reduces
the fertility of bis land robs without
reason, since he steals from himself.
Zoning Cities in France.
France, in the midst of war, Is
working out plans for zoning cities
that have been destroyed and aie to
be reconstructed as soou as opportun-
ity permits.
The Woman's Tonic
She writes further: " I
am in splendid health . . .
can do my work. 1 feel 1
owe it to Cardui, for I was
in dreadful condition."
If you are nervous, run-
down and weak, or suffer
from headache, backache,
etc., every month, try
Cardui. Thousands of
women praise this medi-
cine for the good it has
done thern, and many
physicians who have usea
Cardui successfully with
their wom?n patients, for
years, endorse this medi-
cine. Think v/hat it means
to be in splendid health,
like Mrs. Spell. Give
Cardui a trial.
AU Druggists
J 72
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Garnett, A. J. The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1917, newspaper, December 27, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc107377/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.