New State Poultryman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 1, 1907 Page: 6 of 18
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NEW STATE POULTRYMAN
December, 1907.
PROTECTION.
This is not go-
ln g to be an ar-
ticle on the tariff,
for women are
not supposed to
understand ques-
tions political;
.mil 1 would say
(so low the
sterner sex might
not hear) that —
some questions Mrs. Vv. v^. Opfer.
of national import s eras to be beyond
the solution or the wisest men.
Hut there is one subject upon
which the women are not only free to
express an opinion, but are also at
liberty to carry out their views, and
that is upon the care of ihe poultry.
The majority of the masculine per-
suasion are usually ready to yield
the palm” to their better (or worsen
halves (as the case may be) when it
comes to the chicken question.
Sonic people fancy they raise poul-
try for pleasure. Don’t you believe
that that is their primary object,
t hough it may be their secondary ob-
ject. The ordinary human raises
poultry for profit and when he does
get the profit out of it, pleasure Pil-
lows as Ihe sunllowers follow the sun.
Many people allow their towls to roust
out of doors part of the year and it is
often very hard to make them go into
a coop during the first cold nights.
If any of your fowls are out in the
weather ibis late in the season it is
high time they were given comfort-
able shelter if you desire winter eggs
To those whose chickens are al-
ways in at night, 1 would say, put
good six lever locks on the doors and
put screen or wire netting over the
windows.
The “chicken thief” knows that
“springs are ripe,” and he is abroad
in the land seeking what lie may de-
vour.
An organized effort, through our
poultry associations, ought to be made
to catch the thief and bring him to
justice.
A case comes to mind of a man who
owned some pure-bred birds. they
were stolen and sold to the poultry
house. The owner traced them and
bought them back, paying for them by
the pound. The thief was a neighbor
with whom lie,did not wish to have
trouble. Doesn’t the proceeding strike
you as ludicrous?
The laws for the protection of our
tame leathered friends are improving
all the time, and we are the losers if
we do not avail ourselves of their
help.
There are so many enemies the
poultryman has to light, fold, damp
weather induces colds and roup.
Sometimes it seems as though fowls
ought not to be allowed to paddle
around in the wet, for they seem to
show so little sense about keeping in
good health. They are often as fool-
ish as people about getting in a draft
and thereby “catching cold.”
It never seems to take much of a
sprinter to catch a cold anyway.
The teacher, Miss Experience, col-
lects a big salary. t,ast year, a piece
of tar paper got torn olf the lining of
one of our coops. The tear was oppo-
site a crack between two boards
which were opposite the roosts. The
wind changed to the west and blew in
through that same little crack. In a
day or two we found a couple of pul-
lets ruined for breeders—they had the
roup and the hatchet is the only sure
cure for that, as it is transmitted from
one generation to another.
Protect the fowls from drafts, even
if it takes some trouble—and a few
thirsty. A little snow won’t hurt them
but when given water, with the chill
taken off, (hey quickly show their ap-
preciation by taking big drinks of it.
Eggs are largely composed of water.
Never feed spoiled grain "to save
it” It is apt to cause much more trou-
I ble than the saving amounts to.
Bird's protected from two-footed and
four-footed enemies, protected from
drafts, damp quarters and excessive
cold, protected from bad water and
tainted feed, are in a fair way to
make money for their owners.
In closing will say we had a good
laugh over Mr. Dinwiddie’s article in
October number of N. S. P. and are
glad to see his name added to the
editorial staff.
MRS. W. C. OPFER.
A FIRST PRIZE BUFF.
j Orprington Pullet. Bred and owned n y W. H. Maxwell, Topeka, Kansas.
old clothes stuffeffd in the holes—to
do it.
Chickens can thrive and grow on
less feed if kept in clean quarters
Bad odors are as poisonous for them
to breathe as for us. Yet , does seem
hard work to keep their houses always
clean. But it doesn't pay to neglect
this. Chickens can stand prety cold
air if it is pure. Yet they must be
I kept warm enough to prevent com os
from being nipped by Jack Frost.
Locking the stable after the horse
is gone seems to be a rather foolish
proceeding. Are those boles around
the lloor of the coop open yet? Don’t
wait for some hungry varmint to lind j
them. I know a woman who lost six i
teen chickens in one night through
neglecting to close a small hole near
the door of the coop. She said they
hadn't been troubled with varmints.
The drink question is one of import-
ance in. poultrydom. The vessels are ;
bound to become tainted if not prop-
erly cared for. They should be either
scalded or disinfected frequently. ■
Don’t force birds to “pick snow" when
Noble County Show.
Perry Okla.—The Noble County
Poultry and Pet Stock association
will hold their third annual exhibit at
Perry, January 13 to 18, inclusive, ira
Keller, of Prospect, Ohio, will be the
judge, and is the very best in the busi-
ness. For the last ten years he has
been the leading judge at Madison
Square Garden, New York. Keller in
himself will be a great attraction.
Noble county will offer about five
hundred dollars in prizes as the mer-
chants of Perry are very liberal with
the chicken fanciers of the county amt
believe in encouraging the breeding ot
good stock.
There will be over one hundred
pheasants on exhibition that have
been raised in that county. They have
every breed known to the world.
Avoid putting a good male with
scrub and runty females if you do not
want a job lot of youngsters.
When writing advertisers, mention
the New State Poultryman.
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Griffin, C. W. New State Poultryman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 1, 1907, newspaper, December 1, 1907; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937469/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.