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Home Course
In Poultry
Keeping
IX. Seasonal Review
of the Work.
By MILO M. HASTINGS,
Formerly Poultryman nt KantM Expert
merit Station, Commercial Poultry Ex
pert of the United States Depart
merit of Agriculture, Author
of "The Dollar Hen."
Copyright, 1910, by Amorlcan Press Asso
ciation. IN this last lesson I shall npply tlio
suggestion given In the previous
eight lessons by naming brlctly
tho things that will requlro atten
tion month by month.
January.
All stock saved for sale as breeders
should have been got rid of around
the holiday season or shortly there
after, nnd the poultryman begins tho
year with n well culled flock of layers.
In January the Inylug hens will re
quire more attention than nt any oth
er senBon of tho year. The weather
Is severe, nnd as egg prices arc high
every egg added to the basket rep
resents n good protH. See that the
house is tight, except openings in the
front left for ventilation. See that
these windows are so protected that
enow does not blow in. Whether you
will keep the hens shut In or allow
them to run out will depend upon your
general plan of operation. If feeding
In litter is used, tt will be best to keep
tho hens Indoors as much as possible,
and careful watch will be necessary to
sec that tho birds are kept busy and
always too hungry to mopo around,
yet tho January hen must never go to
bed with nu empty crop. When tho
temperature of tho house Is below
freezing the hens should be given
water with tho chill taken off twlco
or, botJer still, three times a day.
Sometimes eggs will have to bo gatfa-
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ercd more than once a day so that
they will not freeze In the nest. Do
not neglect to provldo green food. If
your supply of fall cabbages and oth
er vegetables run out, it will be nec
essary to use cither steamed clover or
alfalfa or to sprout oats. ,
February.
The February work of tho poultry
yard Is very like that of the Juuunry.
The main Idea at tula season of the
year is to keep the hens laying. When
the warm days come, the droppings
that have accumulated In the poultry
house will become damp and malodor
ous and should bo removed. If there
Is a heavy full of suow shovel a
little strip iu front of the house, and tf
hens range around stables or in feed
lots it will pay to shovel a path for
them. During very sloppy days it
may bo desirable to shut tho liens In,
as It is of little benefit for them to
trail around In the slush, and tt will
result in the soiling of the egg.
March.
With a well kept flock of poultry
the March egg yield Is tho heaviest
of the year. Eggs are declining In
price rapidly at this season and should
be marketed frequently. By this
month any supply of vegetables kept
from the previous fall will have been
exhausted, and with the feeling of
spring in the air rue'TtfiUltryninn must
not forget that wnrju.dnyt will not
bring the hens tm'rlng foods. Dry
clover aud nlfnlfn'ure'fiilr. but sprout
ed oats are better, nnd It will be worth
tho trouble necessary to prepare them.
As soon as the ground may be worked
all yards or. if on a farm, a patch of
ground near the poultry house should
be sown In oats. The chickens may
pull one-half the crop up by the roots
as it comes through the ground, but It
is the chickens we ure Interested hi
and not the oat crop.
If the Incubator is to be used for
hatching it should be started about tha
1st of March, while the hens may
now bo set as rapidly as they become
broody. "With the heavy breeds every
effort should be made to have the bulk
of the chickens hatch during the
month of April. During the last two
weeks' In March Incubators aro to be
set for Leghorns.
April.
With green food sown the previous
month the egg production problem In
April will simplify Itself cQimldornbly
The hens cau now range abundantly,
and the can- necessary iu the winter
' tin)'.- t keep them busy and happy U
uo longer required. April Is Hie poul
tr.viiiiiii's busy mouth. Ill liibors with
the lijyciH consist i-hletly In .gather
ing the ess. but the, wm'k Ik most ur
dutiiiri utih ltrng li'ii and tuculm
tors, willih Aiv,huw runiililg full blast,
ami i-.'i'ii innrtof his time must go to
tho caro of weo chicks. Of nil tho
work of tho poultry farm that of car
ing for tho nowly hntched chicks is
tho most difficult, to systematize or to
Intrust to the hands of hired labor.
The coops or outdoor brooders
should bo well scattered about, as It
Is not goo'd for largo Hocks of young
chicks to run together. Moreover,
young chicks must be protected In
their feeding quarters from the pres
ence of old fowls, which In their greed
to get nt tho fowl meant for the little
fellows will run over and trample
them. On the farm this Is most easily
Arranged by hnvltig the food for chicks
in n slat coop, which keeps out the
grown fowls.
May.
May, like April, Is n month In which
tho hens take enre of themselves. Tho
hatching of the larger breeds should
be finished the early part of this
month. liens of all breeds will Insist
upon wishing to brood, but enn be
broken up by penning them in an out
door coop for a fow days. Llttlo
chicks wilt require a (,-rent deal of
care, and when thundorshowcrs como
up some one must hasten out, fre
quently In the rain, nnd see that tho
foolish hens nnd frightened brooder
chicks get under shelter and do not
crouch up in some fence corner. If
perchnuce some have been forgotten
ono should make a thorough search
ns soon ns the shower is over nnd
bring all soaked chicks Into the house
to dry. Those found down flat on
their backs and apparently dead, tf
rescued soon enough nnd wrapped In
woolen rags and placed around the
stove, will revive In a most astonish
ing fnshton.
June.
Tho hatching of Leghorns should bo
brought to a closo during tho early
part of this month nnd all male birds
taken from tho yards. Tho growing
chicks will now be old enough to need
less enre, and tho chief source of tho
poultrymnn's loss will be duo to his
carelessness In leaving coops unpro
tected from "varmints."
Llco and mites will now l?gln to
Invado the poultrymnn's enmp more
abundantly, and with the approach of
tho .warm wenthcr more cleanliness In
feeding vessels nnd about the house
will be necossnry.
During June crops should bo sown
to supply green food in the midsum
mer, when the grnss nnd spring sown
crops dry up.
July.
The poultrymnn's work Is consider
ably relieved during July, Indeed,
this Is tho best season of tho year for
him to leave the chicken farm to
the hired man nnd visit his klnfolk.
Cleanliness to keep down disease and
llco nnd care iu gathering tho eggs fre
quently nnd marketing them promptly
are the chief points worthy of men
tion. '
Karly broilers will be ready for mar
ket during this month.
August.
In August we have the .same prob
lems ns the previous month He sure
the hens have abundant ' water and
green food. The egg yield should
show a considerable Increase over
July. The male birds of the heavier
breeds should now be got Into shape"
for market. The poultry breeder
should take careful observation of his
growing stock nnd make selection of
the most vigorous youngsters to be re
served, froui which to pick the breed
lug stock. More greeu crops should
now be sown for the fall pasturage.
All two-year-old hens aud, If yon have
abundant pullets, a portion of the year
ling hens may now be sent to market
September.
Eggs aro now advancing in price, but
it Is neither right nor. in tho long run,
profitable to hold them Sell all eggs
promptly and try to get recognition for
your honesty nnd quality of your prod
uct. Young male birds, especially Leg
horns, should bo separated from the
pullets. The coops or colony bouses
In which the young pullets have grown
should bo gradually moved toward the
bouse which Is to be the winter quar
ters aud the pullets got Into the habit
of roosting In the laying house. Nice
secluded nests should be arrauged. as
a few precocious pullets will beglu lay
lug In this mouth. Sow wheat nnd rye
for winter green foods.
October.
millets will now begin laying In con
siderable tiumbers. If you have fancy
trade keep their eggs, which are small,
separated from the larger stock. Any
remaining old liens that ure not to be
kept through the winter should be dis
posed of. Ituuty pullets aud all young
male birds not ueeded for breeding
stock should also be sent to market.
November.
This month should Mud the laying
flock nicely installed lu their winter
quarters. November eggs are high In
price mid scarcer than at any other
time during the year. The poultry
fancier will now select his birds nud
get them ready for the shows. As the
nights grow colder use judgment lb
closing up the poultry house. If It Is
closed tightly the hens which have
been roost lug In the open air will catch
cold, and roup will be the result. Keep
n careful lookout for this dread dis
ease and take Immediate steps to cor
rect things If, the symptoms of roup
appear.
December.
December is the height of the poul
try show season The fancier will bo
a very busy man. Ills birds must be
.cooped, trained nnd prepared for the
shows. The poultryman himself may
be away at shows, and some one else
will have to look nrter the (lock at
home. P.y all means layers must uot
be neglected.- Not; only are December
eggs highly profitable, but layers that
do not start in this month will be very
liable to keep in the background uutll
the warm spells of March.
Methodist Shakedown
Friday eveniug of next week an old
iashioned Methodist shakedown will be
given by the Fpworth League at the
residence of V. S. Acheson. This
will bo the second in the series of en
tertainments to be given b' the League
for the purpose of raising funds to pay
for tho new piano.
A jolly good time is promised all
who come Friday night Old and
young, strangers and homefolk, come
and spend an hour or two In getting
acquainted and refreshing yourselves
at the bounteous board. The only
requirements are that you bring not
less than fifteen pennies aud SMILE.
It will give you the most enjoyable
evening that you've experienced for a
long line.
Bring Your Lunch and Stay all Day.
The Secretary of the Fair Associa
tion wants it known that the sate of
tickets to the Fair grounds will start at
eight o'clock each morning. This al
lows those who want to come and stay
ail day the opportunity. Tie racks
for horses are being erected and care
ful attcution will be given to the wel
fare of all who come.
Alliance Man Not a Sucker.
A prominent Alliance gentleman re
cently received a printed letter from
"Captain" Walter I. Rand, of Boston.
Rand was looking for suckers and for
the small sum of one dollar offered to
send a mysterious lucky stone which
he had secured in India.
However the Alliance man happens
to be one of those people who believe
that brains and energy bring better
luck than lucky stones and his answer
to the letter was a masterpiece. It
is worth a dozen good laughs. If the
captain? didn't throw a fit on receiving
it he is a dead one. For a piece of
humor it had Bill Nye beaten a mite.
We wish we had the space to print it.
It is quite likely that the "captain"
will need to use the lucky stone him
self when the postal officials get after
him.
Farewell Party
A farewell party was given last Mon
day evening at tlie home of Mrs. M. E.
Bernhardt, in honor of Miss Mary
Howies of Hastings. She has been
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. Harry Johnson, and made many
friends while In Alliance.
A short program consisting of vocal
and piano solos and readings was
given by a fow of the large number of
young people who were present. Mrs.
Bernhardt proved herself to be a very
entertaining hostess. Refreshments
were served after the young gentlemen
had "found their matches". Miss
Howies, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Johnson, who expects to make a
short visit in Hastings, was escorted to
the station by those present at the
partv who were all sorry to part with
such a jolly friend.
Carload of Peaches Arrives.
Atliauce people are great fruit eaters
for they're used to good living and
when the opportunity comes, as it does
this week, to get fine extra fancy El
berta Peaches from California, the
housewives take it up. A carload ar
rives today and will be on sale through
the local merchants Friday and Satur
day also. Now is a good time to can
them.
Trinh ef i New Wei.
Alxnit the quantity of readlni; mutter fur
nished In the uveniKe Sunday newspaper
there Is nu reason to complain -unles It tie on
tho score of tOo-muclmesS but tho quality
of ten leave much to Ihj desired. Thu only
exception to this rulu Is thu Chicago liecord.
Herald. Its Bnnduy MaKuzine Is tilled with
first -club fiction, ublo articles, choice pictures
and a wldo rnno of irood mlscolluny, all by
popular or rcMly famous authors and artists.
When writers such as Gonnn Doyle, Anthony
Hope. Itiulyartl Kipling, Juck Loudon, bewell
Font, Cyrus Towuscnd Hrady and ltoy Norton
aro counted among the contributor-, to a Sun
day paper lu triumph can no louver bo
doubted. The Sunday Mairajdue of tho big
liecord-Herald Is rur and away tho best lit
erary treat ottered to newspaper readers in
tho United States today. The largest monllles
and Independent wim-MIps cannot surpass It In
quality or unstained Interest, Its short stories
Inc udlui; thoso of the delectable Shorty Mc
Oabe, cau't be surpassed.
Adam critically regard Eve.
"Her attire is a bit primitive," he
said, "but I prefer it to the hobble
skirt."
Seeing no occasion for appending an
explanatory diagram to his remark, he
let it go at that and resumed his gard
ening. Chicago Tribuue.
"What's the matter with the lady
who just went out of the store?" asked
the grocer,
"She found fault with the potatoes,"
replied the clerk.
What's the matter with them?"
"She didn't like the color of their
eyes." Yonkers Statesman.
I have had my old barn entirely re
modeled aud fixed up. 1 will do a feed
aud sale business aud solicit your patronage-
Simon Spkv.
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BROTHER
Car lot dealers in Western Ne
braska dry land Potatoes. We
will have cars rolling all the time
after September 10th.
Write or wire us for prices.
BEAL BROTHERS
BOX BUTTE
Attention '
The following are the super
intendents of the different classes
for the County Fair. Any one
desiring information about any
thing in the several classes, or
who has anything which he, or
she, expects to exhibit in any of
these classes, will please com
municate with the superintend
ent of that particular class.
LIST OP SUPERINTENDENTS
For the convenience ot persons who
may wish to exhibit at the Box Butte
county fair this year we give the following
list of class superintendents:
Class A, horses, L. F. Smith.
Class B. cattle,. W. H. Swan.
Class C, sheep, G. W. Nation.
Class D, swine, Wm. Rust, Sr.
Class E, poultry, Fred Mollriog.
Class F, grain, seed and vegetables,
Frank McCoy.
Class G, domestic products, Mrs. W. D.
Rumer.
Class H, fruits, Mrs. I. E. Tash.
Class I, flowers, Mrs. L. H. Highland.
Class J, needle and fancy work, Mrs.
W. E. Cotant.
Class K, machinery, etc., L. N. Worley.
Class L, discretionary, Mrs. Dr. Church
ill. Class M, school work. Miss Delia M.
Reed.
Earl D. Mal-lery, Sec.
Old Maid Why should I want a
husband? I have a cat that stays out
all night.
Matron Yes, but you won't be a
widow till he loses all nine live3.
Judge.
A Solace for the Sick
is the certainty that whatever medi
cines the doctor orders made up will be
compounded In our ctlspensary of i-L'uk
iitli (.vi.v; and with the utmost cate.
Long experience in buying- and mixing
drugs has given us an accurate training
u the compounding of medicines mid
general filling of prehoriptlons. And
wo do not ask hlirli nrices for our drmrs
and extreme care in blending them.
SOXJSOTZEnsrS
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BEAL
ALLIANCE
COUNTY
FIRST STATE BANK
James Barry. President Gio. L. Taylor, Vie President Keith L Pierce. Caskier
0. A. Pierea, Assistant Cashier B. L Fanner, Assistant Cashier
and HEMINGFORD LOAN and TRUST CO.
Solicit your long and short time loans.
We offer you every convenience for your checking account,
and pay -5 on time deposits running 12 months.
We act as trustee for estates.
HEMINGFORD,
Central Lumber Co.
A Full Line of
Building Haterial, Piles, Posts
and Coal
HEH1NGFORD, NEBR.
ALTHAM
railroad
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I 1 have had my old barn utitirely re-
modeled aud fixed up: I will do a fee J
aud sale business aud solicit your pat
1 ronage.
Simon Si-rv.
NEBRASKA
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NEBRASKA
Moisten
Sells all kinds of watches.
Prices right. We make a
specialty of the LEADING
RAILROAD WATCHRS
Furnished Rooms for
Rent, Bath and Electric
Light. Inquire 321 ThirH
St. Phone No. 582. tf
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