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Often Attributed to Parent Stock
When Fault Is Really Not Inher
ent Test for Cause.
Tho largo mortality in baby chicks
Ib very often attributed to the part
ont stock when tho fault la really noti
Inherent. In an effort to ascertain,
the real causo for this condition makq
a test.
Romovo carefully all traces of food;
from tho brooders, leaving none what
ever near thehm. Tako some of the;
chicks that havo tho caro of the moth
or hen and place them In tho broodor;
over night. Continue this for several)
nights In succession, being sure to
return them to tho caro of their,
mother each morning. Bach morning
note the condition of theso little fel
lows, and If they aro not injured or
aro none tho worse for their expe
rience in the brooder you will know
that tho temperature In tho brooder
is about right and the fault does not
Ho in that direction.
With tho brooder eliminated as a
possible cauzo for' the mortality, you
most begin to look elsewhere. This
narrows itself down to one of two
causes Improper feeding or lack of
exercise. Now test for the food cauBe.
Chango your conditions of .feeding
radically and note tho result.) If the
cause is not from tho feeding, it must
be from lack of exercise. Correct
this by supplying them with a proper
amount of this requisite.
Simply finding your chicks dead In
tho brooder In the morning when they
aro all crowded in a corner Is not
sufficient proof that they died from
too low a temperature. Sick, weakly
and Indisposed chicks will always hud
dle together whether they aro cold or
not.
They will not huddle together, how
ever, should tho temperature bo ex
cessively high, in which event they
will spread apart, and when found
dead will usually bo lying on their
breasts. This condition, however, Is
seldom noted, aB it takes a very high
temperature to causo them to spread
apart and to causo their death.
BREED POULTRY FOR RESULTS
Difficulty In Mating Unrelated Birds
Is to Find Strains With Like
Characteristics.
"Few peoplo realizo tho advan
tages of breeding together unrelatod
birds. Every time they are mated a
decided improvement ip had in their
ijuuiib, m uAiuuiuuii aim uiuuy quai
'itlcs, size and extreme hardiness."
Tho above statement was made by
IB. It. Phllo of New York, a man
who has done much experimenting
along tho line of breeding.
Lino breeding 1b dangerous unless
thoroughly understood, and tho
work of years can bo demolished in
:a very short time. Ab above stated,
Wllfilll
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Onco I was prone to bo voluble, thlnklnft
I bad been splendidly blest In some way,
J'nncylnB others wero glad to sit drlnklnn
In all tho words that It pleased mo to
say;
Onco I supposed I had knowledge worth
airing,
Onco I thought others wero bulging
with glee
Uecause of the chances they had to be
sharing
The wit and the wisdom imparted by
mo.
I huve discovered that people who heard
mo
Scoffed at me, said I was boorish, in
fact
Failed to partake of tho gladness that
stirred me.
Pitied me, oven for wit that I lacked;
Since I have learned how to listen se
dately Peoplo appear to believe I am wise;
No man can talk all the time and talk
greatly,
But ft fool can by listening learn. It he
tries.
Prize Winning Plymouth Rock.
tho progeny of unrelated fowl3 Ib
thrifty and high In utility, points
.which every breeder strives for.
The greatest handicap in mating
unrelated birds is to find strains with
like characteristics. When rearing
a strain of Rocks for egg production
it is sometimes hard to And a suit
able male, bred for tho samo results
as tho hens he 1h to be mated with.
Many breeders havo distinct Mnes of
birds, bred for the samo results, but
wholly disconnected along blood
linos. In this way they can furnish
their patrona new blood whenever
deulreil.
Many n good strain Is run down or
ruined becauso of lack of experience
of tho brcedor. Ono must know how
nnd why tho breed to obtain best
success. A gocA pen of layers should
not bo mated with a malo or un
known heredity. If n flock of birds
Is purchased for an egg-laying
strain, to keep up their qualities,
tho owner must know how they wore
bred, and adopt tho samo plan with
thorn as tho originator.
Getting at the Truth.
At twenty-three ho thought fate was
making a special effort to keep him
down. '
At thlrty-ftve he "thought ho might
havo done great things if his wife had
not been such a handicap.
At forty he believed ho would havo
been a great man if his children had
not mado it necessary for him to cling
to tho sure things.
At fifty ho was positivo that there
was a conspiracy againbt him on tho
part of bis follow men.
At sixty he felt that if ho could
have been thlrty-flvo again nothing
could havo stopped him. ,
At seventy he began to believe that
he had failed because of a lack of
courage and inability to make f tho
most of his opportunities.
At eighty he was almost sure of it.
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Useless.
"I suppose," said tho beautiful girl,
"you must experlenco all tho emotions
you so vividly describe in your
poems?"
"Not at all," replied tho poet: "When
I wrlto of tho emotions that aro
stirred within tho breast of a man who
has become tho heir to vast estates I
novcr get wrought up In tho least.
Long ago I learned that deop emotion
In such circumstances merely caused
useless wear and tear to tho system."
Extraordinary Actor.
"I can't understand why you should
refer to Rautlngham as an extraord
inary actor. I saw him last night, and
ho seemed to me to possess very little
real ability." .
"It is not his ability that makes him
extraordinary. Tho fact Is that ho
has novor beon sued for divorce nor
gono Into bankruptcy."
Sun and Shade.
Plenty of sun and shado aro neces
sary in tho life of tho rapidly growing
young chicks. Coolness and shado
from tho hot sun aro important. Trees
and bushes mako tho host shade, but
If thoy arc' not available artificial
moanB can bo provided that aro al
most as efficient
Trying Moment.
"Colonel," askod tho beautiful girl,
"what was the most trylng moment
of your life?"
"It was when I went to my wife's
father for tho purpose of asking him
to lot mo havo her. Ho was very deaf
and I had to explain tho matter bo
foro about 20 clerks."
Heredity.
lie started out to claim tho carfh,
Ho tolled by day nnd schemed at night;
Ho got a few things at thnlr worth
And took for nothing what he might.
Within Its mouth his child nt birth.
They tail us. had a golden spoon;
II started out to got the earth,
Ills boy Is crying for tho moon.
Waiting.
"Havo you named your baby yot?"
"No."
"Ho'a getting pretty old to bo with
out a name, Isn't ho?"
"Yos; but my wife wIbIiqb to call
him 1'erclval, and we'ro waiting to
find out whether ho is going to havo
a lisp."
Evidently.
"It was too bad that Miss Ruzzloy
waB too hoarse to sing last night."
''Evidently you havo never mot MIsh
Huzzloy when sho waB not too boarsu
to sing."
Her Age.
A woman may bo as old as she
looks, but It is seldom posslblo to get
her to admit It.
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