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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1918)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY Ui:E: FEBRUARY 21. 1918. 2Zrc RAISE MORE Jkftfr ' . OUI The national necessity for increasing the meat supply through keeping poultry will result in a greatly increased demand for breeding stock and hatching eggs. IX3t EXPERT GIVES SUGGESTIONS Urgent Need of Maturing Every Chick Is Pointed Out In Plea From Governent ABOUT FEEDING BABY CHICKS By 0. C. UFFORD. Our government remind us that: Every chick hatched is an egg taken from consumption. Every chick lost is an egg and a quantity of feed used to no purpose. Every chick raised adds either eggs or meat to the nation's food supply. Let us do our best to raise every chick hatched. Here are four essen tials to bear in mind: 1. Prevent chilling. 2. Provide good brood coops or brooders. 3. Careful feeding. 4. Control of lice, mites and disease. Little chicks cannot stand chilling. .They must be kept warm. Chilling is one of the common troubles the poul tryman has to contend with. What is commonly thought to be tne white diarrhoea is nothing more than a diarrhoea resulting from the chicks becoming chilled. Chicks once chilled keep dropping off even after they have attained a large size. It is noticed that an old hen will hover her chicks every few minutes on a cold day. The brooder raised chicks should have access to a temperatu.e of 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit at any time they should desire to get warm. As the weather warms up and the chicks grow older the temperature can gradually be lowered in the brooder. However, to prevnt crowding and pil ing in the corners some heat should always be provided during chilly weather. How to Feed. Aside from the temperature condi tions, the question of feeding is prob ably the most important factor in the successful raising of chicks. The new hatched chicks should not be given food for at least 48 to 72 hours. The yolk, which is only par tially used up as food during the in cubation period, is taken into the ab domen of the babv chick just before it emerges from the shell. This fur nishes sufficient nourishment to main tain the life of the chick for a num ber of davs. Feeding the chick too soon after hatching results in disar rangement of the digestive tract, re lards the absorption of the yolk and finally causes its death. The first food the chick should re ceive after being removed from the nest or the incubator should be clean, fresh water, with the chill removed 1 he young chick is usually very Jiirsty. Also provide sand or grit and :harcoal for the chick to pick at. The ?rit and charcoal start the digestive tract and juices to functioning and they will be m better condition to re eive the first food. What They Need. Lusty chirping or crying indicates !t is time for the first feeding. The gested foods. This can be provided in the form of a mash mixture of ground feeds. It is essential that for the pro duction of bone and muscle little chicks should receive part of their ration in the form of ground feeds. Mix a small amount of ground feed with water to form a crumbly mixture. Never feed a wet mash in a pasty or doughy condition. Place this mixture before chicks on a clean board or paper. Scatter a little scratch feed on mash to get chicks accustomed to it. After a few feedings scatter the scratch in a litter to give them exer cise. Short cut straw or alfalfa makes an excellent litter for the chick pens. One of the secrets of chick feed ing for the first few days is to feed often and a little at a time By keep ing the chicks' appetites whetted for each feed will keep them active and produce strong, healthy chicks. As they grow older the number ot feedings can gradually be reduced to a morning and evening feeding of scratch grains with a dry mash mix ture before them at all times. Other Instructions. 1. Provide plenty of fresh, clean water. Do not use com water until chicks are several weeks old. 2. Provide plenty of green feed after the first few days. If chicks are not on range, feed green alfalfa or sprouted oats or any other suitable green feed. 3. Provide charcoal, grit and bone meal in a suitable hopper. 4. Plenty of exercise, green feed and borte meal will prevent leg weak ness. Toe picking or cannibalism can be prevented by providing plenty of ani mal food. Buttermilk is one of the best forms of animal foods. It pro motes rapid growth and is one of the best preventives of bowel trouble. Liked His Own Voice. H was a typical gamin so diminutive In stature that I had to stoop to Interro gate him, which I did in this way: "Where did you get your papers, my lit tle man?" "Oh, I buy 'em at the Times alley." "What do you pay for them?" "Fl' cents." "What do you sell them for?" "Fl' cents." "You don't make anything at that?" "Nope." "Then what do you sell them for?" "Oh, just to get a chance to holler." Denver Times. . GERMANLABORERS Details of Recent Strike Indi cate That Teuton Govern ment Was Behind Re cent Unrest. (By Associated Tress.) Amsterdam, Jan. 30. (By Mail.) Details of the German military au thorities' ruthless suppression of an attempt at a general strike in all the munition factories of Germany last August are published in the Journal of the German metal workers. In Brunswick, which is the only district particularized in the guarded story published by the Journal, mar tial law was immediately put into force and both male and female strik ers were sentenced to imprisonment. "It will be a long time before labor in Brunswick recovers from the wounds received," says the officially inspired writer of the articles. In his account he said: Labor Is Wiser Now. "The great 'international strike' has come to an end in Brunswick and the labor movement is richer by a very grievous experience. "The most unscrupulous methods were used to persuade the workers to take .part in the strike, "Rumors were circulated to the ef fect that the strike was fur the pur pose of putting an end to the control of food exercised by the authorities. "It was also declared that not only in Germany but throughout the world, in London, Paris and Petrograd, work was to come to a standstill in order to bring about peace. "On the breaking out of the strike the minister of the interior summoned the heads of the workmen's commit tee in order to bring about a settle ment. "They presented a scries of de mands," including fair distribution of food, introduction of the eight-hour day, suspension of martial law, grant ing of right to free assembly, intro duction of equal direct vot;ng, peace without annexations or indemnities, permission to establish a labor jour nal and non-punishment of partici pants in the strike. "The minister would not discuss the demands. He stated that work must be resumed the next morning. Friday, or the matter would be re ferred to the military command. Military Takes Charge. "It was hardly to be expected in view of the existing, excitement that i vote to resume work would be passed. All entreaties were in vain, the strike was to be continued. "A few hours later the orders of the military authorities were posted up in the streets. These required that work should be resumed on Fri day morning, in default of which martial law would be introduced. "The instigators of th; 'general strike' were the first to return to work. In the course of he day the strikers gathered before various fac tories, where exciting scenes took place. "Meanwhile, a special military court had been set up, working day and night. The arrests and trials num bered over 100 and terms ot impris onment up to ten months were im posed. Workers Sent to Army. "Workers between the ages of 17 and 48 who were subject to military service were brought under military control and were ordered t. perform certain work, for which they would receive only military pay. "Everything that could be asso ciated with the strikers was adverse ly affected. "The working people and their or ganization suffered most severely, and the right of assembly will be sus pended for a' long period. Tho nego tiations on economic matters which had been initiated with the munitions firms with the co-operation of the THE AWKWARD SQUAD. A sertreant was drilling an awkward squad: "Company! Attention, company: lift up your left leg and hold it straight out in front of you!" One of the squad held up his right leg by mistake. This brought his right-handed com panion's left leg and his own right leg close together. The officer, seeing this, exclaimed, angrily: "And who Is that blooming galoot over there holding up both legs?" Chicago News. 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See Our Chicks Come Out of Their Shells "March 4 to , 9 We want to prove to you that Buckeye Incubators really do hatch more chicks and better chicks than any other incubator, so we are inviting: you to come and see them do it right in our store all BUCKEYE DISPLAY WEEK Match 4 to 9 Every person who la Interested In the slightest in hatching chicks is invited to come any 'lav that week to our store and see the chicks in the actual process of hatching. We sell Buckeye Incubators under an absolute guarantee to hatch every hatcbable egg. . SEEING IS BELIEVING Come and see how It is done. We will also have a Standard Colony Brooder to show too. This Is the brooder that raises three chicks where one grew before. With, these two, chicken raising' is no longer a gamble it is A certainty, rt - a. J t Al - t. ! M M o euro w come sa oiwg uie wauie ttunuy. r&2&H r i Attn i trVXT-i I .J i i IJ1 a. The New Public Market, First National Bank Bldg. TWO STORES: AND 1613 Howard Street. slllll!ll!ll.iilssi:stm!S ililllllMllilliaillHIMIIlllllllNlllllllilllllll AND GIRLS OF OMAHA ON! Iff Bi I i Our Government Wants YOU to Help Raise Poultry THIS PLAN TELLS YOU HOW TO DO IT J 1 . A Boys and Girls Poultry Club is being or ganized in Omaha to give you an opportunity to help increase the food supply during the year 1918. -- Our government wants you to keep small flocks of poultry in the city, as one of the quick est means to increase the supply of meat. This furnishes an opportunity for every boy and girl in Omaha to do their bit. The Poultry Extension Department of the M. C. Peters Mill Co. (29th and B Sts., South Omaha), is co-operating with the Agricultural Extension Service of our state agricultural col lege at Lincoln, Neb., in promoting this work. Prof. O. C. Ufford of the M. C. Peters Mill Co. has been appointed as the local leader to super intend the clubs. Membership is open to those between the ages of 10 and 18 years. Each member will be required to hatch and brood for four months, one or more settings of eggs (15 eggs to a set ting), from some standard breed of poultry. Records must be kept, reports made and a stoiy written, according to the Lincoln Extension Ser vice. (Further information furnished upon en rollment as a member of the club.) You can compete for the Douglas County prizes of gold and silver medals offered through the Lincoln Extension Service. "Additional prizes will be offered by local business men for the best back yard flock raised by any boy or girl, the following points to be considered in placing the awards: Condition of stock, housing and brood ing, management and sanitation. Professor Uf ford will give you complete information and per sonal attention. If enough interest is shown, various clubs will be organized in different parts of the state, each district competing for its own prizes. The winners in each district will exhibit 8 to 12 of their flock with a male bird, and. home made poultry house appliances, at the educa tional exhibit, Omaha Poultry Show, Thanks giving week, next fall, where prizes will be awarded to the champion boy or girl poultry raiser of Omaha. These prizes will be worth while and it will pay every boy and girl to join the club. Competent judges from the Lincoln Exten sion Department will award the prizes in each district. The poultry raisers and members of the Omaha Poultry Association have been requested to assist the boys and girls to secure a setting or two of eggs at reasonable prices, and will help to stimulate an interest in the work. Write to Professor Ufford for further in formation, enrollment cards, and get started with a flock. It is the early hatched chick that counts and is more likely to win the prize. TEAR OUT AND USE THIS BLANK (Fill Out and Mail Today) PROF. O. C. UFFORD, Care M. C. Peters Mill Co., South Side Station, Omaha, Neb. I would like to know more about the Boys and Girls Poultry Club. Name Address Phone No.. Age I have .chickens at this time. Date 1918. v. mimiiiiriiw'! wwrww : i''i'iitiiiiiiiiwrw:ii'iiiiiw