The A.B.C, of Poultry Keeping.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 June 1913, Page 4

The A.B.C, of Poultry Keeping.

Attend to every duty promptly. This should bo tlio first-rule loarnod by tho begiiinor. He on guard against insect enemies and diseases that como from foul odours in the poultry-house. Cull elosoly, for this is tho shortest road to success. It is what is thrown out as much as what is kept that places the breeder. Do not waste feed by overfeeding your fowls. This is as bad, if not worse, than underfeeding. Endeavour to keep your young •stock growing every minute from the time it is hatched. Feed only sweet and wholesome feed of every kind. Musty grain, soured mashes, and tainted meat lead to disease. Get good stock to begin with am try to improve it every year. Good stock is always good, poor stock holds back success. Hens should not he allowed to run with male birds, oxcept during the hatching season. Improvement comes from thorough ness in every department of tho work of the poultrymaii. Just a little moro care often means the differonde between profit and loss in the poultry yard. Kindness in the poultry yard pays better than anything else. Even good feed will not make up for 1111kindness to fowls. Lice and mites come early and go late if they are allowed to take their own course. Watch for them every day in tho year. Many a poultryman has failed because he gave up just as he learned

to succeed, No 0110 variety is best. The variety which you like best is likely to be the one you will be the most successful with. Only the best food should bo usod. On this 'depends making the poultry business O.K. Pullets should bo forced forward «s rapidly as possible. Separate cockerels from them at an carlv

Quickly dispose of the hens thai do not pay their way. They art robbers and reduce your profits. Remembor that overcrowding should bo avoided. Fifty hens and plenty of room will pay better tlnn 150 crowded. Select your very best birds for your own brooding. The man win '.sells his best sells what he would find bard to replace. Trap-nests will select your l JO st layers for you. and when you know uhich hens are producing the eggs the rest is easily. Until you learn to be patient you will not attain to the full measure rtf success. Slow but sure is the safe road to follow. Vigorous cockerels should be se lectoil and kept by themselves for the breeding pens of next year. When n poultryman thinks !i< knows all there is to learn about keeping poultry lie is oil dangerous ground. Exceptional-results are secured on ly by exceptionally -nod care in •very respect. Year-old males should be mated nth two-.vear-old hens for the best •csuHs. Never mate year-okl birds ogother. /eal and earnest endeavour art be things which accomplish evervhing worth trying in this world bis is true of poultry. --Poultry ((7.5.A.)