Agricultural.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1055, 22 April 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

Agricultural.

: THE POULTRY YARD,, ' People write and ask which ,is' the' best of. the various thoroughbred breeds of poultry, .As - often said, thereisno //best" breed; location, climate and purpose fpr \yhicri the ; fowls are desired must beconsidered, In thecold portions of California delicate varieties are; nothdcsirn able,.nor are those' ;vith large combs and: pendant wattles; the hardier Brah'mas and , Cochins are required for success. Throughout Itne.greaterpartofthis State, however, ■other ' breeds often prove better adapted. If for egg-: j production, which must always fomUhe.main': i feature of all hen-farms at, distant points, the i Leghorns, Hpudans, Black Spanish and Ham- | burgs, are. suitable. ..Between these breeds j there is .little to.choose; though the Leghorns are, perhaps, the most popular at present; ~ ■ Persons who are thinking of going; into the , poultry-business on. any extended scale should : carefully consider their location, The problem of transportation is difficult' to solve.'' Many parts' of the State where poultry thrive well are practically shut out from other than'a local market by the cost of freight,- ■ ' 'Chicken-raising is difficult ■in the summer;. They ale apt to die, but this generally comes' from the presence of vermin, which are ■ most easily killed by the use of carbolic powder, dusted over them, among the feathers, 'This powder also keeps the auts'away.' it should L be part of the outfit; of'every progressive poultry-keeper. - : ' l ■! ■■- : ' • Vegetable food is a great thingfor poultry, Potatoes, beets, carrots, parsnips, etc,, boiled, and mixed with corn" or barley, make a cheap and valuable 1 .food 'forihem, The dry-food' system is certainly the easiest, but the'use of some cooked food more than pays for itself in the improved health and productiveness of the fowls, Half the food they have should be of ' a vegetable' nature, The green leaves of cabIbages, lettuces,, green: corn,' 1 etc., will be j relished. The idea that a change of food 'assists general health is fully endorsed by ! experiments, Charcoal; burnt bones, salt, etc, jflhotild'be supplied;' ll ' l ' '"' '■'

I . PACKING OF; EGGS, i Persons often want to send; eggs foe setting, l Ijby express, or freight, 1 and the packing is found : difficult. .Baskets 1 are better to pack them in. ithanhoMS:'are.! Buy.!'splint" baskets:; the' ione gallon size,will pack one-setting ;of eggs, [the two gallon size tiro and one-half settings. Bine the basket with strong paper, put an inch |of bran tathe : bp,ttotn;.:and then pack the eggs [in layers, surrounded on all .sides by half an inch of bran', pressed .'close.; -. 'Wrap .each egg in soft paper. .The branis to.be \Vorked down between, the eggs, and shaken, Cover the top layer with paper. Close'the, lid, sew heavy; Icldtli .over the top. Of.the. basket 'and : paste: a label f'-Eggs to Set" on,the outside,' ..If care, fully done there can be no' motion of the eggs,. and they will endure i journey :of hundreds of. [miles with perfect safety.r—TAd SaiiFmiicisco fiuMin, , ■,': :■'■"'. ■„: