FACTS FOR FARMERS. EGGS ALL THE YEAR ROUND.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 371, 29 September 1874, Page 2

FACTS FOR FARMERS. EGGS ALL THE YEAR ROUND.

Mr E. Dwight, of Hudson, says : "It lias long been known to inilLmtn that -wheat middlings and bran are about Ihe best of any feed to make a cow givo milk ; why not the best, tlien, to make the hens la-y . eggs } 1 tried it, and since then have had no trouble. My mode of preparing the feed is to *nix aijojjt fcve par.ts ,of bran wjth one of middlings. In tho morning I weL up with water about ' four quarts of the mixture in a large tin pan, taking pains to haVe it rather dry, though all damp. Tins 1 set ill a warm sunny spot, south of their bljed, and they walk up, take a few dips, don't seem to fancy it like com, and start off on~a short hunt ibrjifioinething belter, but always coming iound in » bhoit time for a few more' dips fiom the diah of bian. There is little time dm ing the whole day but \ihat one or moro are htandii.g by the pan mid helping themselves. '£ dm eyeful to milx foi 1 ilit-in just a^ much as they will consume during the day. Ar night, just before they iep:.ir to roost, 1 usually throw them, about a pint, of bhelled corn,, well Bcattered so that each one can get a few kui.ek. If your hers don't incline to cat this foi d ul fii st, sprinkle a litle Indian meal on it. I won'd like all who cothpldini-ofi nofe 'getting eggs to try my pku and I tbjiik Jhoy, will never be soiry. „

! We must now remind. hoii&ehoMcis that a -week should not pass without » gocd supply ol gmn ! goos,obei ric-b being 1 otlkcl for winter use." Wo ].av<^ j always found them keep peificlly picparcd as idm lows : — Chooso the Mr all, rough gccsebcuics if posbiblo ; they are thinner in their 'Amu, and aie. not fco hard for using gioen ; top and tail tlum, and drop them into open-mouthed bottles.. Shake tlie bottk-s that the goobcburics ir.ay Lo as closely together as possible, then fill the bottles >uth cold water, and. tio down the cork with bladder, to exclude the air. Place the bottles jn a boiler of cold water, and let the water gently boil or simmer until you &co the .skins of the goosebeirics are ciaeking, when they are done sufficiently — then tie tightly. It is tafcr, in oidor to avoid accidents, to place tho bottles in the boiler on some btiaw, to picAont thj^ bottJes cifcking/by standing" on the hcatal iion aP tho bottom of tho boiler — and let sonic' straw bo between the bottles to keep them steady — it is well to tic another bladder over the coik without rcmcung the first one, to securo it perfectly from air. Wheji tho bottles are a little cooled, place them in a dry. dark cupboard. The 'bottles should not be moved or shaken. We havo fqund them, secured in this ,way, to bo as fresh, when used all through thq winter, as they are when just gathered from the bushes, and now used for our green gooseberry tarts.