Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1892 — Poultry Cackles. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Poultry Cackles.

Raise plenty of lettuce; no better green food can be given, the chicks, ducks, and geese. An incubator will run more regularly after the eggs are in* the machine than when empty. Whtte corn is said not to be so fattening as the yellow variety, hence more suitable for poultry feed. ■Nothing will break up a cold In a fowl so quickly as quinine. Give two two-grain pills—one at night and one in the morning. Plant some Kaffir corn, and feed it all to the poultry. Those that have tried It say it beats oats, and is equal to wheat for egg production. If the fowls are overfat the best step to take Is to give a family liver pill, and then feed bran in the morning and oats or wheat at night. It is not too late yet to start the incubators. Even In June it pays, as the chicks«an bo raised up for roasting fowls and sold the latter part of summer. Every farmer should raise an extra supply of cabbage, lettuce, turnips, potatoes, and onions for the poultry. All but the lettuce can be stored away for winter use. A Filthy Wall. A filthy well is an abomination and If you would keep your well clean you must keep it covered. Here is a

sketch of a cheap, but effective which I saw at one of my neighbors, writer a correspondent in Farm and Home. Observe that the lid is in two pieces, one hinged to either

side. When the bucket is in use these are lifted and buttoned against the posts. Several wells in our pretty village are neatly framed in above the curb and the frame covered with wire cloth. This is more expensive but decidedly ornamental, especially if white houses and green blinds prevail as here. Lattice-work with apertures 1J in square looks well and is better than no protection, but is not so desirable as the close covers described. Bint* to Uouaakt-pflri Pictures are now frequently hung with ribbons of a color harmonizing with the decorative motive of the room. Glass jars of a small size, or large tumblers, are better for preserves than china, for should they not keep well it can be detected immediately. A good way to discover the presence of moths, and also to destroy them, is to place a lighted candle in a basin of water. The moths will be attracted by the flame, and will drop into the water. If you have boiled potatoes left over, a very nice way to use them a second time is this: Grate them into the dish they are to be served in, put bits of butter here and there, and dust a little fine salt over them; then put them in a hot oven for five minutes.