Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1919 — POULTRY NOTES [ARTICLE]

POULTRY NOTES

The first patent on an Incubator was taken out In 1847. ’ • * * '”1 ■ Milk or water should be kept before the chicks at all times from the first. • • * It is important to have a market for the broilers as soon as they are finished. Pure-bred fowls are the kind every farmer should have; any breed that you like best. • • • Keep the early chick dry, warm and growing vigorously. That’s the whole story of success. ■» • * The orchard la a good place for poultry to range. They help keep down Injurious ipsects. . The use of mature hens for breeding purposes helps to Insure the vigorous chicks which can- fight disease.