Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1907 — Fowl Yard Chatter. [ARTICLE]

Fowl Yard Chatter.

The sitting hen does not get fat, but she serves a useful purpose all the same. .Remember that neatness in the poultry yards pays In dollars and cents. Geese and turkeys require plenty of range and ordinarily will not pay unless this can be provided. Salt butter given early in the day before other food will cure ns well as prevent gapes. As soon as the young turkeys are reasonably well feathered one of the best places for them is in the orchard. Never wash eggs that are to be set. The shells are very porous and will absorb sufficient water to spoil them. If eggs taken from under a hen have rotted, It Is proof that they were fertile.