Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1908 — winter Feed For Poultry. [ARTICLE]

winter Feed For Poultry.

In the fall of the year on every farm succulent food which would be relished by the poultry and converted into money In the shape of high priced eggs Is thrown away. Save the small ■potatoes which you have in years past been feeding to the hogs. Maybe you have a surplus of cabbage. If so, save for chicken feed. The turnip crop may give you a surplus, and these will be relished by the hens this winter. The same is true of surplus beets. If the cellar cannot accommodate this chicken .feed, dig a hole in the ground, place the potatoes, cabbage, turnips and beets therein and cover with a layer of straw and then with dirt to prevent freezing. It will pay to save this feed for the poultry. Orchard Peats. Twig blight often appears to a destructive extent upon young, thrifty apple and pear orchards. This is a bacterial disease, and no amount of spraying will be of service. Cut and burn all affected parts and avoid highly nitrogenous fertilizers. Canker is another serious pest. Carefully cut out and burn all canker spots and paint the wounds with pure white lead and linseed oil. The same may be used for black knot of plum and cherry.—Maryland Station Bulletin.