Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1912 — POULTRY NOTES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY NOTES

Nothing like a few warm days to coax the bens to lay. Don't let your breeders get too fat or you will be sorry for it Young ducks should always have plenty of water and shade and grit. Green cut bone and meat foods aYe the Worms and bugs in the winter ration. > No condition powder on the market is as good as wholesome food apd plenty of exercise. Turkey gobblers should be mated with the hens as early as possible, certainly by the first of April. The best layers are those rowls that have been bred particularly with a view to Increased egg production. Inbreeding' soon lowers the vitality of a flock. That is why we should get new males or settings of eggs every year. There Is genuine satisfaction in owning thoroughbred stock and they cost no more to feed. Go In for the best. Have you ever noticed the hens following the plow and did you bbserve bow fast the grubs disappeared? This is good for the hens and the land also. Encourage them. A bone cutter will surely pay for Itself. Green cut bone supplies, tb» aen With ability to produce eggs, nourishes her feathers and keeps’ her >n general good health.