Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1912 — POULTRY NOTES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY NOTES

Never wash eggs. The hen must have a variety tc lay well. Feed gives small returns when given to a lousy hen. The egg should be perfect in shape, with fresh, clean appearance. The fee'l is the first thing to be considered if one is to obtain fertile eggs. Give ample feed and see that every hen has plenty, but see that she works hard for it. The flesh of the guinea is white and tender and they are often served in city restaurants as game birds. There Is money in poultry culture, as there is in gold ore, but either takes science and labor for its extraction. It is a difficult matter to keep lice and mites from attacking and multiplying on the sitting hen. These peats won’t germinate and grow fat to wood and metal. , Read The Democrat for news.