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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
3
Directions for constructing brood compartment coops for young chicks with a simple two section drawing. Each unit is 24 inches high in front, 18 inches high at rear, 18 inches deep, with ventilation holes and a roof overhang. Farmers used recycled materials and note ease of handling and seasonal usefulness.
The article warns against high flavored feeds that impart odor to eggs and notes onions can affect flavor. It explains that tainted feed must not enter rations and that feed influences yolk color, with corn producing deep yellow yolks and wheat yielding lighter shades. Green feed enriches yolk color.
Advice stresses efficiency of small flocks. A yard supporting 20 to 25 hens needs 25 by 30 feet at minimum, with 20 to 80 square feet per hen, avoiding crowding to boost health and productivity.
The United States department of agriculture advises replacing layers after 2.5 years with pullets for higher winter egg profits. Early hatched pullets should start laying in October or November, yearling hens around January 1, and older hens later. November and December eggs fetch the highest prices. laying breeds begin at five to six months, general-purpose at six to seven, meat breeds at eight to nine months.
A North Carolina experiment shows Leghorn flocks where three groups used different males. Flock 1 averaged 89 eggs per hen, flock 2 88, and flock 3 186 after crossing. The 54 percent gain highlights purebred sires’ impact, with May and June driving much of the rise due to seasonal prices.
Instruction-style note advises eliminating surplus cockerels, feeding fowls table scraps and kitchen waste, and keeping birds dry and cold-tolerant. It stresses selecting batches from healthy vigorous parent stock to ensure robust stock.
Feeding one or two grains forces hens to overeat and strain digestion. A varied diet reduces total intake and helps birds obtain diverse nutrients needed to maintain body condition and vegetables.
A historic advice item prescribes 20 drops of turpentine per 12 adult chicks for worm treatment, diluted in one quart of milk or water and fed in mash each morning with no other feed. It also recommends adding one teaspoonful of copperas in each gallon of drinking water.
The article argues poultry farming is a highly profitable side line for farmers. It notes poultry development is well fostered and properly managed, offering strong returns compared with other modern farming activities. It stresses maintenance and production of good poultry as a lucrative endeavor.
Turkeys with ample range consume grasshoppers greens seeds waste grain and nuts lowering costs while boosting returns. A daily routine of two quarts of scratch fed twice a day in litter provides a fair allowance for 25 hens with ample mash and vegetables.
Advice urges generous use of cut clover and ample green food for young chicks. It stresses preventing overfeeding bran or greens and recommends exposing birds to forage as soon as they can.
Fowls may begin to eat eggs after accidents when broken eggs are present. Ensure nests have ample straw and are darkened to prevent discovery of broken eggs. When egg eating is found, the advised remedy is to kill the offending hen.
The largest poultry breeds such as rahmas and Cochins mature at a slower rate than medium breeds. They do not reach market readiness as quickly, yet their greater weight can yield higher profitability where market demand favors larger fowl.
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