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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
3
Dennis H. Stovall of Oregon argues clean henhouses and yards boost winter egg production. He rejects fancy equipment in favor of simple, labor-efficient roosts and maintains basic sanitation powering profitable poultry farming.
Describes three foot high removable nesting boxes each long enough for about twelve fowls. They are placed side by side for cleanliness and easy removal for lime or emulsion treatment. A smooth board floor enables thorough cleaning, with weekly house cleanings. Next boxes are removable to change straw and burn old bedding.
Instructions describe dipping fowls in warm water with melted bacon grease to shed feathers, soften skin, and drive off vermin. The process is timed for early morning dipping, shade drying, and shelter roosting, claiming healthier birds and fewer pests in fall and spring.
A reminiscence on keeping chicks healthy urges balanced rations and fresh bedding. It cautions against overindulgence and suggests a ration of about one third cracked cane seed and daily clean floor sprinkled with fresh material to prevent bowel trouble.
The text notes vermin breed faster in warm weather and recommends thorough disinfection of henhouses brooders and brood coops with liquid disinfectant and dusting birds and chicks with lice powder.
Chicagoan P. Merrill describes a ceiling mounted watering system for a chicken house. A half inch pipe feeds a water dish and a tin can float linked to a lever controls a cock valve at the feed pipe. When the dish fills the float rises, closing the valve and stopping flow until the dish lowers again.
Late August hatches can succeed if managed well with cooler September weather. Incubators or hens set in August yield chicks in September. Early fall hatches produce rapid growth for winter “springers,” while pullets may miss this winter’s lay but start next spring and continue through next summer, sustaining egg supply.
The Farm and Home notes a versatile coop that can be built from 2x3 to 4x8 feet or larger. A small unit shelters a hen and brood. a larger version can hold a brooder and about 100 chicks. Yard sections use 1x2 inch strips with 1 inch mesh netting and can be moved weekly to fresh ground.
Practical farm guidance from Meadowbrook covers herd management, feeding, grain handling, silage use, and animal welfare. Emphasis on proper breeding, sanitation, water and shade, and timely culling to improve dairy and hog profitability.
In a busy world report a Japanese ruler convenes Parliament for an initial address while other items note Herr Dippel denying Jean de Reszke's winter America visit. Levi Meyers from Portland wins a Progressive state central committee seat. Father William M. Dwyer of New York saves a youth from drowning during a swim incident.
Molting season and March hatchlings are discussed with advice on laying timelines. Warm weather speeds vermin growth while ventilation cleanliness affects broody hens and egg production. August broods yield February table poultry. ensure air, sun protection, and avoid harsh broodiness methods.
A sermon notes how Herodias and Herod confront John the Baptist. John’s just life confronts royal sin, leading to imprisonment and a fatal vow. The lesson portrays John as faithful unto death and a crown of life for the righteous.
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