. The Eastern poultryman . A PAIR OF CAPONS. After the chicks were four weeks old, they were fed cracked corn and beef scraps, with some cracked wheat and barley. When still older they were given some whole corn. They also had cab- bage and during the last three months were fed dry clover every day. Mr. Pratt keeps from 80 to 100 Barred Rock hens and raises from 300 to 400 chicks each season, and on those of last year he made more than $ per day for every day in the year, besides fur- nishing grain for his horse, and eggs for the family use. In this section we prefer Light Brah- mas for ea
. The Eastern poultryman . A PAIR OF CAPONS. After the chicks were four weeks old, they were fed cracked corn and beef scraps, with some cracked wheat and barley. When still older they were given some whole corn. They also had cab- bage and during the last three months were fed dry clover every day. Mr. Pratt keeps from 80 to 100 Barred Rock hens and raises from 300 to 400 chicks each season, and on those of last year he made more than $ per day for every day in the year, besides fur- nishing grain for his horse, and eggs for the family use. In this section we prefer Light Brah- mas for early hatched capons, but after Dec. 1 we use the Plymouth Rocks, the White variety preferred. Very truly, J. H. O rtiss. The early hatched chicks are now too large to crowd into their small coops and should be separated. Beware of over- crowding, as nothing is more detrimental. Give them a large, well ventilated coop with flat roost and the chance for crooked backs and wry tails will be greatly di- minished.âSmall Farmer. DucksâTheir Feed and Management. Probably the most profitable branch of the poultry business of to-day is duck raising; nearly every large poultry farm is a duck farm; but as the season for ducks is comparatively short, chickens are raised to keep machines, etc., from standing idle the remainder of the year. With but few exceptions the Pekin duck is preferred to all others on account of its hardiness, quick growth and size; they weigh from nine to eleven pounds to the pair when but ten weeks of age, and old Pekins often weigh as high as twenty pounds to the pair. The Ayles- bury is the popular English breed, and the Rouen, a colored duck well known in this country. Both the latter, though not so early in maturing, make excellent ducks for market purposes. Where they are raised for market, arti- ficial means are employed almost exclu- sively, and directions accompanying all good incubators can be relied upon as to their treatment during incubation. Ifyou prefe
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