The Farm-poultry . luding labor, isabout seventeen dollars. Mr. X. has oneother type of house which is worthy ofmention, although he does not like it aswell as the one described, and that iswhat is termed as the mushroom house is built with all four sides en-closed tightly, but without a floor. Thebottom of the house rises above the groundalmost a foot, leaving there a space wherethe air comes in. There is always a cir-culation of air over the droppings so thatthere is never a particle of foul particular feature of the house, how-ever, is the fact that it never needs to be
The Farm-poultry . luding labor, isabout seventeen dollars. Mr. X. has oneother type of house which is worthy ofmention, although he does not like it aswell as the one described, and that iswhat is termed as the mushroom house is built with all four sides en-closed tightly, but without a floor. Thebottom of the house rises above the groundalmost a foot, leaving there a space wherethe air comes in. There is always a cir-culation of air over the droppings so thatthere is never a particle of foul particular feature of the house, how-ever, is the fact that it never needs to becleaned. The hens w ill scratch the drop-pings out onto the outside ground wherethey may be swept up. Mr. X. assuredthe writer that he had not cleaned thehouse in three years, and there was notthe first symptom of a foul smell, neitherwere there any mites. A peculiar thing in the feeding of thechickens, as done by Mr. X., is the factthat the feed is the same during the wholelife of the bird. The ration as given for. Chick raising IS NOTa matter of Luck So many chicks die early that mostpoultry raisers think healthy chicks just amatter of luck. But its largely a matterof feed. Don t feed little chicks raw raise the largest per cent of yournext brood, try H-0 Steam-CookedChick Feed which is a carefully prepared mixture of Cora, Cut-Oat-meal, Cracked Wheat, Kaffir Corn, Peas and Millet—steam-cooked by a special process in our mill. Sold only in 10-! 50-lb. and 100-Ib. bag bears a tag showing guaranteed analysis. If you cannot get H-O Steam-Cooked Chick Feedfrom your dealer, write for sample and prices. JOHN J. CAMPBELL General Sales Agent HARTFORD. H-0 Company Mills, Buffalo, N. Y. BROWN POULTRY FENCE ^7^^ Costs No More Than Nettingyet will last fi*e times as lone. Made of extra heavydouble galvanized. Rustproof wires. No top orbottom boards and lessthan halfthe posts requiredChiek Tight-Bottom wlreionly 1 inch apart, Wehave z6o styles, als
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