. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. it arebetter than dosing for weak fowls. To use theskim milk or buttermilk for the chicks. Tomake tight flotn-s to chicken coops, that weasels,etc., may be kept out. Raise them up well fromthe ground, tn avoid drowning in heavy have running water in the yards where it ispossible. To clean out the houses take care of the manure. On too manypoultry farms this by-product is forgottenwhen by using it Judiciously instead of wastingit or giving it away, a nice addition
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. it arebetter than dosing for weak fowls. To use theskim milk or buttermilk for the chicks. Tomake tight flotn-s to chicken coops, that weasels,etc., may be kept out. Raise them up well fromthe ground, tn avoid drowning in heavy have running water in the yards where it ispossible. To clean out the houses take care of the manure. On too manypoultry farms this by-product is forgottenwhen by using it Judiciously instead of wastingit or giving it away, a nice addition might bemade to tbe profits. To have ones poultry farmin a good grass region, both that grass may beobtained by the birds, and also grasshoppers,crickets, etc., which do not abound on wa<Jtes. To make arrangements for keep-inff away hawks. These birds carry awav muchof the poulterers profits. A half-dozen smallwind-mills with bits of glass or bright tin at-tached will do the work. Hawks are the tin as often as it rusts.—From N. l82 POPULAR GARDENING. June,. He that questioneth much shall learn much. —BACON. Correspondents are urged to anttoipate the season in pre-senting questions. To ask, for instance, on April 16 or 80what Peas had best be sown, oould bring no answer inthe May issue, and none before June, irhen the answerUKtuld be unseasonable. Questions rereiffd be/ore the l^hof any numth stand a good ehance of beiug ansieered in thenext paper Not more than three questions should be sentat one time. Ans^rers to questions beuring on the com-parative value of implements, etc., offered by differentdealers muSt not be expected. neither can ice promise tocomply nkth the request sometintes made to please answerby mail Inquiries appearing without name belong to thename next following Replies to Inquiries are earnestly requested from ourreaders In answering such give the number, yourlocality and name, the latter not for rublication,
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