. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. FEBRUARY i, lWij V^+l^ VUU'tl, UAIM ^fiWitfUllUl Mistakes of Poultry Farmers. In looking over the average poultry house in winter, the most common defects are damp floors, upon which the fowls stand and mope, and sometimes contract rheumatism. Broken windows, letting cold in upon the fowls in daytime, will check laying, and are common causes of roup; droppings left for weeks to heap up under the roosts; lack of a supply of water, or dirty drinking viands; lack of plenty of good sharp grit, which alone is a sufficient cause of failure; lack of fresh meat and cut
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. FEBRUARY i, lWij V^+l^ VUU'tl, UAIM ^fiWitfUllUl Mistakes of Poultry Farmers. In looking over the average poultry house in winter, the most common defects are damp floors, upon which the fowls stand and mope, and sometimes contract rheumatism. Broken windows, letting cold in upon the fowls in daytime, will check laying, and are common causes of roup; droppings left for weeks to heap up under the roosts; lack of a supply of water, or dirty drinking viands; lack of plenty of good sharp grit, which alone is a sufficient cause of failure; lack of fresh meat and cut bone, which should be fed twice a week ; overfeeding, overcrowding, and furnishing no inducement to scratch for a living. These are the most common and important mistakes, and those who wonder why the r hens do not lay will do well to go over the list.— Cal. Cultivator. Ten months is long enou%h for any pig to live. If it is not large enough and fat Great Sale of Thoroughbreds AND TROTTING STOCK. Eighty Head of Stallions, Mares, Colts and Fillies, FROM THE SONOMA STOCK FARM. Notice is hereby given that under authority of an order of Court, made December 30,1901, J. B Walden Jr., administrator of the Estate of James B. Chase, deceased, will sell at public auction TUESDAY, February 4, 1902, at 10 a. m. AT STOCK YARDS. 1732 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, all the great thoroughbred producing brood mares, stallions, yearlings, two, three and four year old colts and Allies, full brothers and sisters to winners, including the stallion Dare by imp. Darebin, and the maresMarigold, Centella, Mischief, Rebecca, Catalina and many others all royally bred in pro- ducing lines. Also 20 head of well bred trotters. Catalogues now ready. Stock at yard Friday, January 31st. w. H. HORD, Live Stock Auctioneer, 1733 Market Street, San Francisco The Best Goods at the Lowest Light Wagons, Light Harness and Boots Our Specialty. We carry in stock the Finest Line of Light Speed and Road Wagons on
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