. Artificial incubation and incubators ... hotel, the breeder would be well repaid even in buying them and carting them home. The success of Mr. Warren Leland in his poultry raising waslargely due to this supply of food. At that time he was one of theproprietors of the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City; all thescraps from which, amounting to from fifteen to twenty barrelsweekly, were sent to his farm and fed to the poultry and hogs. Dust baths are a necessity to the health of the chicks. Takeshallow boxes, and put into them three or four inches of fine road 42 SHADE. dust or fine sand, in wh
. Artificial incubation and incubators ... hotel, the breeder would be well repaid even in buying them and carting them home. The success of Mr. Warren Leland in his poultry raising waslargely due to this supply of food. At that time he was one of theproprietors of the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City; all thescraps from which, amounting to from fifteen to twenty barrelsweekly, were sent to his farm and fed to the poultry and hogs. Dust baths are a necessity to the health of the chicks. Takeshallow boxes, and put into them three or four inches of fine road 42 SHADE. dust or fine sand, in which mix a few handfuls of ashes, or thedust of tobacco leaves. Some recommend sulphur. It may beused, but very sparingly. Air-slaked lime is much safer, andnearly as effectual in killing or preventing vermin. While chickens can be grown on a bare run, still, grass runs aremuch better, and, if possible, they should have a few hours on the sod everysupply ofof somevised abovemeasurelack ofin winterspring hasit had bested, if oneswill admit. day. A goodgreen foodsort, as ad-will in somesupply thegrass, andand earlyto; but laterbe provid-facilitiesit. Fig. 29. The bare ground, if many chicks are raised, will soon become con-taminated. I advise turning it over frequently with a spade orplow. If with the spade, a certain portion daily, or half the plotsemi-weekly. It is also a good practice to reserve a corner, andsow oats, buckwheat, or* clover on it (fencing it off from the restof the plot) and letting the chicks on it when a few inches higti. A very excellent prac-in use in Clinton, Mass.,the yard with toma-chicks into it just asThe vines furnish bothis highly, relished. Ifnot well provided withputting out low-grow-and gooseberry bushes;will also thrive well in
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