^ IHWt :ilDaQ4 every day, “How
^ aiy baity ehi^T'*;or “Do
pQM»ta^Iit^«tnro on how to care
baby Most of the books I
JblM read on how^ to jfrow ehieki^ es-
direetions put out by medidne
^^gow^iiles,* are not pradi*^ for our
^^XMtiiod of growing chicks'and therefore
iiT^'^wirieading.
Hi deafing with this subject 1 shall
^ffply teadi m a few of the most common
paddans that the ordinary poultryman
^dMnfld understand.
» Several days before your chicks arrive
IlMHrottghly dean your brooder house;
begin at top and brush down all dust,
^tftt "and filth; sweep the floor and use a
hoe to scrape off any old droppings that
ihe broom won’t dislodge. After you
have swept out your house clean, wash
the floor and sidewalls with a solution of
Red Devil Lye and boiling water, 1 lb.
lye to 15 gallons water. After the floor
, has been scrubbed spray the entire
house with some good disinfectant.
Clean the w^k and steps to the brooder
house, and put an old tow sack wet with
spent motor oil and kerosene on outside
the door; wipe your shoes on this each
time before entering house.
After your house has dried out you
will next put down 3 inches of litter on
the floor; there are several different
types of litter, anyone of which can be
used satisfactorily; peat moss is perhaps
best, but crushed com cobs, dry shav
ings (white pine preferred) lespedesia
, or alfalfa ha;/, peanut hulls—any of the
above make satisfactory litter. Cut up
wheat straw makes good litter but there
is danger of its having mould jhat might
cause t’.ie chicks serious trouble.
After you have put dbwn your litter
spread over the top of it a coat of old
newspapers, or at least enough for all
the chicks to eat off of; it is better to
cover the entire floor; this prevents the
chicks from eating the litter on the
floor. If the chicks are very hungrj'
when first set out of the boxes they will
eat the first thing they come in contact
with.
Next, build a fire. If you use an ordi
nary wood burning coal or oil brooder,
familiarize yourself with how to regu
late it. Place a thermometer at the out
edge of the .hoverer 3 inches from the
floor and regulate the temperature to 95
degrees the first week. Cut down ~i de
grees each week.
If you use a furnace for heat keep the
heat same as with hoverer, 95 degrees
at the place w'here the chicks bed down
for the night. If you use an ordinary-
brooder with a hoverer it is best to en
close it at a distance of a few feet from
hoverer so that the chicks won't get
away from hoverer for first few days.
Next go over your equipment. If you
are using old equipment scald it thor
oughly and let it dry. You will need 3
Mason Jar fountains to each 100 chicks.
You will need 1 inch of feeding space to
each chick. This is sufficient for the
first two weeks: at that time increase
feeding space to 2 inches for each chick
and replace the jar fountains with large
fountains, 2 gallons or larger, and be
sure to have plenty of them.
Examine carefully the room ventila
tion to see that there are no drafts, that
the room temperature is correct, that
feed and water has been placed in light
est places in the house.
Your careful preparation of your
house and equipment before the chicks
arrive will play an important part as to
the number of chicks you raise.
“How many chicks should I put in a
house of a given floor space? Not over
two to the square foot of floor space; a
house 12x12—144 square feet, should
not have over 275 chicks and 250 would
be better. Crowding and lack of feeding
space is one of the contributing causes
of failure in raising baby clicks.
“What age should the chicks be at
first feeding ?’’ From 12 to 72 hours old,
about 48 hours preferred.
“How much feed will be required to
grow a chick to broiler size (about 12
weeks old) ?” About 10 pounds.
‘mat;shan J pai iii^the_driAkiBg
wat«?“ If the chicks are nonnri,
heaWiy ^cks they will* not need «ny-^
thing ia drinking wat^; if some of the
chicks devek^ bowel tronUe it may, be
necessary to use some kind of a eh^k
tablet to check diarrhoea. ’ Remember
that nothing will take ilie place of sam-
' tation. Hot water is cheap; use ldc®ty,
of it and thoroughly scald your drinking
vessels each , day, and above all keep’
your house and litter dry. Don’t fill your
fountains inside the house; take them
outside and be careful not to spill water
in taking them out and in. Germs multi
ply ramdly where there is moisture.
Keep house bone dry. Each week spray
house good and put down a light scatter
of clean litter. Clean the house as often
as it is dirty.
Remember that a chick wiU not thrive
in filth, and that rigid sanitation is the
watchword of the successful poultry
raiser.
“What shall I feed my chicks on the
first feed?” We believe the safest thing
to feed a baby chick on the first three
days is baby chick scratch. When you
take chicks from boxes put them down
on papers and scatter a light feed of
high grade baby chick scratch made
from yellow com and wheat; give the
chicks what they will readily eat the
first three days; gradually change to
chick starter; be sure it has buttermilk
and cod liver oil.
Keep in mind that a chick will not do
well when it is uncomfortable; the first
three or four days are the critical time
and you should see to it that your
brt>oder maintains as near as possible
the same temperature day and night.
If you let your chicks chill or overheat
you will likely have trouble with them
throughout their growing period. If you
have trouble with your chicks, if they
are not doing well or are sick, call your
hatcheryman; he will help you correct
the trouble.
“What shall 1 feed my chicks after
they are started and begin to grow?’’
If you are raising broilers, they will
probably make more pounds if fed on
starter the first six weeks and then
change to grower and not feed any
scratch after the first three days.
If you are raising pullets give them a
ration of about half scratch and one-
half mash. Give plenty of good clean
grit and oyster shells. If possible let the
pullets have free range, with plenty of
grass, or other tender green feed. If you
have plenty of Blue Grass you need not
worry about your green feed any season
of the year.
If you do not have suitable grass for
your pullets or hens, wheat, barley and
oats, 1-3 each, make a good green feed.
Sow at the rate of 3 bushels to the acre.
There are many diseases that young
chicks are subject to, but coccidiosis is
the most common and the most de
structive. Chicks may take it at any
age from one week old up to 16 weeks,
but the most common age of attack is
from 3 to 6 weeks. There are several
forms of this disease but only two are
common here—the bloody kind is easily
noticed as blood passes freely from the
chick and unless treatment is given im
mediately the chicks will die rapidly;
the other type is not so easily diagnosed.
The chick becomes listless, eats very
little, sits around, and the feathers have
a rough, rumpled appearance. The
droppings are usually white and ropy,
sometimes foamy yellow. At the first
symptoms of the disease, take all feed
away from them and give them Epsom
salts at the rate of one tablespoonful to a
gallon of water, and in the meantime go
to your hatcheryman and get medicine.
Clean the house as often as every other
day and clean up premises. Don’t try
giving home remedies, such as baking
soda, vinegar, raw buttermilk, etc.
Sometimes these remedies work but too
often they fail. Chicks are chilly with
this disease; give them heat if they ap
pear to need it, even though the weather
is warm.
THEi
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Service*. 'Ute.e^lce
et eleven o’clock. ^
ifThe-Wiam We Prey" will be
tbCeernCOsVvbJeet at the Ip. m.
wofih!p/nn^
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pij^tve ph^-eatltlea *!^dbinr
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SnmAv at e'cloek,
»etB at
hl^ry ttt'a elaae white la hi|^
la «lw
and the %alplas Union meete
the chnrch •is'7 p. ri.:-
The public la gtvan-i doiWej;
Invitation to attend the' eervic^l
•ehoia i^eze brottdhi-oat,,
leii eedae weca preaeafed niaj
of the.eiaae: playlht iti
aa tbop.
4he
;_^Th*^»dato' lor
ance were preeeiiied bp Principal
P.W.Ureer tTu# fottowtng itn-i
da, Bi^tt: , i
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ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Rev. B. M. lAOSinr, Reotw
Church School and Bible claaa
every Sunday—Ur. H. H. Moore-
houae, snperinten^nt.
Vesper Services 1st and 3rd Sun
days at 4 p. m.
Celebration of Holy Communion
on 5th Sundays at 9 a. m.
Woman’s Auxiliary meets 1st
Tuesdays, each month, at 3:30.
. ^frOduhlgh aehoi^ ^
lep
epded aad brhtld
. ,,
to Dorothy D|ilIiatCIU
RaH^nf (iv'Jllie
meet p,C^iher'ciai
'ITatiilit».;.ie»»H MfchaeV.:,
Aa.th# 0nBl iftihber pp the ev-
%
'Momt
jrohnaott P. KuHf of
and Dr. B. l«Don(ht
‘
company
«(i of Ihe fradnatthp class lani^’e prograai;' Principal P. W.
vtsi|:.ch.uiff^«Xtd]iix^-awardatdreer.Apardeilf^IPliimM to for- WUkeeboro.
Iii’the‘ygiw#i^4aot^f,,
fn*B la thU
H was s^ted that
Daris bad heen nasned refa^jpX^';,
the case of ^ Jenkine Bard#kjy
company versus No^tk^^ WlliMfci^
ro. The case is Jenkins HardwiM '
versus the town of
bterestiiig Items
Summit Vicinih
and the
A very nice Mother’s Day pro-
Eram was carried out in the Sun
day School at Yellow Hill Bap
tist church, Sunday. Those taking
part in the program were: Misses
Inez Phillips, Pauline Phillips,
Pansy Woodle, Muriel Michael,
ond Allene Beshears. The choir
sang songs about “Mother."
Mrs. Carr Church and little
daughter, Lorraine, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wat
son, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Spencer and two
sons, who reside in Virginia, vis
ited Mrs. Spencer’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Esley Beshears Sunday.
Preaching ’services were con
ducted at Yellow Hill Baptist
church Sunday afternoon. by
Rev. Rd Hayes, pastor of Stony
Hill Baptist church. Talks were
also made by Rev. Mr. Blevins,
who came with -Mr. Hayes, and
Rev. John W. Church, of this
community.
Guests in tLs home of Mr. N.
C. Michael, Sunday, were: Mrs.
Guy Phillips and children, Em-
magene and Madeline, Mr. and
Mrs. Coy Church, nephew, Ed
win Church, Mr. Atris Greene
and daughter, "Wilma Dean, Mr.
Cleve Hamhy, and Mr. Aldren
Greene. Mrs. Phillips is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mikael.
Mrs. Atris Greene and son,
Curtis, visited hie parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee J. Church, and oth
er relatives Sunday.
A daughter was born to Mr.
.and Mrs. Pressley Church Satur
day morning of last week. Both
mother and baby are getting
along nicely.
WAR
We’re all-out to wm this war—and Poultry
will do it’s part. Our armies as well as
those of our allies must he fed. We, our
poultrymen, are doing our part—hatching
healthy chicb — manufacturing poultry
feeds and remedies. May we serve you?
IBUYU.S. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS]
r.4RI) OK THANKS
,1V’e use this means to express
our appreciation to friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness,
death and funeral of our dear
wife and mother.
CHARLIE WALKER
AND CHILDREN.
WILKES HATCHERY
At Fort Bragg, North Carolina,
the climate is so mild that the
khaki summer uniform is worn
almost os many months of the
year as the wool winter uniform.
“WILKES COUNTY^S OLDEST HATCHERY”
C. C. Gambill, Owner
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Tenth Street
pfiMet On Second
Apple Cover Spray
■Br C. E. VaaDoman, in charge.
Of Apjie Research Laboratory.
^ jji »ny gj^le orchards worms
i»ve alroady hatched and e^ter-
«d the young apples Due to the
rnally hot dry weather during
a«tii the codling moths'ttave laid
Qgga earlier and In greater
-atiUMrs this season than during
gmt four or years. , ^
The young apples are growing
very fast this spring and this
means that they outgrow the pro
tective coating of spray within a
week or ten days.
In the earlier orchards of the
Brushy mountains, It will soon
be time for growers to apply the
second edver spray. This should
be put on about ten days after
the previous spray.
Materials to use are 3 pounds
of arsenate of lead end Bordeaux
mixture 2-6-100 (2 lbs. of blue-
stone and 6 pounds of hydrated
lime to 100 gallons of water).
The insides and tops of apple
trees should he sprayed with ex
tra thoroughness In order to kill
the worms when they start to
eat their way into the fruit.
Apple growers might well
adopt this motto: "Let’s keep ’em
covered.’’
—BUY WAR BONDS—
and Best Wishes
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