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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



June, 190^ 



i POULTRY DEPT. | 



Tf Conducted by W^ 



^ S. Short, Ottawa \f 



Hatching for the season should be completed 

 by June 20. Chicks hatched after that date 

 may be classed as late. Many failures in the 

 poultry fraternity may be traced to the late 

 chickens. They do not make sufficient growth, 

 either of frame or feathers, to stand the cold 

 nights oi early September, especially chicks of 

 the large breeds. The consequence is, if they, 

 escape disease, that they mature prematurely, 

 and one has a flock of birds half to three-quart- 

 ers the size they should be, and in most cases 

 fowl that are never profitable and certainly 

 not fit for breeding. 



It is the late chick that is first to take dis- 

 ease which, if not noticed at once, is speedily 

 communicated to the rest of the fowls, and 

 disaster and fatalities take the place of eggs 

 and profit for that season. Again, July chicks 



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do very well as long as they are in tlie brooders 

 or with the hen; after that, the tendency is 

 for them to huddle together at night for warmth 

 .in the corners of the room or wherever they 

 may l:>e quartered. This results in serious and 

 permanent injury to the weaker birds. The 

 outside chicks of the bunch are continually 

 scrambling over the backs of the inner and 

 under ones, much in the manner of the scrim- 

 mage men in a game of Rugby, and with the 

 same effect The half -grown feathers are 

 rublied or scratched off, and the skin on their 

 backs is torn and bleeding; I have frequently 

 seen 50% of a late hatch in this condition, the 

 chicks without a feather on them when two 

 months old and over, and their owner won- 

 dering why the feathers did not grow. 



The only excusable reasons for hatching later 

 than the time given in the beginning of this 

 article is, when there are no other fowl on the 

 premises, a small number may be hatched 

 and Ije successfully reared, having the benefit 

 of the whole accommodation and receiving 

 special attention, or by the professional poultry 

 men who hatch every month of the year, hav- 

 ing special plants for this purpose. 



If at all feasible, chickens of all ages should 

 be separated from the laying hens. Chickens 

 require feeding oftener than the old birds. 

 There are several grain mixtures sold by deal- 

 ers made up especially for growing chickens 

 that are excellent. They consist of cracked 

 corn, rice, millet seed, peas and a little fine 

 mica grit, making a splendid food for the chick- 

 ens, but too expensive to feed to old birds. 

 The chicks eat so little for the first six weeks 

 that the cost is trifling; after that time, they 

 may safely be put on the cheap ordinary grains. 



president; H. B. Cowan, secretary; J. H. 

 Dunlop, treasurer; and an executive committee 

 composed of the foregoing and J. Chambers and 

 P. W Hodgetts. 



Arsenate of Lead 



Ed. The Canadian Horticulturist: We 

 note in your May issue, in an article on spray- 

 ing by T. B. Revett, that one application of 

 arsenate of lead would be sufficient. Being 

 manufacturers of Swift's arsenate of lead, we 

 are interested in what he states We think, 

 however, that one application, except in special 

 cases, is not enough, as new surfaces due to 

 the growth of the tree are being exposed as 

 the season advances. \\'e do claim, however, 

 that two or three sprayings may he omitted 

 if Swift's arsenate of lead is used. — -Merrimac 

 Chemical Co., Boston, Mass. 



[Note. — .\n error occurred in the publication 

 of the article referred to. It was intended to 

 state that the manufacturers of arsenate of 

 lead claim that an application of the material 

 will remain on the trees throughout the season, 

 but that two or more applications will give 

 better results. — Editor.! 



A meeting of the directors of the Ontario 

 Horticultural Exhibition was held on May 9. 

 The following are the officers for the ensuing 

 year: R. J. Score, president; W. H. Bunting, 

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