HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



An Rflioicnt l*oiiltry Plant 



f'ontinued frr>m p;isf' 1. (column 3 

 tine poisoning. It took six weeks to 

 bring egg production back to where it was 

 before treatment. Tlii.s merely illustrates 

 the point that cures are poor things at 

 best. 



At that time permanent brooder houses 

 on cement floors were used. The follow- 

 ing year the chicks were given a yard in 

 back of the houses but the land all around 

 the brooder houses was more or less in- 

 fected. While results were better than 

 the previous year, egg production was 

 lower than it should have been and losses 

 from "paralysis" were too heavy. 



During the winter of 1921, six 10 x 12 

 brooder houses were built on skids. 

 These were moved to a piece of land 

 where no chickens had ever been raised 

 and on which poultry manure had not 

 been spread. This piece of ground was 

 fenced so as to keep the chickens on it. 

 Outside the gate was a pan of corrosive 

 sublimate solution and everyone entering 

 the range had to step in it. Starting 

 when the pullets were 12 weeks old, 2 

 pounds of tobacco dust containing 1 per 

 cent nicotine was put into the dry mash. 

 There were no paralyzed birds on the 

 range. Disease control is a success on 

 this plant. 



Houses Remodelled 



Three years ago the poultry houses 

 on this plant were of the common type 

 12 feet deep, 4i feet high in back, 8 feet 

 high in front, and had shed rooves. The 

 fronts were not open with the result that 

 colds, roup and pox often put the finish- 

 ing touches on the job that the intestinal 

 worms had started. In the background 

 of the picture on the first page can be 

 seen the old style house. In the fore- 

 ground is the i-emodeled house nearly com- 

 pleted. 



The cement foundation and floor was 

 extended eight feet in front. The old 

 front of the house was removed except 

 for enough studs to support the roof. 

 The new front is six feet high and is 

 boarded up for 3 feet from the floor. 

 Then the rest of the front is open except 

 for 2 feet on each end and 6 inches next 

 to the roof. There is a curtain that can 

 be let down to close the front but this 

 is only used to keep snow and rain out. 

 It will be noticed that the roof extends 

 about 12 inches over the front and keeps 

 the drip from the eaves from blowing 

 into the house. Colds and roup have been 

 succe.ssfully avoided since the houses have 

 been remodelled. The Leghorns do not 

 have trouble with frozen combs. 



The house shown in the picture has a 

 floor space 20 x 40 feet. It comfortably 

 hou.ses 250 Reds or 300 Leghorns. The 

 mash hoppers and water pails are on 

 .stands 2 feet off^ the floor, thus giving the 

 birds all the space there is. Under the 

 roosts there is 2 inch hen wire which 

 keeps the bird off the manure. This 



helps to keep the houses clean and does 



not allow birds to become reinfected with 

 worms which are passed in the droppings. 

 Under the drop boards there are three 

 cellar windows which help in keeping the 

 litter from being scratched to the back 

 of the house. The floors of the houses 

 are thoroughly disinfected with corrosive 

 sublimate each fall and the walls white 

 washed before the pullets are put in them. 



Labor Used Efficiently 



The Lego's plant has an abundance of 

 simple labor saving devices. His force 

 pump which cost $4.98 at one of the mail 

 order houses is being used again this year 

 to pump water to the range. On the 

 range is a 50-gallon barrel mounted on 

 a stand. This can be filled in about 10 

 minutes with the pump. From this bar- 

 rel K inch pipe runs by the brooder houses. 

 Tees with caps are put in at suitable 

 distances. In the caps pin holes are 

 drilled which allow the water to run into 

 drinking troughs. In this way it takes 

 less than half an- hour a day to water 

 3,000 chicks. Dry mash and cracked corn 

 are before the chicks in hoppers all of the 

 time after the chicks are 8 weeks old. 

 In fact, we know of but few poultry 

 plants where chicks are rai.sed with so 

 little labor for feeding and watering. 



Catching Broilers 



One of the simplest pieces of equipment 

 is used to catch broilers. It is simply a 

 chicken coop 3 feet wide, 4 feet long and 

 18 inches deep. The bottom is boarded. 

 The sides are of hen wire as is the top, 

 except for an eight inch board running 

 lengthwise. One end has a hinged door 

 12 inches by 3 feet. The other end has 

 a board of the same size which can be 

 slid in to clo.se the coop. The sliding door 

 end is put up a.gainst the brooder opening 

 in the morning. The chicks are driven 

 into the coop and the slide closed. Then 

 the cockerels are removed through the 

 opening in the top of the coop. After the 

 cockerels are removed, the door on the 

 other end is opened and the pullets let 

 out. This saves "sneaking up on them 

 in the dark," and saves the usual .'stirring 

 up of the flock which attends the removal 

 of broilers at night. 



Seeing is Believing 



We have given but a sketchy idea of 

 what the Legos are doing. It would pay 

 you to crank up the flivver and visit them 

 some day. The labor saving devices they 

 use make it possible for them to show 

 people over their plant. They admit that 

 they have not reached the acme of per- 

 fection but they surely are a long way 

 ahead of the crowd. Just remember one 

 thing. If you want to go on the chick 

 range, wear your rubbers as you will 

 have to walk through disinfectant before 

 going in. 



Clothing that combines comfort with 

 dignity. 



That's what we try to sell, Not 

 how cheap, but at a price as low as 

 good fabrics and good tailoring will 

 permit. 



Prices ^30 to ?55 



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^ $50.00 cash or small monthly pay- 



1(> ments. 



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