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nnoc  of  an  ovorfat  lion  nurl  which,  on  Jib¬ 
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On  being  dressed  the  cause  of  this  was 
made  evident.  It  was  noticed  that  the 
flesh  had  a  very  much  different  consist¬ 
ency  anti  us  soon  as  the  abdomen  was 
opened  a  very  foul  odor  was  given  out, 
and  at  least  10  fully  formed  eggs  xvere 
found  in  it,  some  of  them  being  large 
"double  yolks,"  as  the  children  call  them. 
I  have  been  sorry  that  acting  on  the  im¬ 
pulse  of  the  moment  I  did  not  send  it  to 
our  State  experiment  station  instead  of 
burying  it  in  double-quick  order. 
Oregon.  s.  T.  walker. 
Dark  Cornish  for  Table  Fowls 
I  desire  to  cross  a  Cornish  cockerel 
with  other  breeds  for  the  purpose  of  pro¬ 
ducing  a  table  fowl.  Can  one  use  either 
the  Dark  or  White  Cornish  with  equal 
advantage  or  should  one  use  White  only? 
Colorado.  M.  j.  s. 
I  would  use  the  Dark  Cornish.  For 
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White.  Of  course  the  White  bird  has 
an  advantage  with  crossing  with  white 
varieties,  but  for  eating-  purposes  the 
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H.  R.  L. 
Value  of  Skim-Milk  to  Fowls 
I  have  no  cows,  hut  keep  hens.  How 
much  is  skim-milk  worth  to  feed  to  lions? 
How  much  can  I  afford  to  give  for  it? 
How  much  is  it  worth  to  feed  young 
chickens  in  Hummer?  It  is  lots  of  work 
to  make  it  sour  in  Winter.  Would  you 
feed  it  sweet  in  Winter?  I  am  paying  15 
cents  for  eight-quart  cans.  Can  t  afford 
to  food  It  at  that  price?  ,t.  m.  r>. 
Massachusetts. 
Skim-milk  is  a  popular  feed  for  chicks, 
and  is  often  considered  worth  more  for 
such  purposes  than  would  he  indicated  by 
the  feeding  chart.  According  to  recent 
extended  experiments  by  the  Indiana  Sta¬ 
tion.  it  is  worth  as  a  feed  for  laying 
stock,  about  "0  cents  per  100  pounds  as 
compared  with  meat  scraps  at  $2.50,  You 
are  paying  about  one  cent  per  pound  t 
three  or  four  times  the  quoted  estimate, 
which  is  in  general  agreement  with  find¬ 
ings  of  several  other  stations.  The  4  per 
cent,  of  protein  in  the  milk  compares 
with  say  40  per  cent,  in  dried  meat  scraps. 
Nevertheless  <  tie  of  the  largest  chick 
feeders  in  New  England  informs  me  that 
he  buys  all  the  skim-milk  he  can  get  at 
two  cents  per  quart,  because  he  thinks 
nothing  else  will  give  n.s  satisfactory 
growth  for  his  many  thousands  of  valu¬ 
able  purebred  birds.  For  ordinary  mar¬ 
ket  or  laying  stock,  the  price  you  are  pay¬ 
ing  might  seem  rather  high.  G.  u.  F. 
Turkey  Capons 
On  page  1420  I  note  inquiry  of 
W.  Ik  as  to  eaponizing  turkeys.'  Of 
course  it  can  be  done.  Fifty  and  more 
years  since  when  I  grow  and  prepared 
many  capons  (for  home  use  only)  I 
sometimes  included  a  few  turkeys.  Fat¬ 
tened  on  peanuts,  boiled  sweet  potatoes, 
rough  rice  and  green  food  1  have  had 
them  yield  a  quart  of  oil  in  cooking.  As 
a  commercial  work  I  doubt  if  it  would 
lie  profitable  as  a  general  thing,  due  to 
the  fact,  that  they  take  longer  to  mature 
than  our  "barnyard"  fowls.  With  abund¬ 
ant  pasturage,  long  seasons,  insects,  etc., 
I  could  carry  them  over  without  cost  or 
only  nominal.  I  mean  by  this  that  for 
best  results  they  cannot  he  used  in  a  few 
months,  i.c.,  your  Thanksgiving  or 
Christinas  t  irkey  should  he  of  the  pre¬ 
vious  year’s  hatching.  An  occasional 
gourmand  who  wished  to  die  happy 
would  no  doubt  call  for  one,  change  his 
mind  and  call  again,  but  it  would  be 
necessarily  expensive.  t\  8.  J. 
Trouble  With  Fowls 
There  is  some  trouble  in  our  (lock  of 
chickens.  We  do  not  know  the  cause  or 
what  to  do  for  them.  Sometimes  we  find 
one  dead  with  apparently  no  sickness. 
The  head  is  twisted  around  on  top,  and 
underneath  the  body,  seemingly  in  great 
agony  and  in  rapid  motion.  It  cannot 
walk,  but  at  times  stands  or  lies  with 
head  under  the  body.  The  comb  is  a  iiery 
red,  at  times  bleeds,  and  one  or  both  eyes 
may  he  shut.  For  a  minute  or  so  it  may 
he  normal  and  then  spasms  continue. 
They  are  fed  corn,  silage,  rye,  cooked  po¬ 
tato  peelings  or  scraps  from  table  and 
bran  in  hot  mash;  oyster  shells  for  grit 
and  pure  water  are  kept  handy.  House 
is  dry,  well  ventilated  and  clean.  ‘When¬ 
ever  weather  permits  they  run  out  of 
doors  and  in  the  barn.  What  is  the 
trou  ble  ?  K.  M. 
Ohio. 
I  cai.not  tell  you  the  cause  of  this  con¬ 
dition,  nut  suspect  some  disturbance  in 
the  digestive  tract.  I  would  administer  a 
large  ti'usooonful  of  castor  nil  or  a  small 
teaspoonful  of  Epsom  salts  dissolved  in 
water  to  any  bird  showing  these  symp¬ 
toms  and  would  tlmn  feed  it  lightly  on 
soft  food  for  a  few  days.  If  several  in 
the  flock  are  successively  affected,  look  to 
the  food  given  that  none  of  it  is  spoiled. 
Salt's  may  he  given  the  entire  thick,  if  de¬ 
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