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July  15,  1910. 
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THE  HENYARD 
FBest  for  the  farmer  who  desires  to 
thresh  only  his  own  grain  as  well  as 
the  man  making 
a  business  of 
threshing.  fmA 
•  _  it _  wan  me  nouse.  uur  Doors  are  sanct 
1  respassmg  Hens  ,  ,  ,  „  ,  ,  .... 
soil,  ana  we  feed  all  wheat  or  oats  in  the 
What  can  I  do  towards  keeping  my  strftw  so  at  all  times  we  have  the  best 
neighbors  chickens  off  my  property l  1  ,  ,,  , 
have  a  farm  and  am  going  into  the  poul-  hind  of  litter  to  throw  up  under  the 
try  business  expecting  to  have  good  perches,  and  we  only  need  to  clean  the 
stock  nud  giving  them  free  range.  Theirs  houses  about  once  a  month  as  the  ab- 
being  common  stock  will  most  naturally  „  ,  ,  ,  . ,  „  ,  .  .  .  , 
mate  with  mine,  thus  making  mine  unfit  S01,mjt  keePs  the  droppings  Sweet,  but  on 
for  good  breeding.  I  have  notified  these  the  least  smell  we  clean  out  the  bouse, 
people  but  they  persist  in  letting  them  which  can  be  done  in  a  few  hours,  in- 
r°*vU.  -r  6*  T'  K'  eluding  oiling  the  perches,  and  hauling 
<W  ersc‘V‘  _  out  the  manure  to  the  field.  This  manure 
Under  the  common  law  trespassing  W(,  haul  on  grass  land  during  Fall  and 
hens  would  be  considered  much  the  same  Whlter;  ;n  the  Spring  we  use  eonsider- 
as  other  trespassing  animals.  The  own-  able  ou  berry  busbes  and  strawberries, 
er  of  these  hens  has  no  right  to  let  them  am]  in  Summei.  we  bavP  found  ]t  of  great 
run  at  large,  but  about  the  only  thing  beQefit  +Q  co  spreading  as  a  top-dress- 
that  can  be  done  to  him  is  to  sue  him  for  5ng  broadca?t  flt  the  tirao  tlu,  corn  is  up 
the  damage  winch  the  hens  do,  and  gen-  to  about  15  inclu,s  high.  Under  thc  floor 
ei.il  y  it  is  lmpossi  i  e  to  1»nu  suc  we  place  the  nests  on  removable  brackets, 
dam.'p1.  out  in  a  sati"  actoiy  uiaiimr.  go  j-j)P  house  can  be  cleared  of  all  furnish- 
Tliere  are  few  things  that  do  so  much  .  .  .  .  , 
,  ,  , ,  ,  .  ...  mgs  m  a  very  few  minutes  time, 
to  make  trouble  between  neighbors  as  _  ,.  ,  ., 
,.  .  c  .  .  ,  -  .  In  practice  we  place  the  wagon  under 
this  nuisance  of  trespassing  birds.  .  . .  .  .  *  ,  . 
. .  ,  ,  ,  ...  A  the  1x24  opening  provided  in  the  eud  of 
Alt  sorts  of  plans  have  been  tried  *  ...  , 
_  T„  _ „„„„„  the  house  for  taking  out  the  manure,  and 
to  get  rid  of  the  nuisance.  In  some  cases  .  .  ,  ,  .  .  . ,  .  „. 
«»  enclosure  is  put  up  mi  (he  heps  ace  fa"'  '  I  T  T 
pp tired  into  it  l)y  throwing  grain  inside.  Intls<?  "  '.s  ~  S'-.  pi  a  ee.  loom 
-iTfi  ^  c|... x.  in  the  middle,  and  leaving  a  24x30 
When  they  once  pass  m  they  are  Bant  up  _  w 
and  kept' there  until  their  owner  will  a*  each  end  ;  the  third  (TSo.  8)  is  36 
settle  for  the  damage  they  have  done.  x120  w,th  tbe  room  in  the  In 
The  trouble  is  that  a  great  many  of  these  the  24x72  house  we  aim  to  keeP  500  to 
liens  would  not  lay  eggs  enough  to  pay  layers,  in  the  .>fix420  house  000  to 
for  the  cost  of  keeping,  and  if  they  were  ^  —’00. 
not  fed  and  allowed  to  starve  you  would  We  have  this  method  about  four 
probably  be  arrested  for  cruelty  to  ani-  -vears  and  like  it:.  as  it  saves  all  storage, 
mnls.  In  many  cases  tlie  aggrieved  party  Wg  110vcr  bave  anF  smell  of  ammonia, 
simply  takes  a  shotgun  and  shoots  a  doz-  and  all  the  manure  is  of  the  same  quality, 
en  or  more  of  the  trespassing  hens,  and  Ifc  also  keeps  the  litter  moving  and  keeps 
throws  the  carcasses  back  ou  to  his  the  perching  and  scratching  floors  entire- 
neighbor’s  property.  Tu  such  cases  the  ly  separate.  The  nests  are  kept  clean,  as 
neighbor  can  sue  for  the  value  of  his  the  hen’s  instinct  makes  her  go  to  the 
lions,  and  the  party  who  claims  to  he  highest  point  to  perch, 
damaged  can  then  bring  a  counter  suit  Michigan.  •  PlPsE  bay  farm. 
for  the  property  which  the  hens  have  - 
destroyed.  Transmission  of  Roup  and  White 
In  the  case  mentioned  where  bo,th  par-  Diarrhoea 
ties  let  their  hens  run  through  it  will  he  Two  seasons  ago  I  bought  a  small  pen 
very  difficult  to  arrange  a  settlement,  as  of  White  Leghorns.  -Birds  were  put  in 
without  doubt  the  hens  of  both  parties  field  where  no  birds  had  roamed  for  10 
will  cross  the  lines  and  mix  in.  In  order  ;v.°.l,rs;.  crops  of  corn  were  grown  on 
„  ,  ,  this  field  by  myself.  None  of  my  other 
to  make  sure  of  the  proper  breeding  about  fl0(dc  Were  brought  into  contact  with  these 
the  only  thing  under  such  circumstances  birds.  Two  fences  separated  them  from 
that  G.  P.  R.  cau  do  is  to  select  a  mini-  any  other  birds.  Their  daughters  were 
her  of  his  best  hens  as  breeders  and  keep  raised  alongside  them  under  same  condi- 
,  ,  .  .  tions.  1  hese  daughters  have  shown  traces 
them  enclosed  by  themselves  during  tbe  0f  roup  and  wliat  I  suppose  is  chicken 
breeding  season.  This  he  ought  to  do  pox.  The  original  male  developed  roup 
an v way  iu  case  lie  is  trying  to  improve  and  was  killed  ;  receutly  neither  roup  nor 
his  flock,  for  if  he  takes  eggs  from  the  clmLen  pox  . seems  serious.  Are  these  two 
discuses  owing  to  predisposition,  duo  to 
entire  flock  without  selecting  tlu*  best  ben.d;tyt  or  were  they  acquired  iu  some 
specimens  he  will  never  get  very  far  manner  not  evident  at  present?  Would 
along  the  road  to  improvement.  it  net  be  unwise  to  uso  any  of  the  affected 
- -  birds  as  breeders?  Would  it  be  unwise 
How  We  Handle  Chicken  Manure  to  return  the  birds  to  the  remainder  of 
flock  after  apparent  cure?  They  are  good 
In  The  R.  N.-l.  a  few  weeks  ago  there  jayers  This  stock  is  apparently  infected 
was  au  inquiry  as  to  methods  of  con-  with  white  diarrhoea.  I  say  apparently 
serving  chicken  manure  where  1.000  or  because  I  am  not  sure.  Under  the  con- 
i,„  ^  r  ,..;u  ditions,  it  seems  impossible  that  they 
more  layers  Av  1  '  1  •  k  could  have  become  contaminated  from  my 
method  which  has  proved  very  satistac-  other  birds  when  the  infection  existed, 
tory.  .vet  the  United  States  Agricultural  De- 
The  “dropping  board”  system  with  its  partment  reported  white  diarrluea  ns  ex- 
....  isting  in  bodies  of  clucks  hatched  from 
mixing  the  manure  with  di\  st,  p  ..  foreign  stock  sent  them  for  examination, 
or  coal  ashes,  and  its  daily  cleaning,  it  js  impossible  that  tbe  infection  come 
proved  very  unsatisfactory  and  disagree-  from  incubators.  I  should  like  advice 
able,  and  involved  an  amount  of  labor  upon  this  matter.  I  have  not  discovered 
,  .  ,  ,  ...  ,  .  c,  .  as  yet  from  reports  or  the  f  ounecticut 
that  also  made  it  unprofitable.  ho  at  Agricultural  Station,  whether  white  (Mar- 
last  we  evolved  an  entirely  different  sys-  rhoee  is  transmitted  in  any  manner 
tem,  using  the  chicken  manure  precisely  through  male  birds.  Can  you  inform  me? 
like  any  barnyard  manure,  and  we  Maryland.  M.  P.  L. 
have  done  this  for  four  years  now,  and  ,  R"'l,>  is*  5n,  ,inhGri^d  disease, 
„  ,  ..  , .  .  though  an  inherited  lack  of  vitality  would 
find  it  very  satisfactory.  predispose  to  it.  as  to  other  diseases,  by 
Chicken  manure  is  mainly  different  diminishing  the  fowl’s  power  of  resist- 
from  manure  from  the  cow  or  horse  since.  It  these  fowls  have  true  roup,  they 
stalbles  in  that  the  latter  has  plenty  of  have  come  into  contact  with  roup  germs 
»  from  some  source.  All  so-called  roup  is 
absorbent  material  mixed  with  it  by  plae-  lini  true  roup,  the  specific  gerin  not  being 
iug  litter  in  the  animals'  stall,  while  present.  Many  colds  and  catarrhal  condi- 
chickeu  manure  has  not  This  absorbent  Gons  are  carelessly,  or  ignorantly,  called 
.  ,  ,  roup  and  it  is  not  wise  to  too  hastily  dis- 
is  what  we  provide,  and  in  a  waj  h.  t  t  cai.d  g0od  pil'd s  because  of  “roupy”  symp- 
answers  precisely  the  same  purpose  as  it  toms.  Many  of  these  mild  indispositions 
does  in  good  stable  manure.  The  way  we  are  recovered  from  without,  apparent,  per- 
do  this  is  to  build  and  arrange  our  houses  {aaneiit  harm  to  the  fowl.  Fowls  that 
.......  „  I  ,  have  had  any  disease  of  sufficiently  se- 
so  that  this  is  a  perfectly  natural  process.  rjous  nature  to  undermine  their  vitality, 
We  have  three  houses;  one  for  250  whether  roup  or  anything  else,  should  not 
layers,  is  24x42  feet,  with  a  fet'd  and  he  used  in  the  breeding  peu,  even  though 
packing  room  42x24  at  one  end,  leaving  a  °f  the  di80B8e  have  disap' 
clear  room  24x“0  for  a  scratch  room.  White  diarrhoea  is  another  disease  that 
This  house  (No.  11  is  one  and  one-half  is  simulated  by  other  conditions.  Various 
story  in  height.  Ou  the  north  side  of  this  digestive  and  intestinal  disturbances  pro- 
,  ...  a  ..  .  duce  a  diarrhoea  which  is  often  called 
•_4x..4  space  we  built  a  flow,  neai  -  white  diarrhoea.  The  true  white  diarrhoea 
roof,  high  enough  from  the  ground  so  a  caused  by  a  specific  germ,  may  be  trans¬ 
man  can  comfortably  walk  under  it,  and  mitled  through  the  egg  and  the  chick  born 
1“>vOfl  fppf  in  Rirp  On  this  floor  we  nhiPe  witb  i,:-  kas  not  yet  beeU  dG>n011- 
12x30  feet  in  size.  On  this  floor  vie  place  Rtrate(i  thut  the  germ  can  he  transmitted 
the  roosts,  using  -x4  rounded  on  one  edge,  through  the  male.  As  to  the  foreign 
and  one  end  resting  on  a  cleat,  and  the  stock,  it  is,  of  course,  as  liable  to  infer*- 
middle  supported  by  a  trestle.  At  the  tiou  ns  any  other,  and  no  more  liable  I 
end  of  this  l_x.»0  flooi  we  have  an  open-  cbjc]{S  Gf  (;be  same  strain  this  year,  and 
iug  in  the  wall  of  the  house  1x24 ;  this  have  seen  no  evidences  of  diarrhoea  of  any 
floor  we  cover  with  scratch  material  from  nature.  M.  B.  n. 
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