1912. 
343 
THE RTJPiA-L- NEW-YORKER 
Speltz and Vetch for Michigan. 
The following rotation of crops for 
the building up the light sandy soils of 
Michigan is given by C. B. Smith of the 
Department of Agriculture, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. With the last cultivation of 
corn sow 1}4 bushels of White Winter 
speltz together with 30 pounds Winter 
vetch. The following year harvest for 
seed. In the use of speltz the seed of 
vetch can be separated from it with any 
fanning mill. Speltz makes a very good 
feed, weighing 42 pounds to the bushel, 
and the vetch seed can be sold at a very 
good price; this Spring dealers are ask¬ 
ing from 11 to 1cents per pound 
and hard to get at this price. In the 
harvesting of the vetch crop, enough 
seed will be left on the ground to make 
a very good stand, which should be 
disked and allowed to grow and cover, 
the ground during the Winter. The fol¬ 
lowing Spring plow under and plant po¬ 
tatoes. In the Fall sow two bushels 
White Winter speltz together with 
clover seed, using a grain drill and al¬ 
lowing the clover seed to run in the 
drill tubes. The time of sowing will 
vary somewhat, about the 15th of Sep^ 
tember is a very good time. An appli¬ 
cation of a complete fertilizer would be 
advisable. Rolling the land with a tub¬ 
ular roller will assist in getting a stand 
of clover. Speltz is grown quite a bit 
in southern Michigan, the farmers find¬ 
ing it a very good crop. E. v. A. 
Michigan. 
Concrete Ice House. 
G. I. B., New York, on page 144, asks 
a number of questions regarding con¬ 
crete construction, and shows a sketch 
of proposed core construction for hol¬ 
low walls. The core as shown would 
not be at all satisfactory, as it would 
be almost impossible to remove same, 
even though the depth were less than 
one foot. The proper method of mak¬ 
ing same to work easily, and at same 
time leave the inside surface straight, 
would be to have each side separate, and 
held in place against loose blocks, by 
a block tapered to a point or prefer¬ 
ably one-quarter inch wide at bottom 
and as wide at top as it is desired to 
make air space. On each side of core 
form tack a block with same taper, as 
wedge block used, having wide end at 
bottom, and running to a point at top. 
By withdrawing wedge each form can 
be loosened and withdrawn separately. 
12 to 18 inches would be all right for 
depth of these cores. 
The one-sixteenth-inch strap iron 
would not be heavy enough. Flat iron 
one-quarter inch thick making a safer 
job. The thickness of walls depends on 
size and height of building, and amount 
of pressure ice would exert on them 
when packed. In any case some vertical 
and horizontal reinforcement would be 
necessary, especially at the corners and 
on the side walls if of rather large 
area. Square or round iron, two to four 
feet long, having each end bent at right 
angles for an inch or two to anchor it 
in cement, and the iron then bent at 
right angles in centre, would do for 
corner reinforcement, one-quarter, 
three-eighths, or one-half inch being 
used according to size and pressure to 
be overcome. There should also be 
square, twisted bars or expanded metal 
used vertically of sufficient length so 
that the ends would project on each 
side of your form. 
Horizontal rods should be placed each 
foot or two, depending upon strength 
of walls desired, as concrete in itself has 
very little resistance to strains placed 
upon if. And on this account nearly all 
concrete work is mentioned as rein¬ 
forced concrete construction. A good 
idea would be to write some of the ce¬ 
ment manufacturers advertising in The 
R. N.-Y. for literature on concrete con¬ 
struction, where tables for figuring re¬ 
inforcing for various jobs will be found. 
The United States Department of Agri¬ 
culture also issues an excellent bulletin 
on concrete work. elmer j. weaver. 
Pennsylvania. 
Feeding Large Flocks of Chicks. 
I have had a number of letters asking 
for more details as to how we brood chicks 
in 200 lots. It seems many are desiring 
to get above these 25 and 50 chick broods, 
•and well they may, as it takes practically 
no more time or oil to brood 200 chicks 
than it does a brood of 25. I do not believe 
that 200 is the limit by any means. I 
believe in a few years they will be as suc¬ 
cessfully grown in broods of 500 or 1,000. 
Hut 200 chicks is a good workable brood; 
you can afford to build a house for that 
number that is large enough to shelter them 
and you also, while caring for them in a 
week of storm. House should be about eight 
feet square, five feet six inches high in 
front, three feet six inches in rear. It 
should have a tight floor and be built on 
runners so it can be moved several times 
a year with a horse. I should have a 
large window in front reaching almost from 
top to floor, and it should swing out at 
bottom, a solid door, and a wire door for 
hot weather. In such a house you will 
have no fear of lamp blowing out in high 
winds, or taking fire for want of air. If 
cockerels are taken out when broiler size 
this house will care for the pullets until 
they are ready for the laying house. Of 
course you cannot brood 200 chicks in a 50- 
chick brooder such as are on the market, 
although we did it once with much care 
and anxiety. If you are somewhat of a 
genius you may be able to take the heating 
fixtures of these small brooders if you have 
them, and make a suitable brooder, but I ad¬ 
vise you to write the New York State Col¬ 
lege of Agriculture at Ithaca for their 
bulletin on brooding chicks. 
The only trick so far as I know of grow¬ 
ing chicks in large broods is to prevent 
huddling. While this is no more likely to 
happen in large than small broods it is 
much more serious because of numbers. We 
find chicks huddle mostly from several 
causes, which are insufficient heat, getting 
wet, fright, and poor feeding methods. Keep 
your brooders hot. Of course brooder should 
be so made that they can move away from 
the heat if uncomfortable. Keep your lamp 
burning 24 hours a day ; there will be some 
hours when they will not need it. but if 
out for one hour when needed it may cost 
you the price of a barrel of oil in smothered 
chicks. Keep chicks dry, have water and 
milk founts so they cannot wet themselves. 
Feed no food in such a way that it will 
lot them get their feathers wet or sticky; 
bed brooder with chaff or cut clover. Over 
this spread old bagging first two days, or 
some of them may gorge themselves on the 
litter. Red floor of house with light short 
litter. I increase in depth as chicks grow. 
Keep chick feed or cracked grains always 
in the litter until chicks are fully feath¬ 
ered, after which hopper feed both grain 
and mash. Never let water founts or mash 
box get empty. Chicks fed in this way will 
eat and drink little and often as they want 
it, and go to the house a few at a time, 
while if allowed to get very hungry and 
thirsty and fed late in the day they will 
gorge themselves with water and food, after 
which they will all seek the house at once 
and often huddle. We confine to runs until 
fully feathered. For runs unroll about 50 
feet one-inch mesh 30-incli wide poultry 
netting. Tack fast to house and drive in 
a few stakes to support it. Place roosts in 
house a week before removing brooder; al¬ 
ways remove brooder in morning. I well 
remember an experience we had of removing 
a brooder late one afternoon. Finding their 
hover gone those 200 bewildered chicks 
piled up in a corner of the house until 
they nearly reached the roof and resembled 
a swarm of bees. 
Should they get chilled, frightened, be¬ 
wildered or huddle from any cause, stav 
hr those chicks, quietly separating them 
until they quit bunching. Speak or whistle 
when approaching a house, make no quick 
motions. If you cannot handle Leghorns 
without their going into the air like a lot 
of sparrows you would better get some 
°tber breed. L. b. thatchek. 
New Jersey. 
Elevated Poultry House. 
There is a question about an elevated 
poultry house on page 83. If the ground 
‘■ sloping to the south this can be done 
with good results. I had a house thus 
built i for *,? *° years and when I left 
the place it was still giving good results 
The house was 16x10, divided in two parts 
The front was about four to five feet from 
the ground while the back rested on PPd a” 
posts slightly above the level of the ground 
Bank up the back side so as to throw the 
water away. It made an admirable place 
ELEVATED POULTRY HOUSE. 
for scratching and shelter, was almost al¬ 
ways dry and I had no trouble with ver¬ 
min or disease. A few sifted ashes mixed 
with the sand will help to take out any 
dampness, and make a fine place for dust¬ 
ing. Had I the same or similar situation I 
would make a concrete foundation for the 
back and about five feet on each of the 
sides, leaving the remainder exposed ex¬ 
cept the west side, which I would board 
up tight. Floor of chicken house was al¬ 
ways dry. s. a. H. 
Falls Church, Va. 
Famous Laying Strain ISim™ 
$1; Cockerels, $2. St. Moritz Farm, Ramsey, N. J. 
TJARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS-Best 
breeding, $1 per fifteen: utility mating, $4 per 
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Barred Plymouth Rocks 
$6.00 per 100. J. H. ITRIEDEL, 3?earl River, N. Y. 
S.C.W, LEGHORNST” 
10 per cent gratis to insure fertility: $50.00 per M 
Chicks after April 15th, $12 00 per iiundred. 
L. H, PLANK, Route No. 4, Gettysburg, Pa. 
Wright's White Wyandotte Winners 
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DAY-OLD CHICKS 
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Austin’s 200-Egg Strain S.C. R, I. Reds. 
Standard bred, record stock. Red to the skin. Eggs 
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DARLINGTON, MD. 
