Aprit 15, 1906 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
contrast to the prominent, wedge-shaped breast 
disliked by the buyers, Buffs or White Orping- 
tons, all the Wyandottus. Favorelles, Dorkings, 
Plymouth Rocks (such as are bred ia Canada, 
with creamy skin), all these crossed with the 
Game will give ideal birds When bred pure 
there is always a risk of trouble with breastbone. 
The erosses lay on flesh very quickly. Leghorn. 
Minorca, and other light breeds are not suitable, 
The English buyers are experienced, and can tell 
each breed, and besides, these birds, as a rule, do 
not plump up. There is a market for them as 
squabs and broilers in *merica, but not in Eng- 
land. Mongrels have been proved unprofitable, 
and are, in additior, very uneven in quality. 
{Farrenina EsrapnisHMents WANTED. 
‘There is a great want in this direction, and I 
am sure an enterprising person could do exceed- 
ingly well in this branch of the poultry industry. 
One strong reason J] have for advocating the 
establishment of a fattening depot is that indi- 
vidual breeders wil] find a very great difficulty in 
shipping a well-graded sample. A fattening depot 
could well ufford to pay a satisfactory price for 
both lean and fattened chickens, ducklings, etc. 
The lean ones they could fatten, and, with others, 
carefully grade and sbip, say, first and second 
quality, or first, second, and third sizes. It is, 
of course, imperative that the contents of each 
“erate be graded to at least }1b; that is, there 
should not be any two birds in the crate differing 
in weight more than a quarter of a pound, and 
here large numbers to choose from are needed. 
The crates should be branded with gross and net 
weights, and also first or second quality This 
would be. difficult in private shipments. As 
already stated. the Utility Poultry Club will find 
a difficulty in this direction, as it is intended to 
receive, pack. ship, etc., each consignor’s birds 
separately. 
FATTENING. 
In England birds are fattened in* coops by 
trough feeding, and also by aid of cramming 
machines. ‘The coops are 6% feet long and about 
16 inches square (insidé measurement); each coop 
is again divided into three compartments. The 
duration of the fattening process is about three 
weeks by trough feeding and about a fortnight 
by crammer, In front of the coops V-shaped 
troughs are placed and in these the food is 
placed, ‘The consistency of the food is that of 
thin porridge, so that from the end of a yooden 
spoon it will drop off, but notrun, The food used 
in England is a mixture of ground oats and skim 
milk—sweet or sour (preferably sour), The oats 
are very finely ground, the hulls especially being 
reduced'to dust. Canadian experiments find finely 
ground oats. including the hulls or husks, give 
equal results when compared with hulled oats 
finely:ground; the extra firm grinding is impor- 
tant ‘he birds are fed three times a day, but 
are kept hungry for the first ten days; during 
the next ten days one pound of tallow for each 
70 chicks ismixed with the ‘food, and after that 
until fat oné pound of tallow foreach 50 chicks 
is allowed; the meal mixture is used slightly 
thicker after the first ten days Flour of sulphur 
ig used as a vermin destroyer. 
Coors. 
The bottoms of the ceops are made of slats or 
battens, so that the droppings may fall through. 
These bottoms should not be fixtures but should 
be laid on trestles, and the top structure of the - 
-.¢o6p-pladed ‘upon them: this will facilitate clean- 
ing. Tho battens should be of hardwood, well 
tarred over with hot tar; the tops may be of 
wood, but galvanized iton, with wire fronts, 
although more costly, is most lasting, and prefer- 
able from a health puint of view; scrupulous 
attention to cleanliness 1s necessary. As tatten- 
ing here will take place during warm weather, 
the coops should be kept as c ol as possible, and 
may be placed mm low sheds; in the country these 
may belt ‘alight framework, covered with wire 
netting, und thatched, the thatch ‘held in place 
‘by means of a covering ‘o~ aA SC A ae 
netting. Vermin must he guar ed against, and 
- for this reason iron 'coops are'tar better than any 
others. ‘The birds should fast from 24 to 30 hours 
before being killed, i 
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RUNDLE STREET, 
KENT TOWN, S.A 
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Under New Management. 
Established 1885. 
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Re-Making a Speciality 
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Repairs a Sjeciality 
li 
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105 PaRrapDs, 
Norwood, 
Cycle Builder 
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Repairs to all Cycles. 
opposite 
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All the Latest Sundries in stock 
H. 4. hickatds 
(Late of E P. Rush) 
Cycle* Motor Builder 
Pulteney Street, Adelaide 
Opposite P. Small’s. 
Cycles Built to order : 
£8 8s to £47 
Bells and Lamps. 
“Tyres and all accessories. 
Cash of terms arranged to suit customers. 
Country customers premptly attended to. 
Private Address—Porter Street, PARKSIDE. 
Repairs a speciality. 
Cycles on hire. 
Agents wanted in every town. 
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ies a - Bit 
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ADELAIDE. 
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Waste Tubacco for Spraying'and Wumigating. 
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