TURKEY POULTS NEED
MUCH CARE AND NURSING
Dark, Damp Quarters and Vermin Responsible for Much
Disease and Death Among the Young Ones.
—By Anna Galigher.
(Copyright, 1909.)
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A Prize Winning Turkey Tom.
Turkey liens begin laying early in
the spring, and as they usually make
their nests on the ground, it. is not ad
visable to let them hatch the first lot
of eggs, unless one can get them to sit
In some sheltered place.
If the hen sits in a cold, damp nest
the eggs will not hatch well. This
is often the cause of weak, sickly
poults.
While turkey hens make the best
mothers, it is a good plan to hatch the
first clutch of eggs with chicken hens;
then by the time the turkey hens have
finished the second laying the weather
Is somewhat warmer and they may be
allowed to sit.
See that the hens have good nests
and are kept free of lice. If the hens
are allowed to sit in old nest-boxes
they will soon become regular louse
Incubators. Then when the little tur
keys come out your trouble will begin
in earnest.
It doesn't take many lice to kill a
young turkey. A young turkey cannot
endure these tffe-sapping creatures as
long as a chick can.
If the feed is all right, and still they
flo not seem to thrive, the chances are
.that they have vermin of some sort.
Spread the wings out and examine
■well on both the inside and outside.
The latter is a favorite hiding place,
and it sometimes happens that no lice
can be found anywhere else. However,
it is not uncommon to find the large
lice wherever there are pin-feathers.
Head lice attack little turkeys almost
as soon as they are hatched.
Last year we pinned our faith to a
GET RIGHT KIND
OF BROOD SOW
Scrubs Never Prove to be Money
Getters.
Few things are more displeasing
than to see a lot of heterogenous pigs
following a scrub sow. They are un
satisfactory to the feed lot and un
profitable to the farmer.
There is no good excuse for keeping
scrub sows. The brood sow should be
large, roomy and stand well on her
toes. The shoulders should be smooth
and deep, back wide and slightly arch
ed. There should be ample room for
Right Kind of Brood Sow.
heart and lungs provided by a -wide
and deep chest, well-sprung ribs and
straight, deep sides. A good depth of
chest and abdomen are especially im
portant iji a sow.
If possible the sow should be se
lected from a large litter. This is apt
to insure fecundity. Each sow should
have at least 12 well-developed teats,
thus providing proper nourishment for
large litters.
The sow should show quality, but
not at the expense of constitution and
vigor. When a sow has shown her
self to be a prolific breeder she should
be retained as long as her reproduct
ive jiowers are maintained.
Treatment for Roup—Roup is a con
tagious catarrh and will, unless imme
diately checked, go through the en
tire flock. Every affected bird should
be separated from the rest at once.
The swelling on the head should be
opened with a sharp instrument and
the wound treated with an antiseptic,
such as listerine, or one part carbolic
acid to twenty parts water, A live ■ ><*y
cent, solution of sulphate of copye^
so-called "louse-killer," and before we
knew it our turkeys and chickens were
literally alive with lice. Whether it
has lost its strength or was bogus we
are not prepared to say, but every
time it was applied the little fowls
became so sick that some of them
came near dying.
It had a worse effect upon the tur
keys and chickens than it did upon
the lice. Then we began to use lard,
as we used to do years ago, before
"louse-killers" came into general use.
Up to this time we had lost 15 tur
keys and twice that number of chick
ens, all because the "louse-killer"
failed to kill lice. No more turkeys or
chicks died, but thousands of lice did.
Great care must be exercised lest a
little too much is applied. Just a little
is enough, and it must be put on where
it will reach the lice.
Take a little on the end of the fin
ger and apply wherever the lice are
found. Olive oil may be used instead
of lard. Lice cannot live long in
either, and both are harmless to the
little' fowls unless too much is used.
The grease should not touch the
bare spot under the wings if it can be
avoided, and the head should not be
greased unless one is certain that
either lice or nits are present.
A young turkey needs sunshine.
Some people make a practice of shut
ting their turkeys up in close, dark
coops for the first week or two after
they are hatched.
These are the people whose turkeys
die "without any cause."
injected into the nostrils, the cleft ol
the palate, the eyes and the wounds
made by opening the swel'ings is saicj
to be very good.
Sometimes roup takes the form ol
diphtheria and is more violent than
ordinary roup. Sometimes children
take it from poultry. It is very diffi
cult to cure, and if this disease got
into my own ilock I would kill every
affected bird and burn its body. You
will save time and probably a part ol
your flock by killing all the diseased
birds and burning them.
Put the rest of the flock in warm,
dry quarters, and before putting them
in burn a little sulphur in the build
ing, first closing all the openings. Dc
not put the birds into the building for
at least live hours after the burning
of the sulphur, during which time i(
should be thoroughly ventilated.
Pointers on Pea Raising.—lt is diffi
cult co secure exhibition peas without
thinning the clusters. A pale with a
notch in one end is used, which ena
bles the operator to twist them oil
rapidly. Usually, if the clusters were
reduced one-half or more, the crop
would be more valuable. Nature does
some of this thinning, but not enough.
If half the blossoms drop without set
ting fruit, the orcliardist will do well
to cut out half of those that remain.
Japanese Cherries.—The Japanese
cultivate the cherry tree mainly for
its blossom, and have parks and ave
nues of these trees. When the blos
soms are at the height of beauty
everybody goes to see the trees, and
the mikado gives a garden party to
Japanese and European officials for
the enjoyment of the sight.
Feeding Calves.—Don't feed the
calves too much milk. Don't feed sour
milk. Don't feed the young calves
cold milk or the digestion of the calf
will be in danger, and lack of thrift,
scours and so-called calf cholera will
follow.
Relieving Choking Cow.—One who
has successfully tried it says that a
choked cow may be relieved by tying
a stick in her mouth ro hold it open for
a while. Her effort to dislodge it will
start the obstruction in the throat.
Alfalfa AdulteraSons.—The most
common adulterations of alfall'a seed
are burr clover, yellow, trefoil and
sweet clover, (.rub grass, rib grass
and green and yellow foxtail are alae
found.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1909.
LOOKED A LITTLE UNSTABLE
Body Servant of Gen. Mahone Doubt
ful of the Qualities of His
Master's "Props."
Gen. Adalbert R. Buffi ngt on, at •
dinner In Madison, N. J., told a num
ber of civil war stories.
"Gen. Mahone," he said, "was very
thin. One cold and windy December
morning in 'G4 he was taking a nap in
his tent when his old colored servant,
'Uncle Davy,' tiptoed in, and, stum
bling in the darkness, knocked down
the general's folding cot and spilled
hiin out on the frozen ground.
"Gen. Mahone jumped up furiously,
seized a scabbard and made for Davy.
Davy ran. The general gave chase.
"Uncle Davy tore up hill and down
dale till he was pretty well out of
breath; then he looked back over his
shoulder at his master, who bounded
after him on slender limbs, blue and
thin, his long, while night shirt flut
tering in the chill morning.
" 'Fo' de lan's sake, Mars' William,'
the exhausted Davy yelled, desperate
ly, 'yo' hain't trustin' yo'se'f india
wind on dem legs, Is you?' "
AGONIZING ITCHING.
Eczema for a Year—Got No Relief
Even at Skin Hospital—ln Despair
Until Cutlcura Cured Him.
"I was troubled with a severe Itch
ing and dry, scrufy skin on my ankles,
feet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
It worse. Thousands of small red pim
ples formed and these caused intense
itching. I was advised togo to the
hospital for diseases of the skin. I did
eo, the chief surgeon saying: "I never
saw such a bad case of eczema." But I
got little or no relief. Then I tried many
so-called remedies, but I became so
bad that I almost gave up In despair.
After suffering agonies for twelve
months, I was relieved of the almost
unbearable Itching after two or three
applications of Cuticura Ointment. I
continued its use, combined with Cutl
cura Soap and Pills, and I was com
pletely cured. Henry Searle, Little
Rock, Ark., Oct. 8 and 10, 1907."
Potter Drug & Chcm. Corp., Sole Props., Boston.
Ate a CHick with Big Eyes.
A trainman ia telling an incident
that occurred on a Mohawk & Malone
train up in the woods the other day.
The train was standing on a siding
waiting the arrival and passing of an
other train when an Italian walked
through the coach, his hands crossed
on his stomach and his head wagging
from side to side in a doleful manner.
"What's the matter, John?" some
one inquired.
"Oh, me sick —me sick as dev." re
plied the man, rolling his head still
more distressingly and continuing the
rubbing of his stomach.
"Sick? Well, what you been eat
ing?" asked the sympathetic passen
ger.
"Eata de chick with the big eyes,"
responded John, as his groans in
creased.
John had killed an owl the night
before and it didn't agree with him.—
Utica Observer.
Interrupted the Wedding.
The other day, at the Shawnee
county Court House, Probate Judge
Schoch was about to marry a young
couple. He pronounced the prelim
inary words and told them to Join
hands, and started on the ceremony.
"Hey, there! Hold up a minute!
Wait, I say!" This series of startling
exclamations came from the door.
The groom was horrified —the bride
badly scared.
"Just a minute. I want to give you
each an apple before you are married."
said the man who had made the noise.
And in he calmly walked and handed
each of them a Grimes Golden.
It was one man's idea of a Joka. —
Kansas City Journal.
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's V/eight on Old Age.
When prominent men realize the in
jurious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in one of the southern states says:
"My mother, since her early child
hood, was on inveterate coffee drinker,
had been troubled with her heart for a
number of years and complained of
that 'weak all over' feeling and sick
stomach.
"Some time ago I was making an offi
cial visit to a distant part of the coun
try and took dinner with one of the
merchants of the place. I noticed a
somewhat peculiar flavour of the cof
fee, and asked him concerning it. He
replied that it was Postum.
"I was so pleased with it, that after
the meal was over, i bought a package
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were so well pleased
with it, that we discontinued coffee
and used Postum'entirely.
"I had really been at times very
anxloua concerning my mother's con
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt so
much better thdn she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of us.
"I know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the
family, but not in so marked a de
gree as in the case of my mother, as
she was a victim of long standing."
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C. J. Hammonds, 517 S. Hill St., Fort
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kidney but not cured
and some time after
was feeling so bad
jEgtj that I knew there
must be another
stone that would
WMBW' have to be cut out.
112 ywffi I decided to try
y Doan's Kidney Pills
and the kidney action improved right
away. Large quantities of sediment
and stony particles passed from me,
and finally the stone itself, part dis
solved, but still as big as a pea. With
it disappeared all symptoms of dizzi
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have gained about 50 pounds since and
feel well and hearty."
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Rabbinical Wit.
An English rabbi was asked If there
was any weighty reason against hav
ing a clock in the synagogue. "By no
means," was the reply. "Have your
clock, bit put it outside the building,
and then you can tell how late you
come to the service." Two rabbis
were passing the beautiful synagogue
in which one of them officiated. "How
I envy yo\'." said the first. "You
must be in a* paradise." "Hold,
friend!" <ll6 second explained. "In
the original paradise there was only
one serpent, but in this congregation
are many of them."
Oil Lamps Brighter Than Electric
Light.
Probably one of the most wonderful
as well as useful of modern inven
tions is that of a New York scientist
who has just secured from the Gov
ernment protection on a lamp burner,
which by converting the oil into hy
dro-carbon gas, burning on a mantle,
gives an eighty candle power light
with less oil consumption and with
out carbonizing the mantle or over
heating the lamp. It can be fitted to
any lamp and the wick lasts a life
time. There is absolutely no danger,
no odor and no smoke. The Union
Light Co., of New York City, have ac
quired the selling rights of this burn
er, which is called the "Herzog," after
the inventor, and, we understand, are
making a special discount to introduce
it into each township with a view of
securing a local representative.
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W. N. U„ CLEVELAND, NO. 25-1909. '
"I was not told the
whole truth"— William
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In a speech made in the Gulf Coast Country of Texas
in December last, Hon. William Jennings Bryan said —
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find is that I was not told the whole truth. The
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the advantage of irrigation.
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are entitled to. You are earning legitimate fortunes."
Yes and liberal fortunes too, for money is made quickly and easily
in the Gulf Coast Country of Texas. Profits of from S3OO to £IOOO
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Why don't you do the same —you don't need much capital. You can
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' cared for, should more than pay for the land.
O. Riggs, Mercedes, Texas, bought ten acres last fall. Including
112 clearing, plowing, etc., it cost #2040. He has shipped enough beam
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another crop before the year is out.
Very low excursion fares via Rock Island-Frisco Lines twice s
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