Poultry Notes

Although omniverou, fowls very i-OOj get satisfii'd on any kind ni' animal fuud, and I utilize this fact to romo purpoee. Karly in tlie spring, as soon as digging berin- in the garden, I cali them all in, and wliile the ground is being turned up they are extra vigilant u picking up all tbe wiinns brought to the surfiico. Thoy are cal led in every doy, hut on the socond day ¦ome few will ('all off, and so every day, lili all havo been fatiated, wben, cali as I inay, they do not respond ; aud during the inaomer no calling will get them to oome in the garden. Wy neighliors all wonder wliy my hoiiH don't destroy the garden, while (boy are obliged to shut tbe i ra up (o keep them nut of thoirs. " Never keep a coek over one year on the same range, no matter bow line a bird lie may le ; or il' the cock dé kept, tben thu hoos uiust 1)0 changod, if a healthy, good l:i i riir flock bc dcsircd. Ncver kocp any young cock that niay bc halched f'rom 5'our own egs. Nevcr get a supply of cocks and hens from tbc same person; get the hens from one yard, the cocks from anothor. ïïither of these luaxims will prevent breeding in and in, or any approach thereto. This practioe may havo bo deteriorated your fowls boforo you owned them ; and this is most likely the reason why yours aro so feeble in oonstitutiou as te give way on all sides; whenever one ol (hem pots sick it can hardly ever recover. Whcn a cock has passed its primi-. (thrce years), all his progeny will be liablc to the gapes, roup, etc. , and the progeny will al! bo ailtng and very poor layers. Tliey wil die without any apparent cause. I have looked through my back diaries for a case of gapes, and do not find one recorded since 1841."