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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 317, 22 December 1906, Page 4

— .. „,■,., trr _ ■ FRIDAY,' December ?Bth, at. 2 p.m: At Premises, Halifax Street. FURNITURE SALE. MESSRS MARK SPROT AND CO. are favored with Instructions ■ from Mrs Wm. ' Arnold, who is leaving * Nelson, to sell — Sofas, Tables, Chest Drawers, Bedsteads, Gas Cooking Stove, Two > Stretchefs, 2 ,Baths, Linoleums, Mattreses, Chairs, Crockery, Glass- ' wave, Kitchen Utensils, etc. ,etc.' no reserve; T. J. LYNCH, , Auctioneer. ■ 12th JANUARY, . -" 12 Noon. 1 FREEHOLD PROPERTY, Halifax-st. MESSRS' MARK SPROT & CO., acting under instructions from the J PUBLIC TRUSTEE in the Estate of JACOBEN'S TRUST will vsell as " above — ALL that Parcel of Land containing 13 Perches, (more or less), having c a frontage to Halifax Street of 66.6 links, by a depth along a' right of way of 151.5 links, together with the Five-roomed DwelHcg thereon. MARK SPROT AND CO., e ..^^Auctioneers. ,_ A SNAP! i DO YOU FANCY SILVER WYANDOYTES? The Leading Pen of Silvers at Blenheim was bred by me. Settings from this reliable strain for ?' November and Decembor are reduced to £ 6/6, POSTED. o __ t! H. E. BO YES, f, MURCHISON. g ■ . — . - d ijjK^-^fepr^' \ ■)» ' »..;• t, (By Buff). * FEATHER EATING. With the approach of tha moulting season there occurs the item of feathei eating, to be reckoned with, in all *° flocks wherein the utmost precaution '" has not been taken in adopting prevenJJ tative measures for the checking of this d pernicious practice. Strinctly speak--0 ing this trouble cannot l>e counted a n disease,' but must simply bo looked upJl on as an epidemic nuisance of a regu- °- larly recurring character. Various are 0 the causes assignable for the initiation u of the trouble, but the most reasonable, c and definite, appear to bo lack of ani? mal food in the ration adopted.. Proof of the accuracy of this contetttion is afforded by the comparative -'freedom from this trouble that the average •" farmers' fowls enjoy, doubtless due to the liberal supply of insect life that is consumed, and duly assimilated by cv- ™ ery member of tho flock. Insufficient exercise is also .a potent; factor in inciting a flock to pursue .this disgusting habit, the average fowl, like the average human individual, being exceedingly prone to indulge in mischief unless * furnished with abundant opportunities T of exercising their muscular systems. The trouble usually originates through exposure of blood- 'at. %he root 5 of the quill, in a semi-moulted' fowl, or ' probably may arise from members of E the flock discovering that the blood, issuing from a slight wound on some' of their companions (as the result of an accident), is exceedingly palatable, .and calculated to furnish the exact' element 'j that is denied them in their food supI ply. Their appetites being thus whetf ted they, on the failure of a y supply — from this source, overhaul each ""other with the object of discovering whe'thw any similar tit-bits are available, and . in doing so contract the habit of feather eating on an extensive scale. Half r grown birds, denied the privilege of a j. fair supply of nitrogenous matter in i- their fddd', frequently devour dead feag thers that have been moulted to satisfy g the inordinate craving for this particular element. * Such palpable evidence of carelessness, or inattention on their owner's i9 part, -in failing to provide all that the average poultry system' craves for, is a >t direct proof that feather eating-'xan it not only be effectively checked, but also d cur.ed, by the employment of commonsensij remedies \n copp with it, and a j, decision to decapitate those members of ,j the flock in which it has become so r e deeply installed as to" preclude -— any D chance of a definite cure being arrived 1. at.. 1- The first step towards an alleviation of the trouble 'should consist, in feeding all the meat that the 'Birds' will readily partake of. The prpperly'treated artiroeatworkfi will "prove to' bti the Best adapted for the purpose ,and can be secured at su,ch a remarkably nominal rate that no reasonable ' excuse can be 1 urged against it's continuous use, by ' aiiycifiS Sesping fowls. Where , the )f birds ara restricted to.Jians, in any [m sense limited m extent, or devoid of U gr.iss, vegetable food .must be arranged [I for, as the lack of this necessary elemant is frequently a somewhat common .. causa of feather plucking; ' In providing this adjunct to the ordinary ration an additional advantage can be gained ._ by enclosing it in a receptacle compos- '" ed of a piece of very fine mest netting suspended from the. roof -by a wire at a height wfiweaj. the birds will require to exrert themselves to reach iti This will serve a double purpose, not only sup- ' plying the elements the birds are in need of, but also furnishing them with sufficient exercise to keep, them out of mischief. ■.-... liJ'ittfdition to the foregoing remedies it will prove necessary, where _the.h.al>it a is : well-established, to treat the featEerS ,j. of the entire flock with an objectionis ■° I We compound tbaf wjU prevent -iurther recourse to them untif tfa.« ' new treatment has attained its ob/ecj'. Many authorities advocate vaseline for n this purpose, but anything -of this ha- * P8 r <> has fathep a effect on n the plumage. A most effective ffasE ' r ean ty majie by soajking a quantity' pf n quassia wood "fnoi JeiyesV in cold water until all tho bjfie'R- element b e : comes infused in it. This can be ap- •> plied to the plumage with, ah ordinary V sponge, without injuring- it in any '• way, ape] jyilj effectively check the' misct,.pf » >s jf<=r= from p.£si.fc;«, B »» thoir , evil practice., '• POULTRT BREVITIES. • f If you want to breo^ fo? eggs," don't 9 keep table fowls. , * Grow your own poultry feed if you * have the land available. • "■-. , Break up the old china into small grit for your birds. Datv't waste tfma with inbred fowls. Get fresh Woos jijtS J'SHf fl.° c |t- ■ ' Save the best laying stVaJBS ftfji SSk ' rid of those which don't pay. their w#y, Kill off all hens after 'the second lay- : ing season, or fatten and send them to i market, ■ .V-. > Don't allow domesticated poultry to l roost in the openj it iVejrajnst the laws ■ of nature. '■ • ■ ' ', Don't accept advice unless it is practical. Don't be led away by romancing poultry experts. ' . Don't forget- the peel'is the best'part of the potato.; tkergfpre boil $1& .peelings for your bfrdi, .:.> ' ■ . " v '. . ■ The liquor from stewed mflai ought to be used in 'mixing the m'orniiig meal of bran,: pollard; .etc- -■■ ■ - - ■■- _ Cayenne pepper, like everythinfe. else which; is : 'a. food, neodg to be cautiously used among the poultry^* •-.' • . . •. ..-. ''.'.- Good-: 'heni-H*iJ»: imp!i/8- .• on -'Inborn tendency to lay,,- andV.gr^t^Y'taliW^to I - withstand the heayy-'digin 6n tne%s: tem. ..• ■. . -• .... t .' Begin with a few fowls as a side-is-sue, and keep, oh with your regular emplqymeiit" until you" -tnor^figljly" .knbw tjia- business;.'- ■ Accident's': and misfoiv Wne's will tqmc,-as T^'bveryCJnn'g. : r -.' Wlien' spots of blood are 'noticed: in the eggs the hens; are generally too . -fat, Aeuee.lhe*egg.JDrgahs,.are.' crowded, and there is a ruptura di "some "tiny blood vessels .while the r egg forms and passas. . -■.'.■ ■Do not uss dropping boards,; .they, are only a trap for. bad smells,! which in moist weather,- Jaying bare right under the birds and assisted by the beat of the roosting fowls, give off the most polpongug and ammoniq-laden gasss.