. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . I may judge them correctly at the shows. And then, these buff varietiesdo make the most agreeable sitters, sitting where you want them, and asmothers will hover and care for every chicken on the farm. They are prolificlayers of nice brown-shelled eggs, and, when used for incubation during thespring and summer, will lay abundantly during the fall, when eggs arescarce and high. CLOVER FOR CHICKS. Every reader has found that chickens need green feed during the winter,but probably all do not know that the
. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . I may judge them correctly at the shows. And then, these buff varietiesdo make the most agreeable sitters, sitting where you want them, and asmothers will hover and care for every chicken on the farm. They are prolificlayers of nice brown-shelled eggs, and, when used for incubation during thespring and summer, will lay abundantly during the fall, when eggs arescarce and high. CLOVER FOR CHICKS. Every reader has found that chickens need green feed during the winter,but probably all do not know that the best substitute for green feed iswell-cured clover hay. In a few weeks it will be time to cut and cure thishay for the poultry in the winter. The second crop is much better for thebirds than the first, for the simple reason that it does not have to lay inthe stack so long, ^either is it so large and woody when cut. It may alsocontain a great deal of seed, a very valuable adjunct to any feed. When it is intended to cut clover for the poultry, the first crop should be 322 White CHAS STlLEi IDEAL AVHITE WYANDOTTE TRIO. The White Wyandotte is strictly an American breed and the most popularfowl of toda3^ The origin of this variety is claimed to be from an albino from the SilverWyandotte family; the males were firht to appear and these were matedwith White Rocks, White Hamburgs and White Leghorns, and later toLight Brahma hens. cut for hay as soon as possible so the second crop will get a start before thesummer rains cease and the weather turns dry. When the second crop ofclover is ready to bloom it should be out. Some advise waiting until itis in bloom, but we have found that better results are realized by cutting itwhile the leaves and stems are tender, unless it is desired to have the bloomsfull of seed. As soon as the grass is cut, remove it to the shade where it should hespread till it has cured sufficiently to be stored in the hay mow. If tlieweather is unsettled
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