Egg money, how to increase Egg money, how to increase it; a book of complete and reliable information on the more profitable production of eggs on the city lot, the village acre and the farm eggmoneyhowtoinc00nour Year: 1908 26 EGG MONEY any roots you can get on them and watch the hens eat,- Keep plenty of straw on the floors for them to work in and scatter all the grain they will eat in the straw and let them work it out. Wheat, oats, barley, corn and .speltz are all good grains to feed; give them a variety and don't be afraid of overfeeding if they have to work for it. Above all,, don't be
Egg money, how to increase Egg money, how to increase it; a book of complete and reliable information on the more profitable production of eggs on the city lot, the village acre and the farm eggmoneyhowtoinc00nour Year: 1908 26 EGG MONEY any roots you can get on them and watch the hens eat,- Keep plenty of straw on the floors for them to work in and scatter all the grain they will eat in the straw and let them work it out. Wheat, oats, barley, corn and .speltz are all good grains to feed; give them a variety and don't be afraid of overfeeding if they have to work for it. Above all,, don't be afraid to give them plenty of fresh air. To Improve the Flock. In the fall, as the pullets begin laying, you will find some six weeks difference between the time the first one starts and the last one from the same hatch. Leg-band those first layers and the next year breed from them. Fol- low this up and in a few years you will have a strain of fowls that you can be assured will lay in the fall and winter. Don't get the idea that if they lay in winter they won't lay in the spring, for you will find that the hen that lays the most eggs in the winter will also lay the most during March, April and May. Eggs in winter depend on breeding, raising, feeding, and housing. You can make a straw shed, muslin the front, and get just as many eggs as though you had a $1, hen house.
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