. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. ^ boiled potatoes, arenutritious and economical; green herbage as clover and most 2JG DOMESTIC AMMALS. of the grasses, chickweed, lettuce, cabbage, &g., will supplythem with much of their food, if fresh and tender. Fig. 40, is a Food fountain. The grain is placed in the hopper,which is closely covered, and the grain falls into the bottombelow. It is accessible on four sides by spring doors, whichare thrown open by the weight of the fowl on the connectingspring. One is shown as opene
. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. ^ boiled potatoes, arenutritious and economical; green herbage as clover and most 2JG DOMESTIC AMMALS. of the grasses, chickweed, lettuce, cabbage, &g., will supplythem with much of their food, if fresh and tender. Fig. 40, is a Food fountain. The grain is placed in the hopper,which is closely covered, and the grain falls into the bottombelow. It is accessible on four sides by spring doors, whichare thrown open by the weight of the fowl on the connectingspring. One is shown as opened by the fowl in stepping upto feed. This is a protection against dirt and vermin. Fig. Food Fountaiu. Though not absolutely essential to them, yet nothing contrib-utes so much to their laying, as unsalted, animal food. This is anatural aliment, as is shown by the avidity with which theypounce on every fly, insect, or earth-worm which comeswithin their reach. It would not of course pay to supplythem with valuable flesh, but the blood and ofial of theslaughter-houses, refuse meat of all kinds, and especially thescraps or cracklings to be had at the melters shops, aftersoaking for a few hours in warm \7*iter, is one of the best andmost economical kinds of food. Such with boiled meal is avery fattening food. Grain is at all times best for themwhen cooked, as they will lay more, fatten quicker, and eatmuch less when fed to them in this state; and it may be thusused unbound, with the same advantas^e to the fowls as iffirst crushed, as their diirestive organs ai-e certain to extractthe whole nutrimen t. All grain is good for them, includingmillet, rice, the (leaginous seeds, a
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