Soil culture and modern farm methods . arts. Middlings 1 part. Meat scraps 1 part. Buckwheat and hulled oats are also good to mix with the corn. Food not eaten promptly should be removed from the pen. Plentyof fresh water should be supplied, and if possible, milk given. Greenfeed should be given three or four times weekly and grits furnishedoccasionally. Feed for Laying Hens Hens do not lay well if too fat, hence, corn should not be the majorportion of their diet. Exercise being important, whole or cracked grainshould be sprinkled on a thick layer of litter, compelling the hens toscratch in or
Soil culture and modern farm methods . arts. Middlings 1 part. Meat scraps 1 part. Buckwheat and hulled oats are also good to mix with the corn. Food not eaten promptly should be removed from the pen. Plentyof fresh water should be supplied, and if possible, milk given. Greenfeed should be given three or four times weekly and grits furnishedoccasionally. Feed for Laying Hens Hens do not lay well if too fat, hence, corn should not be the majorportion of their diet. Exercise being important, whole or cracked grainshould be sprinkled on a thick layer of litter, compelling the hens toscratch in order to secure the feed. A dry mash of wheat bran two parts, and one part each of corn-mealmiddlings, brewers grains, linseed meal and beef scraps, make an excel-lent diet, and an abundance should be kept in a feeding trough at alltimes. Another splendid diet for laying hens is, Millet seed 1 part. Wheat bran ^ 4 parts. Meat or meat meal 4 parts. Wheat, cracked or whole. 3 parts. Corn meal 4 parts. Corn, whole or cracked . 2 parts. 299. White Crested Black Polish Cockerel .. An Ornamental Fowl Sharp sand and ground oyster shells should be given and cabbageand roots added if grasses are not accessible. Hens should be given fresh water at least twice each day. A dustheap is splendid to keep the skin healthy and free from vermin. It isalso very advantageous, especially during the winter, to occasionallydust the hens with insect powder. Pullets thrive better and begin lay-ing earlier if separated from the cockerels. If the farmer will fill a few barrels with turnips or rutabagas in thefall and place them in the cellar where it is warm enough to cause themto grow, they take the place of grasses and clover. If the winter dietconforms closely to the spring food and the hen is compelled to scratch,it will be found that she will lay as free during the winter as she doesin the early spring. Ground fresh bones are of material assistance tothe laying hens during the winter time. The writer
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