. Uncle Abner's legacy. hat the apartment-house was preferableduring the winter. I quite agree with you, said Ealph. Youllfind them much easier to look after. How are thehens getting on? Well, theyre not giving many eggs, I must ad-mit, replied Tom. Yesterday we found ten eggsfrom the leghorns and four from the mixed hens,but the Cochins havent laid any yet. Were justbeginning to save up what we dont need thought shed be able to sell some this week. Thats not as many as you should get, agreedhis cousin. How are you feeding them? Im giving them a mixture of whole grain andmash t
. Uncle Abner's legacy. hat the apartment-house was preferableduring the winter. I quite agree with you, said Ealph. Youllfind them much easier to look after. How are thehens getting on? Well, theyre not giving many eggs, I must ad-mit, replied Tom. Yesterday we found ten eggsfrom the leghorns and four from the mixed hens,but the Cochins havent laid any yet. Were justbeginning to save up what we dont need thought shed be able to sell some this week. Thats not as many as you should get, agreedhis cousin. How are you feeding them? Im giving them a mixture of whole grain andmash three times a day, replied Tom. They need animal food, I suspect, announcedEalph, and probably lack green food as well. Cuta quantity of your clover-hay into short lengths andsoak it in water over night—pouring the water overthe hay boiling hot—and mix this with the a few bushels of turnips, some pumpkins andsimilar vegetables and feed these after cutting theminto large pieces. Each time you go to town bring. MAKING WORK INTO PLAY 69 back some green bones and scraps of meat from thebutcher-shops and feed these and the table-scrapsfreely, and I guess youll find the eggs rapidly in-crease in number. With your 16 leghorns, youshould get fully ten eggs daily and the Cochins andmixed breeds ought to lay ten more. I think youre giving too much time to Tomand neglecting my things, laughed Kitty. Comeand see what you think of my hot-beds and cold-frames. Your violets are doing finely, declared Ralphafter examining the healthy young plants in thecold-frames. You should have a good supply ofblooms all winter. And your seeds seem to besprouting well and your bulbs are coming onnicely. How are the cutters getting on in the woods?he asked presently. I can hear the sound of theiraxes. Theyve cut about fifty cords, replied do you know, Ralph, weve a grove of sugar-maples there. I hope you didnt let them go, exclaimedSelwin. No, the foreman told me of them and I went tosee
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