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Show PROVIDING GRIT IN WINTER Hens Should Be Allowed to Take a Much as They Require Don't Feed It In Their Mash. wr w. r. pARRism When winter comes and the ground freezes, or Is covered with snow a good deal of the time, grit must be supplied. sup-plied. Gravel or grit should be sharp, so as to both cut and grind. Smooth pieces of gravel will not answer the purpose. Gravel dug from a pit will Hake one of the bt grits. When pounded Intft small pieces, broken crockery will make excellent grit, also. A little sand mixed with the other grit Is helpful, but it will not answer for exclusive use, not being sharp nor coarse enough. If you prefer, you can buy prepared grit from the dealers In poultry supplies. sup-plies. A good many peopl do this and a good many other people buy oyster shells with the belief that they are obtaining grit The bens need some of the oyster shells, as they supply sup-ply the system with lime and carbonates, car-bonates, but they will not take the place of grit. They are too soft, and digest rather than grind. Keep well filled grit boxes where the hens can run to them at will during dur-ing the winter months and you wi'J find that they consume qulto a lot of the material in a month's time. Providing Pro-viding the grit lo boxes and allowing the hens to help themselves Is the bext j way of feeding It. They will then uoe i as much aa Id necessary for their health, as they are the best Jmlees of this matter and eonsequently will not consume more than tbey require. If we always knew how much would be needed for the health of the bird. t would be all right to mix the grit with the fed. Rut since we do not know this, we would best not force frit npoa tbem aa we would be doing ' X w mixed it with the feed. J |