Show feeding in troughs Is satisfactory to fowls test vork at several stations as well us practical experience indicate that there ali ere I 1 5 no added virtue in making the laying flock scratch in the litter for the grain fed them in the afternoon or evening feeding this grain whether it be straight yellow corn or a of two or three grains in troughs tro or feeders Is to be recommended commonly some dirt or filth will stick to grain dropped in litter and jahp it inore more or less uncil unpalatable actable As to the exercise that hens get in scratching in the litter alter if the liens hens are healthy fed a good ration and the house to Is warm warin and dry they will scratch whether groin grain Is put in the litter for bait or no |