Show p X SOUR MILK FOR LAYING HENS mot most excellent substitute for meat scrap and will give dmd ru ro turna turns during winter alle the production of eggs dur ins ng the winter hera hen high prices prevail all 1 Is tho the result of proper breeding hatching rearing and care profir feeding 1 III l always tend to stimulate egg production at that season one reason why hens lay well in spring and la Is that they tire able to obtain ardinal in tho the form of buy and worms during fall and therefore the tile poultry feeder should ritt attempt erupt to e summer twi feed conditions the commercial pora tryman supplies animal p protein by ferine feeding ment scrAps but the fanner often falls to pro pran do ida this feed skim milk preferably sour Is a moat excellent substitute for meat trient and will give good returns when fed to laying hens numerous expert benti ht bbown that laying hen hens fed skim will mill double in egg production hens feil fed na no fonn form of animal protein according to F r D crooks of th the a pennsylvania state college school 0 of f agriculture and experiment oil tho the exact value of four sour duill as a source of protein ie Is difficult to numerous Nura roue feeding trials however lio wever place ite its value nt at DO cj jets to r 2 per skim milk lowers the cost ot of producing it dozen eggs on the farni farm it inny in iny mean the difference between profit and anti loss in connection with tho the farm flock sour milk tins a medicinal effect cited also it keeps hens in cowl good health nod and helpa helps dalsaso dl saso SPROUTED OATS FOR FOWLS recommended ai as green feed for pout try by specialist ef of department of agricula Aorl Agri cult jre ire tho the poultry specialists 1111 of the U ti department of agriculture advise that sprouted onta oats fed na as green feed tu to hens liens confined to ards coat about 10 ct cants ants per ht lun in a year and one cent per dozen eggs not including any charges for lat lnor lator or und and equipment it in lie the of these device for sprouting oat oats the hens ate on nn an average la in ono ear about 13 pounds of oyster shell and QT 07 of 0 ft it pound of arit aich together cost about one cent hen jen CLEAN CUT POULTRY HOUSES let only odor be suggestive of clean alne liness uce and mite mites wilt will increase In trease rapidly clean out the poultry houses coops and 1 keitts and thoroughly disinfect them keep then clean and let the only odor about them lie be re r e live of 0 cleanliness the time ix 1 at 1 hand when lico and mites miles and blue buga bugs will increase rapidly and overrun 1 the place tn in a little while the I teat eat weapon to fight them thein V with ith Is clel iness SHELLS GRIT AND CHARCOAL too many farmer farmers do not realize im of supplying egg making FIxter material fals too many people who raise poultry do not realize the Import importance nuee of supplying their nock flock with an abunda abundance tite of oyster shells grit and charcoal in order for them to keep in the bent beat of health and produce the beet best results poultry must be well supplied with them FOWLS TOO CLOSELY YARDED they have little opportunity to sup ply themselves with amount of grit when fowl fowls are closely yarded or during cold when the ground ie Is armen ti covered with know they liate little opportunity to supply then them selves 1 with any kind kini of grit I 1 or its it substitute and are liable to become becom alac ina to indigestion AVOID DAMPNESS IN N HOUSES dark lacking direct sun light are conducive tu tv disease clean them up damp house houm hou M especially ally if dark and lacking dir direct act sunlight mol no ly utter litter and filthy neat nests and roosts are conducive co to dl dimm nease chicken pox finds a good breeding breed lne place vader each such conditions dit tilt ions clean up an let a it littia lp 1 to r |