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Show FEEDS FOR GROWING CHICKS In Addition to Grains Growth of Young Fowl Can Be Hastened by Supplying Milk. As soon ns chickens will cut whole Khent, cracked corn, nnd other grains, the smnll-slzed chick feed enn be eliminated. elimi-nated. In addition to the above feeds the chickens' growth can bo hastened U they nro given sour milk, skim mils, or buttermilk to drink. Growing chickens kept on a good range mny be given nil their feed In' u hopper, mixing two parts by weight of crnoked corn with ono part of wheat, or equal parts of cracked corn? wheat and oats In ono hopper, ami tho dry mash In another. The lu-if) scrap may bo left out of,l'the drj mash and fed In n separate hopper, so that tho chickens con eat nil nl. this feed they desire. If tho beef sci!r Is to be fed separately It Is ntlvlsiil.le to wait until the chicks-nre HI days; old, the poultry division of the United Uni-ted Stntes Department of Agriculture advises, nlthough many poulirynicii put tho beef scrap before the .umiiih, chickens nt tho start without In'nl iW suits. Chickens conduct) . to small, ynrili Milium niwuys bo supplied with -grwu feet!. Flno clmrconl. grit ami oyster shell should hu kept before the hit-Is ens nt nil times, nnd cracked or .roup t lump may be fed where irft chldy-in nre kept lu small, hare yards, imt tin- t latter feed is not necessary for chickens chick-ens that havo n good range. , |