Show advantages OF DRY FEEDING idea was agitated twenty five years ago but not favorably received now being revived of late years dry feeding to la becoming quite popular although it Is not a new idea in tho poultry ranks fully 25 years ago the matter was waa agitated and adopted by some poultry men but as a general thing it was waa not favorably received the arguments used today in favor of and grain diet are first after becoming tt fowls will prefer the ground grain dry to that which la Is either cooked or steamed second it Is a laborsaving labor saving method third it keeps fowls in a more healthful condition and fourth better fertility to the eggs at first the fowls will vill not take very kindly to the dry feed As meat scrap is mixed with it they will vill pick plate out all such then pro probably bibly the cornmeal or some may pr prefer efer the bran but all of it Is seldom consumed until the fowls become accustomed to it gradually they will eat more and mare more of it finally cleaning the trough another benefit is in that after eating a few mouthfuls mouth fuls they will repair to the drinking vessel and secure several swallows Bw allows of water then back again to tho the trough and so eo on an during the entire meal it la Is asserted that more mora water to la consumed by dry ferl fed fowls and as aa water enters entera so BO largely la fix the compos composition of tho the egg ir creased f production should be tho the result tho the method Is a great labor saver it la Is possible to both feed and water the staci in the same time it takes to prepare the wet mash and teed feed it it |