Show LOCAL FARM NOTES lly ily LE LEW AV MAR MAH MUCH i county kant agent alf 11 r f worth th 25 a 5 or 30 ct A march larell and april hatched pullets should lio fie getting into full production now if the proper foods feeds are supplied them however it wheat alono alone or any other single grain brain la is given production will probably not reach a profitable basis unless miless tile tho birds aro arc on free aco range oliero chero plenty of green feed and insects aro are available this would be 10 very unusual and it la Is doubtful it such it a condition exists at tills season yearling lions or older tire aro not expected to produce heavily at tills season boason of 0 the year it twing being their vacation time its as far as egg production Is concerned however IIo the growth of tit elih now plumage requires oven even more feed eed and energy than average egg production so ao boulting moul ting liens hens should not lo be 10 neglected because they are not producing eggs tile the quicker tho the now div can call la be grown out the quicker the lien will get back to egg production and tho the higher price her product will bring oivo tile birds a laying mash containing 10 per cent to lo 20 per cent beef scrap in fit addition to a scratch grain composed of oe two thirds wheat and oneth one th third ird oats the kiash can bo be given try dry in a self feeder and should bo be kept before them at all times tile the scratch grain should bo be given at tile the rato rate of 10 pounds dally daily per birds two thirds to bo be given at night and one third in the morning this will encourage the consumption of a 11 greater amount of the mash if Is available it will replace about halt half of tile the meat scrap and the 10 per cent mash if sufficient the IS 18 per cent or 20 per or cent mash should bo be given the beef scrap lias has proven to be worth 25 to 30 per pounds when included in the feed its as proscribed bed and can be bought at to por per hundred pounds it appears pears that it 11 would bo be a very good I 1 investment for the average denver had practically a per cent increase in the nuni berof baby chicks shipped in this year yet it Is necessary to ship eggs in III to supply tile alio local demand onland I sonic some other farming community la Is getting the benefit of tile tho high hagli priced eggs and we will como come in ill when the price falls to cost of production levels |