Show must feed hens mash to fill summer egg basket hens will not lay eggs in the summer unless they are supplied with walh all tho the hinsh they can eat says duncan 11 II held areld of the poultry department university of during tha spring months the wet ground and gratis grabs tire are full of insects which provide plenty of animal feed tor for the hens hene but when summer cornes comes the inserts disappear and this lack of rul nial food must be supplied through tile the mush mash A good ration recommended by mr hed field consists of J 00 pounds of ground corn pounds of ground oats pounds of wheat bran pounds of Inid flings pounds of meat scrap and 5 pounds of salt when milk Is fed with the mash the meat scrap should ho be cut in half A lien should receive ounces of grain a day and all tho the mash she can eat says bays mr held the grit in ration should consist of corn supplemented dented with 25 per cent wheat und and oats this Is contrary to tho gener nl at tellef belief that corn furnishes furnished too much cicat tests lve have shown bbown that the best results aro are obtained when tills this ration la Is used the krain grain should lie be feo fed a title little in the morning and heavy at night the mash should be changed at least once a week A lack of oyster shell during the alie summer months will cut egg production in half green feed such as clover when mixed with the mash has ft a decI decided dei advantage even if the green feed Is growing in the yard icv |