Show carmi EFFICIENT DRY MASH HOPPER dealan and are result of experimenting eaily made in response to a query or diagram and description of an inside dry mash hopper a writer in the new yorker makes the following re ply the accompanying diagram chows an end view or cross section of a dry feed hopper designed to prevent tho waste of food abo design and dimensions are the result of considerable and the hoppers are very satisfactory both for young 6 tiyo beef yf two feet mie arc dee cygny dry mash hopper chickens and older fowls tha one shown will hold a bushel of teed and Is used in a colony house for growing chicks tor older fowls it should ba several times as large keeping the dl mens lons of the feed opening the came however one used in my hen bouse holds pounds of feed and Is filled at irregular intervals as it becomes empty they may be built of any stuff at band though mine are made of one inch pine boards tor ends and halt inch matched stuff tor tha rest FEED CHICKENS IN SUMMER there arc few farm flocks that will not improve in egg laying if given gome grain the very common opinion that farm flocks need no grain teed in cummer Is seldom warranted the farm range Is valuable and there la no place where agga egga can be produced as economically but there are few flocks that will not improve in egg yield if given at least one feed dally it ought not to be difficult to determine whether more feed Is needed something depends on the size ot tha j flock and the range but the egg yield will tell there Is only one probably abla explanation for a farm hena callura to lay in summer and that is lack of teed occasionally it Is due to a lack of the right kind of teed but generally if tha hens have one teed dally of any grain they will give good results wheat barley and oats are aba practical summer grains but it a little care Is used and bome meat corn Is very good whatever grain la used it Is genuine economy to give the hens access to dry bran an open shallow hot will do it you haven t time to make a regular teed hopper no poultry man or farmer Is feeding to the best advantage who does not feed bran eggs not gathered once a day now are ot doubtful quality do the birds have shade in an open airy place T they need it healthy breeding stock Is the greatest requirement for strong chicks the breed you like the best la thal one you will give the most attention As a source of income the ben la not considered as seriously as she be there will never be loo many good poultry men but we can all strive to be among the best air slaked lime freely dusted everywhere Is cheap and will destroy gapes and the reeding chicks when too young and too much at a time are fruitful sources of bowel trouble A few drops of spirits of camphor in the drinking water will often con slight bowel trouble in old and young birds fresh clean water la necessary thin time ot the year it you have na running water change that in your jars at least twice day do not neglect te chop some or onion tops for little bucka and turkeys every day or two they are rel leh edby them ana aritt db teem annieb nood |