Show by MRS A J WILDER when fall Is here and the price of eggs begins to climb upward with the bure prospect of good prices all win ter then those who have given but ittle attention to the poultry during the rest of the year will begin to ask how shall I 1 make my hens lay through the winter it Is uphill work to take a flock of hens that have been poorly cared for and are altogether unprepared and by caring for them after cold er Is already here get them to laying before spring the time to begin preparations for a winter egg harvest Is the spring and the right start must be made by choosing tor the parents of your lay ing flock only those fowls that are strong and healthy and good laying stock by this care in selecting the eggs from which to hatch your next win ter a layers you give them hereda tary tendencies to be good layers and good strong to help them develop quickly and enable them to A fine flock which fills the agg basket in winter stand the strain of early and heavy laying if this has all been done and the chicks hatched then winter eggs or no winter eggs depends entirely on your caro for and feeding of these chicks to prepare them for their win work they must be fed well and a variety ot food BO that the whole body will develop properly bone and muscle must keep ahead ot the tat but it only fattening food 13 given them they cannot grow bone and muscle so teed them bran and cut oats or oatmeal and cut bone aa well as coarsely ground corn they must also have animal food in some form good sweet beef scraps are all right tor this or skim milk will take the place of meat although they should be fed as much as possible to hurry their growth they must not be fed enough to cause indigestion they must ba given the habit of eating a great deal of food but must also be given a good digestion with which to handle it the ability to assimilate large quantities of food Is absolutely necessary for a heavy layer As an aid in helping them to digest their food and in growing muscle ex arcise Is very important it they are running on range with their mothers they will get exercise enough in keeping up with her but it they are confined in houses or yards then let them scratch for the most of their food la some light clean litter or some loose earth keep them supplied with fresh drinking water and chick sized grit many chicks die or have their digestions gest ions ruined because they are not kept supplied with grit and water they must also be kept tree from lice no chick can grow when a swarm of these pests Is drawing the life from its little body they must not be crowded in a coop overcrowded chicks will not grow well nor keep healthy they must have plenty of fresh air and shade and sunshine both BO that they may choose which they please As boon as the young roosters show red in their combs separate them from the pullets allowing them to with the pullets will retard the growth of both it kept by themselves the young roosters will sooner be ready to eat or sell and the pullets relieved of their company will also grow up faster this Is what Is needed to make winter layers a quick growth and an even all round development so that they will begin hying before cold weather it they begin at this time they will lay all winter it they are put into a comfortable house before they become chilled in the fall and are given the right kind of care afterward I 1 have never failed to raise a flock of good M inter layers when I 1 bava cared for my hulleta in this way |