Show OBTAINING EGGS IN WINTER WINTE R oie ole O ie must have comfortable house for layers furnish supply of clean drinking water to secure eggs in winter one must first have a comfortable house tor for the layers writes a Pitt ville mo me poul try raiser to the missouri the house must be free from damp ness and drafts then there must be an abundance of clean drinking water kept tree free from freezing tor for the morning teed feed we give small grain wheat or or mixed grains one pint for every ten hens scattered in straw or any clean litter for the midday meal clover or alfalfa hay chopped in short lengths is given to prepare this hay I 1 use a large wooden bucket with a lid and pour boiling water or skim milk over it I 1 cover it close until ready to feed and then mix in enough dry mash to make a crumbly mass I 1 mix well to gether and teed feed in a wooden trough in the evening we teed feed corn on the cob cut up in short lengths sand and oyster shells are kept b before our hens at all times when the weather Is fine and the hens can find green food we omit ornit the clover or alfalfa and teed feed a mash moistened with milk and water we get plenty of eggs through the winter we have the S C rhode island reds |