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Show POULTRY NOTES. Clover hay is Is a natural food for laying hens. Pullets want growing food; hens want egg foods. Everything given to fowls should be picked up clean. Hens that fill the basket are the hen.s that you fill with feed Fumigate with sulphur, and then whitewash nests, roots and wall. A free use of charcoal will prevent disease known as enlargement of the liver. During the summer months poultry graze upon green forage to a great extent To grow pullets and get them Into early laying condition, they must be forced. During the summer at least fowls should have fresh water at least twice a day. The line between a nuisance and a profitable poultry business may be a good wire fence. Size and condition count for more in market than any particular shade of color In skin or shell. There are few farmers who fully comprehend the real feeding value of clover hay for laying hens. One of the best fruits for poultry and birds, also an excellent shade tree, Is the Russian mulberry. Feed liberally and regularly as more birds have been Injured by being half starved than have ever been hurt by overfeeding. One of the best ways to disinfect a brooder is to open It wide, take out the hover and let the midday sun shine on both for a couple of hours. |