Show I I I SPECIALISTS SP FA FAVOR OR FEEDING BY HOPPER Flock Is Insured Against Faulty or Insufficient Insufficient- Ration Greater Egg Eg Yield Will Result Where here H Hens ns Are Permitted to Get What S Want Want Important tant That Growth Be Rapid With scarcely un exception every ond and every farmer fanner who ke keeps ps hens ns should hopper feed dry dryS mash If It the hens are allowed free range as they should In the case of I t the le farm flock they are expected to pick up a n considerable part of their living from the wasted mat material matial ab about ut uthe the he fi fields and barnyard It Is difficult to estimate bow how much of such material the hens are are finding and as a result th the farmer ma may mar think that the liens hens are getting plenty of feed when as a matter of fact they are not getting more than enough to keep them alive and therefore they cannot dl do d much In the way of laying eggs but a n dry mash provided in a hopper where tue tile hens liens can can help belp themselves themselves themselves them them- them them- selves at will will insure the flock against Insufficient or faulty fe fedinand feeding fedin and will result In a n greater egg yield Often too In the case of ot those i wh who are specializing In poultry kee keeping keep keep- I lag ing Judgment as to the amount of feed to give by by hand band may be faulty and a supply of dry mash Insures the lien hen an opportunity to get what she needs In order to remain a producer In raising young stock specialists of ot the United States department of ot agriculture point out It itis Is Is Important that the growth be rapid and even A setback In growth Is a handicap from which the cluck chick never entirely ers are Regardless of ot how the growing I I 1 1 01 5 f I j stock may be fed It Is therefore the best policy to keep a supply of ot dry r mash In hoppers where the chicks can help themselves as this will Insure the chicks hIcks getting ample feed all the time and will promote greater feed consumption and more rapid and even growth |