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Show How ti C'ret Ego in WJnler. Any theory that fails to result in eg.s in the winter is a failure, however nicely nice-ly advanced. Any theory that suggests impraclu'iil'le things for the locality for which it is written is also useless. For instance, the advice to feed oyster shells to chickens in Dakota and wheat to therj in the Isew England states is not practical. practi-cal. Reverse the conditions or reverse the feed, und the task becomes an easy one. Oyster shells j;re plenty in New England ;.:;d wheat in Dakota, The advice ad-vice so often given togive "green food" is very good, and yet many people will have but little to give during the win tjr. "Fresh meat" is recommended. Few will liajre it to rpare, and yet nearly tvery one I: as milk. It is good either sweet or si.ur, rnd will largely replace fresh meat. We know of nothing better or more accessible to the majority ol fanners than milk. It should be warmed so that it is pretty hot. Once or twice a week put in a tearpoonful of cayenne pepper. This fed in the morning with some scaMed chopped feed wnll put hen in good condiiio.i for business. They must have a Utile pure water once a day, a box of ashes ia one corner of the hen house, and Eome old plaster or lime mortar, mor-tar, a pile of coarse sand, gravel or broken crockery. Glass is recommended by 6ome. We have not tried it. The hen house must be warm enough, 30 there will be no frozen combs or wattles. wat-tles. It should have a large south window, win-dow, and the hens should not be let out when the weather is cold enough to freeze their combs. A few hours in the middle of the day gi ves them needed exercise. Get them in early in the after noon, and give them all the whole grain they will eat wheat, oats, corn, barley bar-ley or buckwhe-at no sloppy feed foi Bnppr-r.. Change the feed occasional! y. A dish of parched corn furnishes agreeable agree-able variety. Dakota Farmer. |