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Show located In various ways, either side by side or at opposite sides of the poultry house, just to suit the convenience con-venience of the land and the owner This method of alternating, plowing and planting one yard while the other Is being pastured not only serves the purpose for which it was originally planned, but the (itMilional advantage of completely covering up all filth and putting a fresh surface In use. The latter is about us important aB the former. Some poultrymen claim the advantage of permanent pasture, which Is so good so far, but such green stuff i.s not eaten and relished in such amounts as fresh growing green stuff, and we are sure the benefits bene-fits derived pay for the extra cost. ARRANGE FOR DOUBLE YARDS Excellent Method of Alternating, Plowing and Planting One Run-way W hllc the Other Is Pastured. i Where one has the room and i.s arranging ar-ranging matters for permanent and substantial future use it is a splendid idea to arrange double yards. In other words, for each pen of chickens have two yards (not necessarily large), one to be kept for growing green stuff while the other Is being pastured. pas-tured. In that way the poultryman can have pasture for his fowls almost the year through in the south, says a writer in Baltimore American. For this purpose there are a great many different things that can be grown, such as oats, wheat, rye, barley, turnips, tur-nips, vetrh, white clover and so on, or rather I should say sow on. Keep n sowing. These extra yards can be |