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Show Grass for Chicks The barer the ground, the smaller the chance to raise good chicks. So a good many years of experience and experimentation have proved. Early chicks are always more desirable, because be-cause they grow better, have less mortality, mor-tality, the cockerels are ready for market earlier and hence bring more money, and the pullets are ready to lay earlier In the fall and winter when eggs are high. As to why bare ground doesn't help raise good chicks, authorities point out that a good growth of alfalfa, clover, or bluegrass Insures a liberal supply of green feed, Is much more sanitary than bare ground, and is an insurance against disease. |