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Show Ground Alfalfa Ciood for Hatchsb'.e Ejs Green feed and direct sunlight or coil Hvor oil are both necessary to produce a maximum percentage of hafchable eggs, according to recent re-cent tests at the Ohio experiment station. Direct sunlight or tlie feeding of cod liver oil lias little benefit unless a green feed is available avail-able at the same time and, according accord-ing to D. O. Kennp.nl, in charge of poultry investigations, n high quality qual-ity of alfalfa meal used as a part of the mash makes a very satisfactory satisfac-tory solution of the green feed problem, He also finds that milk In some form serves very effectively effective-ly as a partial substitute for i:reen feed, and for this reason makes an Important part of the ration for layers kept in confinement. |