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Show Winter Cnre of Poultry, It Is not to be exiected that a busy farmer can btstuw the same amount of care und attention nn his poultry ns Hie poullrjmnn who depends nil his fowls for a living, but mvertheltss there Isn t uny thing nn the farm thut puts better than a (lock of properly houseel nnd well earn! for fowls Hxpinslve poultry houses are not necessary sits 11 I l.iison In l.pl tomlst, but thil must be frte from dampness damp-ness and drafts. I owls will do muih better bet-ter In u colel houso that Is drt und cleau thnn In one that Is damp and 111 smtlllng Proper fueling Is of the most bnpnrlante, nnd now Hint eggs nre high nnd Ukttt to remain so until spring It will pity unt one to gtto this matter dose attention In tho llrst place rspi clnlly at tills season nf the tear when the bins art moulting, thero must lie un nbtlndiinre and turtet) of fied W bent Is the best egg producing food Hint can bo klttn. but It detent pnt tu fen! It economically ami partli satisfy the tip-petlto tip-petlto of the fowls nnd thus obtain only u few eggs which will scarci It pat fur the wheat but reed all lht will eat and tho result will bo an abundance of eggs that will pnt for the wheat und a good prollt besides Of courso somo klntl of krein slult Is necessary a patch of rte or barlei, raw apples beets und potatoes will furnish Hits, ulthough It Is li.ltir to boil the potulots ami thicken Hit in with bran ur middlings adding a small amount of red pepper Mash la txrellent for luting lut-ing hens, but It Injuria the fertllltt or the egg. being tno stimulating Ovster shells help wonderfullt und should be. kept bo. fore tho fowls at nil times, even it one has to send nw it tr them unit put the freight They contain Is! per cent of tnr-boiuite tnr-boiuite of lime, and when thet nro fed much It sa ntber fnod is rteiuired to furnish fur-nish tho material for ckg shells Dispose or all Iho hens nttr 2 tears old and tho surplus cotkertls un.l by kiting Iho pu -lets extra care to induce early luting wo should be able to kit 11 gout! suppll or eggs through the winter but thi re Is lit Ho profit lu fietllng old hens that Wont begin latlng until spring |