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Show HEN NEEDS SHELL MATERIAL H Tests Show Decrease In Number of bBB Eggs Where Oyster Shell and BB Grit Are Lacking. Bft Tests made nt tho University of mm Wisconsin experiment station, whore BB the feeding of hens could bu watched BBt closely, show thnt hens lime a BB tendency to cut down on .tho number of eggs they lay when thoy run short BHK of material which goes Into tho egg . shell. Somo bellcvo thnt soft rtielU BBb. come ns 11 result of not having sufll- jBBM dent oyster shnlls or ground bono ma- jfcwnVJ (erlal, but tests do not bear It out 79rI So, for keeping up tho number of ' eggs, It Is essential that hens running 1 free on tho farm hnvo n supply of I oyster shells, ground bono or somo other mineral grit, nenr whoro tho flock is fed. |