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Show GRAVEL AND SHELLS. Gravel Is valueless unless It Is slinip. As soon as tho fowl rounds oft a sharp substance In the gizzard. It In voided; honco, hens prefer sharp shells to round grael. The teason they eat more shells or mote sharp grit of any Mud when they aro lay lug Is because mote food Is then re quired, nn.l consequently theie Is bet tor digestion. If an egg lias specks or llakeB ot lime on the shell It does not Imply that It Is due to feeding oyster oys-ter Hholls, ns tho same thing occurs when no oyster shells are given. It may also bo duo to the food As a iiilo such hens nro fat. Sotuo kinds of gravel aro of limestone and of o nctly tho snme composition as oystot shells |