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Show FATTENING POULTRY Fow farm chickens enrry sufficient flesh to bring top market prices. Eic H erciso and fat do not go together. Before marketing, freo rango chick- ens should bo penned and fed a 8Pe -H-t clal ration for at least two weeks be- 'f fore going on tho market. The fat" tenlng ration suggested Is composed H of two partB corn meal, shorts and ground oats (with tho hulls Bftctl out). Wot this mixture down wl,h K Bkim milk or buttor milk and iecd tho penned chickens as much n" D thoy will eat without wasting W' tod hens soli for four or flvo cc"1" H moro a pound than freo rnncc b Tho difference In cost of feeding ' Hj loss for tho freo rango bens, but mt tho extra wolght of tho fatted henB H plus the difference In l'rico Ppr HJ pound pays a big profit on the In- H creased cost of tcttenlng. Hj HBaHJHJHJMgHJHHMjIJlH |