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Show PLENTY OF GRIT FOR FOWLS Gizzard Cannot Properly Digest Food Unless Assisted by Grit Free Range Is Most Excellent In the early eprlng, beforo tho grass Is grown and tho fowls allowed to roam, they are likely to secure many pieces of long, tough grass left over from the fall, and these are hard to digest The bird should be turned into a lot where there is plenty of sharp grit, for this will help them In grinding up the material which otherwise other-wise might prove harmful. All food for fowla must b "chewed" very wetl before It can be properly dictated, and this operation to performed by the gizzard. The gts-ird.- however, cannot do tala alone, and most be assisted by sharp gravel or grit Qrotmd oyster sheila are good and serve two porpoaeo, that of grit and lime. Both are essential to the welfare of the flock. Broken chlnaware Is good for grinding, but contains no nourishing properties. The natural way Is the beet one, that of giving the chickens a good, free range over a largo area which Is full of grit, animal and vegetable matter. They will bo healthier and lay hotter than If confined con-fined and fed In yards. |