Show BALANCED FEED AIR SUNSHINE AND SHADE REQUIRED DURING HOT SEASON green grcen feed helps hens hena to keep down to good laying weighty prepared by tile the united states department of agriculture 11 lien obesity und and lien languor tire are opposed to profitable poultry production because flit liens hells na 1111 well no an languid lazy liens luy lay fow few epy eggs find and devoto their help energies to storing stor ln up surplus avoirdupois instead ofton of con on oil tho manufacture of un nn egg every other lay day hustle yourself old ludy lady lien find do not deve develop develon lol ennui to tile extent unit that you become portly and remember that nil fill the consumers lovo love a fut flit hen ix n oll in tit lie table while till nil the pro producers ducom deplore too fut flit it lien ben lit in tile flock licitr I 1 lice lie be forewarned find I 1 aloft it if your sluggish avs clos or cist have to execute some clever dodging to escape the ax inroy hens may iny illy well inuring the spring season but when the sti nimer 14 a on lit in till nil its glory they slump anti decline in production to the extent arnt that it la Is extravagant to keep dhein lii lonser longer in ili tile luo nuck fluck good spring layers often uro tire not good summer illy vvs no lien should bo be sold while sho she con to ti lay illy occasionally it lien that ailts lilts become L wily ody may again laying after it brief period find anil continue profitable production throughout lite su nimer generally speaking all liens hens that begin to moll in juno june or july should be disposed of us its soon its as they stop atop laying advise united states department of agriculture specialists keep egg basket full where it full egg basket la Is desired de it Is essential to provide the hock flock with plenty of freyli fresh air anti and sunshine during the na as well us its an all abundance lit 0 off shade na as liens cannot withstand excessive client it Is necessary 0 provide plenty of arcen reen feed ns its beet beat turnip carrot and onion tops ua its well na as waste leaves from cabbage and lettuce and also such material as potato peelings pe elings watermelon and canta loupe rinds and grass clippings dread and cake crumbs make desirable filling food for the hens tho the suburban housewife dimse neighbors do not flocks should request them to say snap their cako cake and brend crumbs ns its well weil ua its their table scraps for her liens ecna in ili tile main the small nock flock call be maintained lit in this manner lit fit slight expense while the fowl will bo be provided with plenty of essential food mont scraps front from thu the table with such bug buffs and worms cormo cs as the range vides supply plenty or oc fowl it Is ili preferable to run the meat scraps through gli a i ment grinder ind find then to alx atheni with three parts of corn ineal und find one part of wheat bran this mixture should s lo be 10 fell fed at midday while tile the grain supply consisting of 0 cracked or whole corti corn or oats about one half a n pint to ten liens should bo be fed lit in tho the litter during the morning so that the birds will scratch for it if table wraps scraps tire are not rival lable in fit plenty grain should also bo be fell fed at night in east case the liens show it tendency to ret get too flit fat it la is to reduce tile amount of grain buy beef scraps in ili casp case the ment meat leftovers left overs ovora from tho the futility family table tire not sufficient to provide scraps for the liens it Is desirable to purchase and feed beef scraps furthermore the heng should be given constant access to grit or small stones which the fowl can readily swallow ind anti they should tilio nho be supplied with crushed crashed oyster or clum clam shells laying liens during tho the period of hot weather require plenty of fresh clean water which should he be in a clean fountain or pan placed lit in the shade such provisions for far the comfort anti and convenience of tho flock are usually responsible for it a steady and continuous flow of egv during the period when eggs can bo be produced produce il tit at tho the expense |