Show P RY LEGUMES USEFUL AS GRAIN FEED reed each hen could profitably use pound 0 of hay ay daily ai y the oh 0 experiment station has done some valuable work in out tl e use of alfalfa cloi er and soy bean hay as substitutes for green feed for the laying flock they found that each bird could make profitable use of about one pound of leafy fine stemmed bright hay I 1 ier er month the hay sl not be c coarse oarse or contain a high per cent of crude f ber it Is neaily ay alwa always s poss ble to get at least a limited amount of such hay from the last cutting of alfalfa a or the second cutting of closer clover A consider able number of farmers are cutting cuttin a small portion of their alfalfa late in the fall after tl e removal of the last regular crop the ie mature of the soy s oy beans when they have been cut for hay are equally satisfactory these 01 io tests indicate that these three alfalfa red clover and soy b beans eana are equally valuable val it if cut and cured properly in these tests the feed ng of tie tl e I 1 ay in hoops of poul try netting w wis is found to be very sat Is factory cutting the hay in halt inch lenktis s made the feeding easier and the hens bens ate more A silage cut ter or feed chopper can be used to cut the hay the sl atte rings that accumulate where the alfalfa or clover Is handled in feadin feeding the cattle or otier er live stock Is equally qually valuable it if the hay bay Is of good quality and not injured by weathering or heating in bam barn or stack alfalfa meal made from green hay in the mash or fad as a separate part of the ration is another green feed substitute litter not ot desirable asira e place for grain feed experimental v work ork at several sta eions as well as the practical expert ence of a large number of poultry keepers prove that hens liens do not need to hunt in the litter for their feed in order to lay well more and more people are feed ng the abole ft hole and cricked grain to the poultry in troughs to keep it cleaner than it would be it if scattered in the litter litter la Is higl ly desirable in a lout i try house during the time that the flock flok Is kept confined but its virtue Is in I 1 beeping the feet cleaner the floor drier and more easily cleaned ani the house warmer armer than when no litter Is used and not to furnish a place to hide the grain feed some grain will be dropped in the straw or chaff or t shredded fodder or peat moss evea even though troughs are used and the hens will scratch tor for it but deliberately scattering the grain in the litter un less there Is no container available serves no useful purpose V V 3 poultry hints it Is good business to hatch chicks early in hauling eggs to the market do no not t expose tl if e em in to the direct raya rays of the sun insist that the buver pay cash for dour our eggs and that he buy them on a quality or grade badts A stand ird incubator which will successfully hatch chicken eggs sl hatch tl e turkey eggs with equal success many have been used successfully all parts of the incubator should be thoroughly cleanie and find disinfected one per cent form alln can be used tl TI en level tl ti e mad macl ine and re regulate carefully caie fully to the desired temperature poultry aalbers not being fortunate to han have e alov clover er alfalfa or otier er green feed ranges or those wishing to plant green feed for summer use in their poultry runs will find sudan grass very good male ate birds with large combs are most apt to become frosted after they are wet A lot of poultry men confuse lice with mites lice stay on the birds all the time wt mites attack the I 1 only at night and hide in cracks and crevices during the daytime da time often ducks make a very disagree able puddle wound the drinking toun foun tain A good dalce to prevent duck lings from forming such a puddle Is a wire covered tiame fiame raiding bullets Is one of the most important jobs of the poultry keeper for unless theae thee new pullets are grown rigl rigi t they will get off to a poor start and the years work will be ser seriously lousA i h ampere I 1 sl SI tie tt e young pullets slow sl ow any signs of unthrift aness the poultry keep er will do well to see it if there are any intestinal worms present in the flock proper housou of the poultry flock generally pas dividends in more eggs and heal health tIler ier chickens |