Show KEEP POULTRY YARDS FRESH health of chicks suffers etian ground becomes fouled 80 sow w some grain in idle pent pens when tho the liens hens and their chic chacka ka are confined in yards they soon cat off all the grass and the ground in a short time becomes unhealthful it if the yards are small email the earth la Is soon fouled to tha depth of three inches and the health of the chicks suffers butlers chicks need a fresh clean run when they cannot bo be allowed a free range or they will not thrive soil that la Is light and well drai drained nedis Is better than any other for the chicks use heavy rains balna will wash the poisonous matter off the surface and drive much of it into the ground it if small email yards must be used for the chicks they should be divided and the chicks kept in one part while the other is sown to rye or some other grain which should be allowed to grow to a height of three or four inches the chicks should then bo be turned into the green yard and the one vacated by them sown in a like manner these crops of grain will freshen the soil and render it healthy for tho the birds |