Show ah X 5 X agricultural notes X X fr i sark ier winter Is the time of year when the poultry flock needs the most attention shavings are better than straw for utter it and for nest material to prevent soiled eggs have you tried putting nl nicotine otene sulphate on the roosts boosts just before nightfall to rid the poultry of lice ike 0 pullets must have proper body size site and weight if they are to lay large eggs steadily through the winter 0 0 poultry house floors doors should be higher by six or eight inches than the surroundings to insure good drainage one of the biggest mistakes that a poultry ralser raiser can make la Is to underfeed pullets during the growing hea bea son SOD 0 0 0 encourage chickens to roost while they are still young to prevent pre ent crooked breast bones and crowding and to a ventilation there Is very little danger of hona bens getting too fat in the winter and it Is ie a certainty that they cannot lay unless they are reasonably fat fal put alfalfa or clover hay in an open wire basket where the liens hens can get the leaves they are a first class clasa sut statute lor for green arcen feeds during daring A te |