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Show Green Feed for Hens Feeding the laying hens green feed tends to keep them in good health and to promote egg production produc-tion says the United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture. Green feeds are one of the best sources of vitamins vi-tamins for poultry. Mangels and turnips provide some succulence, but very little green feed. When cabbages are available at reasonable reason-able cost some may be fed, but good quality alfalfa also should be supplied. sup-plied. Alfalfa Is valuable, not so much because of its protein content con-tent as formerly believed, but because be-cause alfalfa leaves are rich in minerals and vitamins, which are lacking in the mash ration. Alfalfa Alfal-fa leaf meal is a good substitute for. fresh green feed. |