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Show PflCFER FEED FOR CHICKENS 'Considerable Studying and Experimenting Experi-menting Required to Ascertain What Laying Hens Need. (I!y K. A. i lUIMK.S.) Il tn!tvi coii:-i!il-r.ibl: studying and xj;i'riTii:iit ln to lind out jutit what fhi; n ((!, and how much lh:y ou?;1il to have, hut ivi! iniiHt li'urn a:i :. von an uti can, or w will tind or." jcou'lry in not t;o piohtahli: an it outfit 'o bn. 'I'h; feeding question is cue . f thr; inoHt important in the whole jf.otij ! yy husinens. i:-i.-rtn lull us that a hen needa .ati'rjt nix ounces of focd per day A ftock of ten, tlmn, will need about , pounds per day, or a trilln ovei .21 pounds a week. lit thin amount two-thirds by. .weight should. coiiHist of grains. Tile 'grin Mli.Hild he a mixture of equal parts wheat, cracked corn and oats. A few liandi'ulH of sunflower seed, cane seed .or buckwheat should he added for variety. va-riety. They are to the hen what pin i.-i to the boy, and you k:ow what That is. The other third should be mash, -Allien in a mixture of bran, and other li.iely ('round feeds, usually fed dry. Sonic poultrymen moisten the mash, Suit the majority claim that it is bet-fcr bet-fcr to feed it dry and let the hen lenislen it in her crop by drinking bat water hhe wants. If fed dry there Hopper for Feeding Grit, Shells or Mash. ia Vx-.s danger from certain kinds of tlisejise. A itfd formula for a mash is as fallows: One-half bushel of bran, 4 Quarts of alfalfa meal, 2 quarts each of ground oats and corn meal, table-- table-- iXMiii'ui of salt and 1 tablespoonful of pcjij.ver. |