Show PROPER FEED FOR THE HENS HENI varied diet diat Ne cesear for best KB suits from layers dry mash always before fowls A method which has given very sat iB Is factory results for the Ame merlea america breeds has been worked out by prot prof J C graham of the massachusetts agricultural college A dry ma mash ah it if kept in hoppers before the hens al all times and a scratch teed feed is fed night and morning the dry mash it composed of equal parts bran sheaf corn meal finely ground oats ground alfalfa and beef scraps and the scratch feed of two parts cracked corn one part wheat and one part oats says say s the farm and home tho the scratch teed feed is varied depend ing somewhat upon the condition 01 ol ta tho h hens en s I 1 it f on e examination x a mi ll 11 a alo u t they he y a are r e f found 0 iun d t too 0 0 f fat at m moro 0 r 0 0 oats a ts a and n d w wheat h e a I 1 and less corn aro are fed sometimes we feed three parts of corn to two parts of wheat at night and oats in the morning at certain seasons of the hc year more grain Is fed at night in the litter than the hens will eat so there will be some left for them to work on early the next morning this is found to bo be a very satisfactory method at timey time oats are fed alone for when the throe thre are mixed together the wheat and corn are picked up first and the hens that eat the fastest get very little ol of the oats it if it is desired to force the hens in addition to the dry mash and grain moisten some of tho the mash getting r it to a crumbly state and placing it in troughs what they will eat in 15 min utes this is fed at night fresh water oyster shell and grit are kept kepi before the hens mangels and cab bages are fed whole every day when possible but at least three times a T week eek |