Show wheat will patten fatten hens while it Is true that wheat Is a better feed than corn for egg production some caution needs to be used lu in feeding it too liberally ilens heun are more greedy for wheat than for any other grain probably because instinct teaches them that this grain contains just what they need for every purpose but it is a mistake to suppose that wheat with the phosphate of lime it contains does not also furnish the fat forming nutrition that needs to be given to fowls in moderation era tion hence there ought to be light riff rations lons of wheat with some chopped clover hay and vegetables like cabbage or turnip to give variety and fill the g gizzard azard without furnishing too much nutrition |