154- Agricultural Gazette of N.S. JV. 



[Feb. 3, 19U8. 



sucei'Ciliii<^' fodil for tlic new Iv-hatclR-il ilmkliiiLis beiiij.'' simply l)r;iii ami 

 |i()llai-(l iiiixeil c'niiiilily with iiiill\, soup, ur, in tliv ahseiice of these, wuter ; 

 wlicii a littlu older, chaf'ftMl <rrefn maize or iiaili'V is aihlcil to the above, 

 ami from five weeks ami over lioilnl Idii-heii waste, mill-ilii>I, iVc, forms a 

 port ion of the rat ions. 



l"'oi- the laviiif^ and stoek diieks pollard, bran, bakeiiouse refuse, eookeil 

 meat, and other household waste is all fed. To Lict eji'gs in abundanoe 

 meat or its soup must be supplied : and there is nothing better than hotel, 

 restaurant, and other kitchen waste for thi> ]Mii|iose. A large waggon 

 visits North Sydney t'aeh day. ealliie^' at the butchers, the bakers, and 

 other jdaees for tlie materials mentioned: a second horse is sent to meet 

 the tii'st on each day on the return jonriicx- at Tli.' Spit to assist in the 

 liatdim;'. 



Fig. 10.— A yard of Stock Muscovies. 



Fi"'. 4 shows al)out (lOO (bieklin"s from four to six weeks old, and Vwi. ~) 

 a large number gettiiii: ready for market, wiiile Kig. 1() shows a yard 

 containing over 1,000 stock Muscovies. 



C'llAI'Ti;H VI. 



The Fowls. 



Some poultry farn;s speeialis;> in (bicks onl\, others m fowls; that at 

 Manly carries large numbers of both. l''igs. <"< and !) show one yard of these, 

 perliaps numlierinL; -ind, whicli is about the tenth of the fowls on the farm. 

 Tliev are kept in larue vards with much liusli. in Hocks of from 1<H) to bOO 



