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For the morning meal a mash made from the following formula 

 is fed: 100 pounds of ground oats, 200 pounds wheat bran, 100 

 pounds corn meal and 50 pounds of Bowker's animal meal and 

 50 pounds old process oil meal. This is thoroughly mixed and a 

 warm mash made of it, either by the use of warm water or skim 

 milk, and only enough fed to be eaten cleanly. Care is also taken 

 to have the feeding troughs perfectly clean and sweet, and all the 

 pure clean water kept in a handy place but where the hens can- 

 not get earth or straw in it. Ground oyster shells are also used 

 for shell material and dust baths are placed in every room. 

 Early mown clover — aftermath, is best — cut finely and steamed, 

 is also fed. It is an excellent nitrogenous food for the hen, a8 

 the egg is largely made up of albumen. 



Mr. Litchard. — The last thing I did before leaving home was to 

 mix the hen ration, which was cracked corn and wheat. In the 

 morning we give a bushel of ensilage to 100 hens; beets are also 

 good for laying hens; so are cut bone and cracked oyster shells; 

 also meat scraps; if you live near a market buy refuse meat, 

 grind and feed it. 



What is Mr. Van Dreser's ration, aside from unground grain, millet, 

 wheat and sunflower seed, for his laj'ing hens? 



Mr. Van Alstyne. — Mr. Van Dreser has gone, but, by reference 

 to a memorandum, I find it to be 100 pounds of oats and peas, 

 ground, 100 pounds of wheat bran, 100 pounds wheat middlings 

 with 50 pounds of Bowker's animal meal. This is all mixed and 

 enough wet with hot water and sprinkled in the V-shaped 

 troughs to last about ten minutes. It is all eaten up, and the 

 troughs kept clean. This is the morning ration. The grain 

 ration is fed at noon, and corn for the supper meal. 



What is the best food for young chicliens? 



Dr. Smead. — I don't know. Some of you chicken-raisers tell 

 us. Don't sit here, " keep mum," then go out and discuss the 

 question, 



Mr. Watson. — Hard boiled eggs to begin with for a few days, 

 then Johnny-cake, followed with cracked wheat. 



Mr. Converse. — They should have some mineral matter. The 

 young chicks will pick at something white, so I give themi 

 pounded egg shells. 



