60 BOAED OF AGRICULTUEE. [Jan., 



Question. What is the objection to water? 



Mr. . He thinks they grow faster without it. He 



thinks water gives them the diarrhoea, and that they are less 

 likely to catch cold than if they had water. 



Miss Reed. Perhaps we could all learn to go without 

 water. 



Mr. TiLLiNGHAST, My practice is to keep water from them 

 until they are a month or six weeks old. What few chickens 

 I have raised this year I have raised without giving them any 

 water, and I have had better success than when they had 

 water. 



Miss Reed. Has anybody used a bone mill, and what does 

 it cost ? 



Mr. . A mill for grinding bones can be furnished for 



845.00. 



Mr. . I have a hand mill for grinding dry bones that 



cost five dollars. 



Mr. Lasbury. Coarse wheat bran, wheat shorts, mixed with 

 hot water, and a little pepper put into it, can be fed to fowls, 

 and they can eat all they want without hurting them. 



Mr. Fowler. I take the bran the gentleman speaks of, 

 mix it with mashed potatoes, and give it to my fowls hot. I 

 give them grain first, but give them this as a second break- 

 fast. And then I take green bones, that I buy in the market 

 at a cent a pound, and pound them up fine. I find there is 

 nothing that will make hens lay so well as giving them bones 

 and wheat screenings ; but of late I cannot buy wheat screen- 

 ings. It is claimed that it is cheaper to bring wheat here 

 instead of the screenings. But I claim that wheat screenings 

 are better for fowls than whole wheat. 



Mr. . I would like to inquire of the gentleman if he 



has ever found any difficulty in the use of western wheat 

 screenings from any poisonous substance in them ? 



Mr. Fowler. You find in some wheat screenings a pecu- 

 liar seed, somewhat resembling onion seed, which is the seed 

 of cockle. I am very careful not to buy any wheat screen- 

 ings which has this seed in it. It makef a great many 



