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the best the first year. If any of the non-setting breeds are 

 kept, some other breed must be kept to raise the chickens. 

 If any breed but Plamburgs is selected, the ohl stock must 

 be replaced ever}^ year with early hatched pullets. This is 

 very important, foj- we must have eggs in winter to make a 

 good profit. Much depends upon the feed, both in quan- 

 tity and quality. What we want is the greatest amount of 

 meat and eggs for the food consumed. 



There is no danger of over feeding, but much danger 

 among farmers generally of not feeding enough. We can 

 lay down no rule hs to quantity. The safest guide is, give 

 them as much as they will eat eagerly. Never give them 

 more than they will eat up clean. The best plan is to feed 

 twice a day. Give warm dou2;li in the mornino- and whole 

 grain at night. It is well in very cold weather to give a 

 light feed of something warm at noon. Scatter the whole 

 grain among the leaves on the liooi", at least an hour before 

 the hens usually go to roost. Always give as much of a variety 

 as possible. For general feed use shorts, tine feed, corn meal 

 and barley meal. A good feed is corn and barley meal or 

 shorts, equal parts. Feed more corn in cold weather, but 

 not too much, as corn is not a good feed for eggs. In warm 

 •weather let the feed consist largely of shorts with buckwheat 

 ■or oats and barley. Buckwheat is the best grain 1 ever fed 

 to stimulate the production of eggs. Wheat is also one of 

 the best, but is generally too costly. It is necessarj' to have 

 some animal food in the winter. This is best supplied by 

 ground scraps, but be careful not to feed too much. I feed 

 scraps every other day, mixed with the dough at the rate of a 

 spoonful to each hen. They must have green food all the 



