J66 Farm Poultry 



Clover, etc. Clover cut during the early spring 

 is perhaps one of the cheapest and best of foods. 

 It is nitrogenous and is readily eaten when cut 

 fine in a fodder -cutter. If clover is frequently 

 mowed, a good quality of green food may be 

 obtained nearly all summer, particularly in sea- 

 sons of abundant rainfall. Should the supply of 

 clover be limited, or the season prove an unusu- 

 ally dry one, other legumes may provide a satis- 

 factory substitute. Alfalfa will answer the pur- 

 pose well if fed to the fowls in a fresh condition. 

 A small plot, if well established, will afford a 

 great quantity of green food if it is frequently 

 mowed. Young alfalfa is tender and is relished 

 by the fowls, but when it approaches the blossom- 

 ing stage it becomes more woody and is not so 

 valuable. Canada field peas are sometimes grown 

 for this purpose, and the peas, if fed whole while 

 in a tender and crisp condition, are eaten readily 

 by the fowls. 



Beets (Mangel - wurzels] . These beets make 

 an excellent green food for the winter months. 

 As they are easily raised and will maintain their 

 fresh condition in an ordinary root cellar during 

 the winter months, they fulfil many of the re- 

 quirements of a practical poultry food. They 

 may be fed by simply splitting the root length- 

 wise with a large knife. If given to the fowls 

 in this form, they will pick out the crisp fresh 



