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salt at the rate of one ounce per day for 100 fowls 

 could, under ordinary conditions, be fed without 

 injury." 



Sulfur. Sulfur is generally recognized as a 

 blood purifier but should not be fed in any con- 

 siderable quantity unless its action is well under- 

 stood and precautions are taken to guard against 

 any undesirable results. It is generally recognized 

 that fowls take cold easily when fed sulfur. 



Pepper. Pepper is sometimes given to fowls 

 suffering from cold or in the first stages of roup. 

 It is the general opinion, however, that it is 

 not necessary to feed it if the proper conditions 

 are maintained. 



How to feed. If those who have the responsi- 

 bility of providing food for fowls and other stock 

 will bear in mind that food is given for a two- 

 fold purpose, it will help them to appreciate the 

 importance of a bountiful supply of the proper 

 kind. Food sustains the physical organization of 

 the fowl and furnishes material for a useful prod- 

 uct in the form of eggs or meat, or both. It 

 may also be considered largely as the basis of 

 improvement in breeds and varieties, and is often 

 spoken of as the cause, and breed as the effect. 

 While this may not be strictly true in all cases, 

 yet all authorities believe that food has been a 

 most potent factor in the improvement of breeds 

 if not the chief cause. 



