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ground) ; % part oil cake meal (linseed) ; ^ part 

 charcoal. 



Grain mixture: 3 parts whole wheat and 1 part 

 Egyptian corn (perhaps Kaffir corn, where Egyptian 

 is not grown). If hulled oats and barley are added 

 to this in same proportions as Egyptian corn, it will 

 add variety. Mr. Weeks gets best results by keeping 

 this grain before his hens, the same as the dry mash. 

 He has a hopper with two compartments of equal size 

 one filled with the dry mash, one with the mixed grain. 

 He never, under any circumstances throws the grain 

 on the floor, as the hens will eat more or less filth and 

 kick up a dust that is very bad for them. 



Mr. Weeks gives the hens a variety of fresh green 

 feed. The three best are kale, wurzel beets and alfalfa. 

 Barley, beets, cabbage and rape for winter, and kale, 

 beet-tops and alfalfa for summer is his programme. 

 He says you must have plenty of rich soil and good 

 water and keep the green stuff growing and in front of 

 your hens to make them produce the eggs. 



Mr. Clarence Ray King, of Hayward, California, one 

 of the most successful producers in the country, UFCS 

 this ration for squabs : Wheat, Egyptian corn, milo 

 maize, small yellow corn, dry peas, hemp seed and buck- 

 wheat, mixed in certain proportions which vary at dif- 

 ferent seasons. For example, he feeds more whole corn 

 in winter, because it is very heating. A little lettuce 

 once a week is nice, but not of vital importance, ac- 

 cording to Mr. King. Plenty of fresh water should 

 always be on hand, as they like to take frequent baths. 



The experience of Mrs. W. W. Hevener as an incident 

 of acre-farming has been referred to elsewhere. She 



