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that may be taken out of the crates in cakes when it has sprouts 

 3 or 4 inches in length. 



A piece of this matted oats 6 to 8 inches square may be 

 broken up into small pieces and fed once a day to 100 hens. It 

 should be scattered so that all the birds may have an opportunity 

 to get a part of the feed. 



When trays in which the oats has been sprouted become 

 mouldy they should be thoroughly scrubbed with a 50 per cent 

 solution of formalin (equal parts commercial formalin and 

 water). 



The three important principles to be observed in sprouting 

 with a closet are these : 



1. There must be light. This may be admitted through 

 glass doors on the closet. 



2. There must be sufficient heat which may be furnished ar- 

 tificially with a lamp or through a heating system from a 

 building. 



3. There must be plenty of moisture evenly distributed 

 throughout the closet. The glass should show mosture on the 

 surface. 



Feeding Pullets for Winter Laying. 



PROBLEMS. 



1. The following mixture is recommended for the month of Sep- 

 tember : 



Bran 300 pounds 



Corn meal 100 " 



Middlings 100 " 



Meat scrap 100 " 



Find the nutritive ratio. 



2. For October, use the following combinations : 



Bran 200 pounds 



Corn meal 100 " 



Middlings 100 " 



Gluten meal 100 " 



Meat scrap 100 " 



What is the difference between the nutritive ratio in this 

 ration and that in problem I ? 

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