14 06. THEE HOME POULTRY BOOK 
Eggs should be gathered several times a day so 
that they will not be incubated by the laying hens. 
The nesting material should be renewed at fre- 
quent intervals and the nest boxes thoroughly 
cleaned each time. 
Treasure your lawn clippings. They are excel- 
lent to feed now or to dry and feed next Winter. 
Sometimes changing from the regular laying mash 
to the growing mash fed the chickens will help to 
increase the yield of eggs in the laying house. 
AUGUST 
An off month for the poultry. The hens are 
molting and the production of eggs not large. 
Continue to market the old hens as fast as they 
stop laying. Get rid of surplus cockerels, too. 
The supply of corn should be reduced consider- 
ably in extremely hot weather. 
The molting hens should not be annoyed by a 
rooster, but should have a shaded yard and cool earth 
to dust in. Loam is better than dust for the hen’s 
dry bath. 
Dwarf Essex rape may still be sown this month 
to give a supply of late green stuff. Slight frosts do 
not hurt it. 
