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green and the beets stored for winter use. One peculiarity 

 of beets is that they do not furnish the coloring matter for 

 the egg yolk, as do clover, alfalfa, kale, and other greens. 

 In case the yolk is too highly colored, beets may be sub- 

 stituted for part of the other green feed that is responsible 

 for the color. 



Beet Pulp. Dried beet pulp is now used to a consider- 

 able extent in stock feeding. It may be used as green food 

 for poultry. In addition to its value as a succulent food, 

 it contains a fairly high percentage of mineral matter. 

 This makes it of more value than some other green foods. 

 There is little authoritative data on the subject of beet 

 pulp as a poultry feed, and at the present time it should 

 be used experimentally. 



Sprouted Oats. Sprouted oats may be resorted to 

 where other forms of green feed are not available. This 

 green food is very greatly relished by the fowls. 



Oats and Peas. "Oats and peas sown together very 

 thinly, with a liberal seeding of red clover and a very little 

 rape, make a good combination. The oats and peas furnish 

 a rapid growth of green food, a good deal of which will get 

 tramped down and some will go to seed, but it will serve 

 to protect the clover and rape, which will make good food 

 for the late summer and fall pasturage. Three pecks of 

 oats, two pecks of peas, one pint of rape seed and five quarts 

 of red clover seed will be a good proportion for seeding. 

 The oats and peas should first be harrowed in deeply, then 

 the clover and rape seed should be mixed and sown, then 

 lightly scratched in with a weeder." PROF. JAMES E. RICE. 



Potatoes may sometimes be fed for variety, if boiled and 

 mixed with mash, but they are not a good egg food; they 

 are better fitted for fattening. 



Cabbages are very much relished. Apples of sour 

 varieties should be sparingly fed to poultry. On the whole, 



