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part of the grain instead of feeding it dry. Whole 

 barley, soaked and allowed to stand two or three 

 days till the sprouts begin to show is one of the best 

 of summer feeds. This sprouted barley in the morn- 

 ing, with wheat in the litter at night, greens at noon, 

 and half a day's access to the dry mash hopper, 

 makes a good summer ration for stock of all ages. 



Some Leghorn breeders feed a little whole corn 

 with the wheat and barley right through the sum- 

 mer, but this will not do for heavy hens. 



Overfat hens are in no condition to go through 

 the molt and must be put by themselves and their 

 ration reduced. This is very necessary, for an over- 

 fat hen, while she drops her feathers easily, can- 

 not so easily manufacture new ones. 



