999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 55 



QUESTION Does it pay to invest in a feed cooker if one has as 

 many as 500 fowls? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Will fowls do best if regular hours are observed 

 for feeding? 



ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION How can a small and cheap silo be erected for keep- 

 ing green food for fowls? 



ANSWER Sink a vinegar or other tight barrel in the ground. 



QUESTION How long after rape seed is sown will it be ready 

 for the fowls to pasture upon it? 

 ANSWER Six to eight weeks. 



QUESTION How many crops of rape can be raised from one 

 seeding ? 



ANSWER Three. 



QUESTION Which is the best of the green foods ? 

 ANSWER Clover. 



QUESTION Is it best to feed the mash warmed in winter? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Do old hens require as much food as pullets ? 

 ANSWER No. Generally what will be right for a growing pul- 

 let will make an old hen too fat. 



QUESTION What is a good method of feeding cabbage to the 

 fowls ? 



ANSWER Tie a string to the stalk and suspend it from the ceil- 

 ing of the house, letting it come to within twelve to eighteen inches 

 of the floor. The idea is to compel the fowls to jump a little for each 

 piece they get, thereby giving them exercise. 



QUESTION How can beets, turnips and other like vegetables be 

 fed raw with the least waste and to best advantage ? 



ANSWER Take a piece of board, preferably one inch thick, five 

 inches wide, and of any convenient length, three feet being a good 

 size. Drive wire spikes into it six inches long, and have them about 

 six inches apart. Place the vegetables upon these spikes, forcing 

 them down till they rest on the board. Set the board in a conven- 

 ient place and allow the fowls to eat at will. To prevent the spikes 

 from falling out, another board of the same size may be nailed over 

 the first one, covering the heads of the spikes. 



