128 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION Is pounded glass suitable grit for poultry ? 



ANSWER No. It is sometimes mentioned in poultry journals 

 as being good, but it should never be fed at all. It is often the 

 cause of mysterious (?) deaths. 



QUESTION Will overfeeding of soft food or mash cause roup? 

 ANSWER No. That is a mistaken idea. 



QUESTION What is red albumen and will it make hens lay ? 



ANSWER Red albumen is a fraud. The name was at one time 

 given to numerous different compounds the feeding of which was 

 supposed to phenomenally increase the egg yield. 



QUESTION Will confinement in hot, close houses in summer 

 check egg production the same as cold houses in winter? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION If one has read a large number of books and poul- 

 try journals and studied them well, can he not start poultry raising 

 on a large scale and make a success from the start, without actual 

 experience ? 



ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Can poultry raising and market gardening be com- 

 bined profitably ? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is there more profit in poultry raisi^ than in dairy- 

 ing, for the same amount of money invested? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is it best to keep the old hens penned separately 

 from the pullets ? 



ANSWER Yes, unless the breeder has ample range for his 

 fowls. 



QUESTION Are sunflowers suitable for planting in the poultry 

 yard, for shade? 



ANSWER Yes. They will have to be protected from the fowls 

 till they are about three feet high, if there is not ample green food 

 of other kinds growing in the yard. 



QUESTION Will soiled straw from the horse or cow stables do 

 for scratching litter for the hens? 



ANSWER No. Chickens need clean surroundings as much as 

 other live stock, and if the litter or bedding is too dirty for the 

 horses or cows, it is too dirty for chickens. 



