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AGRICULTURE 



The following is recommended as a well balanced lay- 

 ing ration, though wheat may be left out and more corn 

 and oats added, or milk supplied instead of the meat scraps. 

 (Purdue Extension Bulletin, 10.) 



GRAIN DRY MASH 



10 pounds of corn. 



10 pounds of wheat. 



5 pounds of oats. 



5 pounds of bran. 



5 pounds of shorts. 



3Vs pounds of meat scraps. 



The grain is fed in a litter of straw night and morning, 

 and the mash left before the fowls the greater part of the 



A well-arranged interior, showing nests and feeding equipment. 



day. Green food is added to this ration. Grit, charcoal 

 and oyster shells are to be fed in a hopper to which the 

 fowls should have access all the time. 



Feeding chickens for fattening. Chickens should be 

 specially fattened for market. Not' only is weight added, 

 but the quality of the meat greatly improved by fattening, 



