THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



chopped finely and fed once every day at first 

 not more than a tablesoonful to a clutch 

 about noontime. Curds can form a separate 

 meal, or be mixed with millet, pinhead oat- 

 meal, or cracked hemp seed. Just a pinch of 

 poppy and mustard seed are mixed with other 

 things once a week. Plantain and groundsel 

 are gathered and utilized for lunches. Chopped 

 onions or garlic enter into the rations for all 

 young poultry and birds, as we consider it a 

 panacea for several chick ailments, chief of 

 which is gapes. Small fruits, chopped apple, 

 and lettuce are all eaten greedily. After the 

 fourth week three meals are given cracked 

 wheat, corn, barley, hulled oats; in fact, al- 

 most anything which constitutes variety, which 

 is the spice of life that seems to promote the 

 health of all young birds, and is absolutely in- 

 dispensable for the semi-wild ones, like pheas- 

 ants and quail. 



We have only had experience with the Bob- 

 white variety, but, according to recent reports 

 from reliable people, the ruffed grouse can 



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