THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



plenty of dry leaves or cut straw on the house 

 and scratching-shed floors. 



A common lantern with one half of the 

 glass painted black will be found most useful 

 for night work amongst poultry, for by carry- 

 ing it close to your side, and turning the black 

 side to the fowls, you insure their not being dis- 

 turbed or frightened. 



Egg Rations. Morning mash: clover hay, 

 cut into half -inch lengths and steamed over 

 night. For every two quarts, add one quart of 

 ground feed (equal parts of corn and oats, 

 ground together), and half a pint of oil 

 meal. 



Noon: cabbage or sweet turnips cut in half 

 and nailed up for the birds to peck at. One pint 

 of millet seed, scattered in the scratching 

 material. 



Night : all the whole corn the birds will eat in 

 fifteen minutes. The above quantities are for 

 about fifty hens, and constitute our Monday's, 

 Wednesday's and Friday's rations. 



Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday the mash 

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