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method of cutting down egg production than an insufficient 

 supply of water. During hot weather the hens drink more than 

 at other times. By noon in the coldest weather the water may 

 be frozen so that more should be given early enough for the 

 hens to drink all they want before going to roost. 



Production and Conservation of Poultry Feeds. 



Production. 

 Unless the garden plot is very small a portion can be set 

 aside for raising poultry feeds, or a near-by vacant lot or plot 

 can be rented or its use may be donated. The use of two large 

 lots was offered the writer by a patriotic fellow townsman, free 

 of charge, for the sake of increased production. Even a small 

 plot of Flint or Dent corn will help out considerably, and sweet 

 corn that becomes too hard for family use can be fed to advantage. 

 A patch of rape for summer use, and a few rows of beets or 

 mangels for winter, will reduce the feed bill appreciably and 

 add to the health of the fowls. In case one has two yards the 

 hens should be confined to one, and the other used for crops. 

 This is no time to say we have not land enough to make it pay. 

 Every available foot of ground should be used. I am told that 

 in England if a plot of ground the size of a handkerchief is 

 available good use is made of it. Why not here? 



Conservation. 

 Because of the low cost of feed during the pre-war period 

 many poultry keepers acquired wasteful habits in feeding, and 

 with the price of poultry and eggs comparatively high they were 

 able to get along without loss. But the time has come when 

 every effort must be made to save and make every pound of 

 feed go as far as possible. Avoid buying commercial scratch 

 feed containing a large amount of weed seeds or fine materials 

 that may be lost in the litter or that may be composed of poor 

 or chaffy grains. A little practice will enable the purchaser to 

 distinguish between good and poor quality. One way to test 

 a scratch feed, in addition to close examination, is to sweep the 

 litter and dust from a portion of the chicken yard or floor and 

 throw a handful of grain down for the hens to eat, or some may 



