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are raised, and the breeder lives a considerable distance from 

 the city, rendering this plan impractible, it will be little trouble, 

 and pay well, to bake a cake for the chicks. The usual ration 

 of corn meal dough, which is more or less wet when fed, should 

 be entirely discarded, as it is productive of bowel disease and 

 small white worms in the intestines, which cause considerable 

 mortality in young chicks. We have had experience in this 

 particular, loosing a large number of fine chickens one season. 

 On making a change of diet, no further trouble was experienced 

 nor has been since. 



Now as a staple food for growing stock of every description, 

 nothing excels some form of oats, which for young chicks 

 should be in the shape of oatmeal, coarsely ground. This, if 

 boiled into a stiff pudding, cannot be surpassed as a food for 

 chicks of all ages, and, although expensive, we think it is econ- 

 omical at least to give a healthy start. 



Soon they will be able to pick up a few kernels of wheat, and 

 a regular evening feed of this grain will make them thrifty. 

 Cracked corn, oats and buckwheat, may also be added to the 

 regular bill of fare. A limited quantity of finely chopped meat 

 scraps, and a plenitude of some good, green, vegetable food is 

 indispensible at all times. If the chicks appear ailing at any 

 time, a raw egg well beaten and mixed with their oatmeal, will 

 form an excellent tonic. 



For the breeding and laying hens, as great a variety in feed 

 as possible, should be sought. A warm mash, composed of 

 some vegetable, well cooked, and thoroughly incorporated, with 

 a mixture of ground oats and corn meal, to which has been 

 added a few handfuls of cottonseed or gluten meal, and ground 

 beef scraps, with a little salt and pepper, makes the best morn- 

 ing meal in cold weather. A quantity of this should be given 

 as soon as the fowls leave the roost in the morning, but not 

 enough for satiety. Soon after they have eaten this, throw 

 some wheat or other small grain among the chaff or leaves that 



