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of grains, such as corn, oats ; kafir, and barley. A self- 

 feeding hopper is kept before the hens filled with dry- 

 meat meal. If hens have not been fed the meal, they are 

 likely to gorge themselves at first. This can be pre- 

 vented by using for a short time a mixture of half-meat 

 meal and half-bran. Alfalfa should be fed every day in 

 the year. 



MAKING A LIVING WHILE THE TREES ARE COMING INTO 

 BEARING 



This is a subject that need not worry any able-bodied 

 and willing man, as work is always plentiful in a fruit 

 country. Moreover, there are many things that may be 

 grown between the rows of young trees which will bring 

 good returns. As a rule, the double-cropping of orchards 

 should be discouraged for the reason that the trees are 

 likely to be neglected or misused and the soil ruined. 

 But if due care is exercised, particularly not to over- 

 irrigate, crops of various kinds may be grown between 

 the rows for several years. When this is done, a strip 

 at least five feet wide should be left on either side of the 

 tree row for cultivation and irrigation. It should always 

 be remembered that the young trees are of first impor- 

 tance, and upon their present health and vigor depends the 

 future usefulness of the orchard. It would be better 

 to lose an entire season's work rather than to stunt the 

 trees by an injudicious irrigation. 



Potatoes may be mentioned as a crop well adapted to 

 growing in young orchards. It is a staple commodity 

 and is often shipped across the continent. But in order 

 to do this a community must produce a sufficient quantity 



