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may be fed to good advantage. In feeding these beets to a 

 flock of hens a very good practice is simply to plit the root 

 lengthwise with a large knife. The fowls will then be able to 

 pick out all the fresh, crisp food from the exposed cut surface. 

 Cabbages can be grown cheaply in many localities and make 

 excellent green food so long as they can be kept fresh and 

 crisp. Kale and beet leaves are equally as good and are read- 

 ily eaten. Sweet apples are also suitable, and, in fact, almost 

 any crisp, fresh, green food can be fed with profit. The green 

 food, in many instances, may be cut fine and fed with the soft 

 food, but, as a rule, it is better to feed separately during the 

 middle of the day, in such quantities that the fowls have about 

 all they can eat at one time." 



CLOVER AS A FOOD. 



Clover is the green food, par excellence. Second-crop 

 clover is best. It should be cut just as it is coming into bloom, 

 or a little before, when there is a profusion of tender green 

 leaves and the stalks have not become woody and dry. Great 

 care should be taken in curing the crop. Clover for hens 

 should be cut into short lengths, say one-fourth of an inch, 

 and may be fed alone at noon. Or it may be mixed in the 

 morning mash with boiling water. It is not necessary to steep 

 it over night as some do. Clover is excellent, but somewhat, 

 expensive. 



