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I give a breakfast of scalded oats the oats scalded the night 

 before and allowed to stand on the back of the stove where they 

 will be warm and nice in the morning. Occasionally I give a 

 breakfast made up of three parts by bulk of Biles' Fourex* and one 

 part by bulk of corn meal. When I have plenty of small potatoes 

 I make up a dish composed of boiled mashed potatoes, green 

 ground bone and mixed feed or bra-n, which the fowls eat with 

 avidity. I put in about four quarts potatoes, two quarts green 

 ground bone and two quarts mixed feed or bran season and 

 serve hot. The table scraps, which I feed every morning, add 

 variety to my standard ration. 



* Biles' Fourex (XXXX) is a by-product from distillers' grains. Very rich in fat and 

 protein. A valuable new food, when mixed with one-third its bulk of corn meal. 



FEEDING FOR EGGS SUMMER METHOD. 



My method of feeding in summer is substantially the same as 

 it is in winter, except that corn is struck entirely off my list and 

 wheat and oats made to take its place. In summer, too, I give my 

 hens grass and weeds from the garden for green food, instead of 

 mangels, cabbages, apples and onions. We are fortunate here in 

 Hampton in having close at hand an inexhaustible supply of food 

 not usually found. Every northeast storm washes up on the beach 

 tons and tons of seaweed, which may be had for the hauling. A 

 load of seaweed dumped into a yard in summer will breed mil- 

 lions of small white worms,, which the fowls eat greedily. These 

 worms, or maggots, are said to be better for the hens than wheat, 

 and certainly form a very cheap addition to the daily bill of fare. 



FEEDING FOR EGGS CAUTION. 



In what goes before I have given my method of feeding, but 

 this method will need to be adapted to individual cases. No hard 

 and fast rule can be laid down. The poultryman must study 

 his flock, and learn by experience he must mix brains with his 

 mash. The large criticism that will be made is that I feed too 

 heavy and do not make my birds exercise enough. Bear in mind, 

 however, that I have been talking about laying stock. Birds that 

 are kept over for breeding are fed the same things that I feed 

 my laying stock, but are not fed so much and are made to exer- 

 cise more. In one case I am after eggs and a good many of 

 them ; in the other, I am after fertile eggs that will hatch strong 



