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In feeding these beets to flocks of hens a very good practice is 

 simply to split 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 readily 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 meal is excellent, but somewhat expensive. 



