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POT-PIE. 



As an evening feed in cold weather nothing is better than 

 whole corn slightly warmed. 



Wading in slush is not the kind of exercise that keeps hens 

 healthy and makes them lay in winter. 



The public know where Peter Tumbledown's chickens roost 

 by the appearance of his wagon when he drives into town. 



An M. D. says that thirty-grain doses of salicylicate of soda 

 will cure fowls of rheumatism. 



A large proportion of the substance of an egg is water. Eggs 

 Cannot be made out of dry grain and dried grass. Hens that 

 lay in winter have a liberal supply of water from some source. 



Sods from a gravelly loam furnish grit, insects, seeds and 

 dried grass. Those who have not tried sods for winter use do 

 not know how valuable they are. Store a big pile in one corner 

 of the hennery. 



Moulting fowls require nitrogenous food. Milk, wheat 

 bran and linseed meal, animal meal, cut green bones and the 

 like will furnish it. 



The place for unoccupied coops is in a shed or temporary 

 shelter. Clean out and whitewash before putting them away 

 for the season. 



Dry feathers in the shade ; the sun draws the oil from the 

 stems. 



Rotten eggs as nest eggs are an abomination ; medicated 

 eggs for keeping away lice are humbugs. 



If you have a hen noted for her laying qualities save her 

 eggs and hatch them and raise a few cockerels for next year. 

 This is the way to increase the egg production of your whole 

 flock. Stick a big pin in this item. 



A roof that is to be covered with felt of any kind should not be 

 made very steep. If the house is, say, ten feet wide, the roof ought 

 not to have more than twelve or eighteen inches pitch. If twa 

 or three feet pitch is given it the wind will get undr the felt and 

 tear it off. We've had experience in the matter and speak " by 

 the book." 



To catch a chicken or turkey quick and easy, take a cord 

 and make a slip-noose on one end about twenty inches in diam 

 eter. Lay this on the ground and stand off some distance with 

 the other end in your hand. Throw some corn about the noose 



