12 PROFITS IN POULTRY. 
full crops ; for the nights in the winter and early spring 
are long, and as soon as the chickens have digested all 
their food they stop growing for the time being. I always 
make it a point to feed them as late in the afternoon as 
they can see, and as early in the morning. 
By the above described system of feeding, the chickens 
are constantly tempted by a variety of healthy food, and 
the result is a rapid growth and perfect immunity from 
disease. If abundance of grass is not accessible to them, 
young chickens should have fed to them at least one meal 
a day of grass and clover chopped fine with a pair of 
scissors. In winter I give my chickens cabbages, throw- 
ing in whole heads for the birds to pick at, 
