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to have a little keener appetite than usual, they get more. 

 I find feeding this way that the fowls are always in good 

 condition being neither too fat nor too lean, seem to be 

 contented, always singing, making the litter fiy and laying 

 a good supply of eggs right through the winter. 



This system might not do with some breeds, but with 

 the Cornish and White Indians, I find it O. K. Three 

 things are necessary to, the welfare of any breed if one 



A Well Built, Double Wall House Which Could not be Sufficiently Ven- 

 tilated to Prevent Dampness. 



expects them to do well, and these are: first, absolute 

 cleanliness; second, good quarters; third, a good, generous 

 supply of food and water, grit, oyster shells and charcoal. 

 I firmly believe that a flock of hens or pullets to do well 

 must have all these. If they have the food they want, 

 you will hear them singing their little song almost every 

 day, but you won't if your flock is kept half-starved all 

 day until just before dark. The members of the human 

 race I notice want their food regularly and enough of it 

 and I think our dumb animals and birds have just that 



