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ing; begin at one end of the box and turn them over 

 and thoroughly wet them and it will not be long before 

 you begin to see them sprout. 



As soon as they show some roots, if thej^ are at all 

 thick in the box, they will begin to heat, and as soon 

 as they germinate heat, thej^ will grow very rapidly 

 and will be ready to feed. A\'hen properly processed, 

 one bushel will make four to five bushels of the most 

 delicious feed }ou e\er fed. Give your hens daily of 

 this, about 2 p. m., all they can eat. Do not be afraid 

 of over feeding them on it, and no matter what your 

 hens have been fed or when, they will always take a 

 good feeding of these oats. Now, when they begin to 

 get hot, you must spread them out thinner, for if they 

 get too hot they will kill the life of the oats. After 

 they get right for feeding, you can keep them for many 

 days, if you desire, by spreading them out thin and 

 wetting night and morning with cold water. 



These are also grand for young chicks in their 

 earlier stages, just as they begin to show the roots 

 nicely. There is nothing known at the present time 

 that will produce so many eggs and such fertile eggs 

 as these processed oats — and at the low price of eight 

 to ten cents a bushel. 



This alone is worth hundreds of dollars to any- 

 one with a big plant. You can grow these out of 

 doors, during the warm weather, for yarded plants, 

 and for young chickens. Put your boxes in the shade 

 of a big tree or on the north side of a building, and 

 for free range plants you grow them in the ground as 

 I have described in my former chapter. 



