AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
lose its warmth; sprinkle with warm water and 
thoroughly stir the grain around morning and 
evening, in order to prevent the sprouts from mat- 
ting together in masses and to equalize the germin- 
ation of the sprouts in various parts of the box; 
in a day or two they will commence to generate 
heat, and then may soon be fed. In the winter 
time the germination must be carried on in a com- 
paratively warm room, but in the summer time 
almost any location will do. 
A constant and never-failing supply of pure, 
fresh water is as necessary for the health and com- 
The Supply fort of poultry as any other kind of 
of Drinking live stock. At the same time it is 
Wake unnecessary to supply water three or 
four times a day, except perhaps in extreme cold 
weather, when this has to be done to keep the water 
from freezing. Fountains should be of sufficient 
size that they shall not have to be filled more than 
once a day; but no matter how big the fountain is, 
fresh water should be supplied every day, as other- 
wise it will become stale and more or less foul. 
When fresh water is given, it should not merely be 
added to that already in the vessel, but all the old 
water should be thrown away and replaced with 
fresh. Warm water should always be supplied 
in cold weather, especially to little chicks. It is 
a good plan to scald out the drinking vessels 
every week or two, adding a little good disinfectant 
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