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scratched to fine pieces. In this the grain 
is fed, making the birds work for the food. 
Some writers say this litter can remain until 
spring, but cleaning out and renewing at 
least once is preferable, as it becomes very 
dusty and dirty before the winter is over. 
One objection I have found to straw as litter 
is that straw seems to draw dampness from 
the air thus becoming fouland musty. Iam 
now substituting planer shavings, which I 
find very satisfactory. 
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Outside one end of the house a covered 
manure shed is built, connected from the in- 
side with a chute covered with a trap door 
through which the droppings are thrown 
after each cleaning. By spring a good many 
dollars’ worth of manure can thus be col- 
lected. All farmers are glad to get such 
fertilizer. 
