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prepare this mixture take one quart of finely ground beef liver 

 and mix with seven quarts of cold water, stir water and liver 

 until you have it thoroughly mixed. Use this liquid to mix 

 your mash. 



After you begin to feed this mash you can almost see them 

 grow, and they will take on a plumage that is hard to beat in 

 the show room. This is a secret worth knowing, as liver is 

 far superior to milk for producing plumage on show birds of 

 the highest quality. This mash should be fed quite wet, as 

 they will eat more of it if fed this way. 



Growing chickens will eat less during the hot months of 

 July and August than at any other time in the year, and if you 

 are not careful their growth is apt to be checked during these 

 months, as they will drink more than they eat and will not 

 make frame as they should. We all know that if a growing 

 chick gets a set back of any kind in the growing period, no 

 matter from what cause, whether lice, worms, crowded quar- 

 ters, filth or any other cause it never can win the blue in any 

 large shows in hot competition. Therefore, I substitute the 

 following for these two months : Half a pail of flaked oat- 

 meal. Pour enough boiling water into this to fill the pail. 

 Put a cover on and leave it until it is cool. One quart of 

 water to two quarts of cooked oatmeal water is given them to 

 drink instead of clear water. You will also find this a good 

 substitute for milk for growing chicks. A common milk pan 

 makes the best thing I ever tried for the oatmeal water. They 

 are cheap and easily kept clean, and as they are shallow can be 

 put under almost anything to keep them out of the sun. 

 Never leave the drinking pans in the sun, for oatmeal water 

 will soon sour and be rank poison to growing chicks. By using 

 oatmeal water in this way we don't have to worry if they don't 

 eat as much as they should, as they are sure to drink more than 

 usual during this hot spell, and the oatmeal in the water gives 



