the sight that you will run up against and you may count 

 yourself fortunate if you are not completely swamped. How- 

 ever, these troubles only make one more careful and give 

 the experience that is not easily forgotten. The one who is 

 apt to become discouraged should fortify themselves against 

 such things and take them with as light a heart as possible. 

 Stick right on the job till it is finished and you are bound to 

 come out alright. 



Do not force fowls to drink unclean water. You will look 

 into the drinking fountain or jar and say that they have 

 water, but are you careful to note the quality of the water? 

 Very many times the chickens will not drink the water in 

 their fount even if they will will drink out of a mud puddle. 

 Put in fresh clean water and note how quickly they will go 

 for it. Crocks should be used wherever possible and the 

 drinking crocks should be cleaned at least once a day. Pre- 

 ferably one may use any good cleanser or Pearson's Creolin 

 is a very good disinfectant to use. 



Now as to the feeding. Learn the food or the best combi- 

 nations of foods, that is to say mash, grains, greens, etc., 

 best adapted to the breed of chicken, to climatic conditions, 

 etc. Everyone knows that too much com fed in a warm cli- 

 mate is much more injurious to chickens than if fed in the 

 winter time or in a cold climate. A good system of feeding 

 is to throw the grain in a clean litter at night and make 

 them work for their breakfast. Leave a good mash before 

 them at all times and if one is favorable to the feeding of 

 wet mash, whole milk — soured or semi-solid buttermilk 

 which does not contain a preservative, mixed with the mash 

 is very good. Also feeding of processed barley, oats, etc., is 

 an excellent feed and will partially take the place of green 

 feeds. 



The very best green feeds are barley, sudan grass, alfalfa, 

 etc., but after all if it were possible to obtain clover for 

 greens cut in quarter inch length, this is decidedly the very 

 best green feed. You will be surprised to learn the very 

 great quantity of this that your chickens will eat. It is about 

 as valuable a food as you can give them. It is very rich in 

 protein and besides this contains potash, soda, and prosphor- 

 ous acid, making it a splendid food for poultry. The birds are 

 very eager for it and by once trying them with this and dis- 

 covering how well they take it, you will never be without 

 your clover hay for the chickens. 



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