56 TWENTY LESSONS ON POULTHY KEEPING 



equal parts of cracked com and wheat, and shonld l)e scat- 

 tered in the litter morning and evening. 



Charcoal and grit should be before the fowls all the 

 time. 



In order to fatten fowls, they should be confined in a 

 coop and fed a wide ration, which contains a large per- 

 centage of carbohydrates. Corn meal and sliorts, moistened 

 with buttermilk, make a good food for fattening. 



Plenty of fresh, clean water should be before the fowls 



at all times. 



RKVIEW 



1. Tc41 liow fowls get over fences. 



2. Deseribe a good poultry fence. 



3. Give size and shape of a farm poultry yard. 



4. What advantage is there in fencing the poultry yard? 



5. What disadvantage? 



QUESTIONS 



1. How do fowls grind their food? 



2. Give the two values of grit. 



3. What are the two classes of foods needed? 



4. What is protein and what does it do? 



5. What are carbohydrates and what do they do? 



6. What is a " balance<l ration " and how do you figure a ration 



where several feeds are coniliined? 



7. What is a narrow ration? A wide ration? 



8. Give a good ration for laying hens. 



9. Give a good ration for fattening fowls. 



10. Name the digestive organs of a fowl and tell the work done by 

 each. 



HOME WOUK 

 Mix a lialanced ration fur laying liens and bring a sample of the 

 mixture to school. 



