154 THE HOME POULTRY BOOK 



Eggs should be gathered several times a day so 

 that they will not be incubated by the laying hens. 



The nesting material should be renewed at fre- 

 quent intervals and the nest boxes thoroughly 

 cleaned each time. 



Treasure your lawn clippings. They are excel- 

 lent to feed now or to dry and feed next Winter. 



Sometimes changing from the regular laying mash 

 to the growing mash fed the chickens will help to 

 increase the yield of eggs in the laying house. 



AUGUST 



An off month for the poultry. The hens are 

 molting and the production of eggs not large. 



Continue to market the old hens as fast as they 

 stop laying. Get rid of surplus cockerels, too. 



The supply of corn should be reduced consider- 

 ably in extremely hot weather. 



The molting hens should not be annoyed by a 

 rooster, but should have a shaded yard and cool earth 

 to dust in. Loam is better than dust for the hen's 

 dry bath. 



Dwarf Essex rape may still be sown this month 

 to give a supply of late green stuff. Slight frosts do 

 not hurt it. 



