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Into this place the fattening mash, three or four 

 times daily. 



For the city man it is handier to use one of the 

 many commercial mashes, to which should be added 

 skim or butter milk, and to every ten pounds of 

 meal mash add one-half pound of animal fat, such 

 as lard, tallow, or suet. Melt the lard and stir into 

 the batter. This batter should be mixed to the con- 

 sistency of pancake batter. If the fowls show signs 

 of getting tired of animal fat diet, the same amount 

 of sugar may be substituted. Any kind of low grade 

 sugar will answer the purpose, or even molasses may 

 take the place of the former. Do not forget to put 

 a little salt in the batter, and once or twice a week 

 add a little ground charcoal. Green food of any 

 kind should be avoided during the fattening pro- 

 cess. When the first signs of a bird getting off its 

 feed are noticed, such bird should be taken from 

 the fattening pen and either sent to market or again 

 put on the range until it recuperates. 



