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the rack, as they require less water than those in a 

 less advanced stage. 



The oats sprout more quickly if grown and 

 sprinkled in a fairly dark place, and it must be re- 

 membered that too warm a temperature will rot the 

 mass after the growth has reached its fourth or fifth 

 day. 



Timothy and Clover Cut Green 



As one enters The Corning Egg Farm, on the left 

 of the drive, there is about an acre of Timothy and 

 Clover. This acre has been very heavily fertilized 

 and brought up to a high state of cultivation. The 

 Timothy and Clover grow so rapidly, and the growth 

 comes in such abundance almost before the snow is 

 off the ground, that cutting it as we do, so many rows 

 each morning, it is impossible to cross the entire plot 

 before that which was first cut has almost grown be- 

 yond the succulent point. To make a change for the 

 hens we cut this in the early Spring, and pass it 

 through the Clover Cutter, reducing it to quarter inch 

 lengths, but we find that after the first few days of 

 feeding the hens show a decided preference for 

 Sprouted Oats, and now we make it a rule to feed 

 the Timothy and Clover one day and the Sprouted 

 Oats the next. This works very well, and the " Bid- 

 dies " seem to enjoy the different rations on alternate 

 days. 



