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quarts of oats. That is to say, six quarts of wheat 

 and corn and two quarts of oats. 



The Corning Mash the Secret 



The amount of Mash fed in the troughs varies in 

 accordance with the way the birds clean it up. The 

 point aimed at being to feed in each House the quan- 

 tity that the birds will about clean up, by roosting 

 time. The intention is that their first food in the 

 morning shall be obtained by their vigorous scratch- 

 ing in the litter. All the grain is fed at one time, 

 in the afternoon, and is not forked into the litter, 

 as the birds have worked all day up to this time, it 

 is desired that they fill up rather easily from feeding 

 time till dark. As they move and scratch they bury 

 the surplus grain most effectively in the litter, thus 

 saving considerable labor, which is expended on 

 many poultry farms, by using the pitch fork to place 

 the grain deep in the straw. 



When the pullets are first put into the Laying 

 House, about ten pounds of Mash is placed in each 

 trough, this being estimated as sufficient for each 

 one hundred birds. If it is not cleaned up, the 

 amount, the next day, is decreased, but if entirely 

 consumed the quantity is increased. 



Over and over again it is stated in articles that 

 large quantities of animal food and rich meals in the 

 mash are very stimulating and wear the hen out. 

 This is a great mistake. When the hen is being sup- 



