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chicks produced where the birds had been fed merely 

 the ordinary ration, and where the attempt had been 

 made to stimulate the egg production by the use of 

 red pepper. 



The exact action of mustard, in the animal or hu- 

 man being, is a somewhat disputed point, but the 

 Medical Fraternity seems to agree that it increases 

 the secretion of gastric juices, and very decidedly 

 promotes good digestion. 



A great layer must be a large eater, but she can- 

 not be a large eater unless she is kept in perfect 

 health, and has the necessary appetite which only 

 comes when in a strong, robust, vigorous condition. 



The Corning Egg Farm has fed mustard in a way 

 that it has never been fed before; the egg produc- 

 tion has increased very materially; the percentage of 

 fertility has run considerably higher; the germs have 

 been strong, large, hatchable germs, and the resulting 

 chicks, have come into existence with a jump and, 

 where they have been properly handled, have rapidly 

 grown into sturdy youngsters. 



4,000 Layers Fed Mustard 



We started to feed our breeding pens with mustard 

 in the Mash just at the time we desired them to come 

 into eggs, and they responded at once. That is to 

 say, after the Mash containing mustard had been fed 

 to them for about a week, the egg output increased 

 daily, and not only did it increase, but the high marks 



