EGG PRODUCTION 
tried it. I think, however, it is worth 
trying, and I would advise those who have 
the opportunity, to do so. 
Some poultrymen use alfalfa meal, and 
we tried it with our flock, but, on account 
of the difficulty of getting meal that was 
made of bright, well-cured alfalfa hay, we 
discontinued its use. It seems that a 
good many alfalfa-growers in this locality 
ground their poor and damaged hay into 
alfalfa meal and baled their bright, well- 
cured hay. We have never been able to 
get good results feeding anything to our 
poultry that had the least bit of mold 
about it, either in grain or green food. 
I will not say anything here about the 
methods used in sprouting oats for poul- 
try, for the reason that the manufacturers 
of the machines for doing the work give 
full instructions how to use them. You 
will find these machines advertised in 
your poultry and farm journals, and I 
would advise you, if you intend to use 
sprouted oats, to buy one of these ma- 
chines. 
Potatoes, potato parings, onions, beets 
and turnips will take the place of green 
food to a great extent, if they are avail- 
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