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house their headquarters when they are not ranging should 

 be resorted to. It is bad farm practice to throw out feed for 

 poultry around the granary. They soon learn the source of 

 supply and will hang about the granary waiting for feeding 

 time or watching for an opportunity to fly in. On most 

 farms this constitutes a nuisance. 



If the poultry, is fed at the poultry-house, as the practice 

 should be, at least two trips from the granary to the chicken- 



A serviceable supply hopper of proper dimensions to hold 200 pounds of grain. 

 (Courtesy of Kansas Experiment Station.) 



house become necessary. These may be avoided by having 

 a supply of grain at the chicken-house and at the same time 

 will result in the hens gathering at the proper place at feeding 

 time. 



A supply hopper, large enough to hold grain for at least a 

 week's feeding, is a great convenience. While a metal hopper 

 is preferable to a wooden one, because it is mouse- and rat- 

 proof, a covered box hung on the wall will serve the purpose. 

 It should have a sloping top, so that the fowls cannot roost 



