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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
according to size and breed. 
NovVEMBER, 1908 
My Way of Bedi for Eggs 
Y November 1st all the old, and the 
weak, undesirable birds, with the 
surplus cockerels, must be removed from 
the flock kept for winter laying. Then be 
sure that these chosen ones, with their quar- 
ters, are free from mites and vermin. Dust 
the birds with insect powder and spray 
the walls and roosts of the quarters with the 
following solution: Warm until dissolved 
three pounds of carbolic acid crystals, to: 
which add enough kerosene emulsion to. 
make one gallon. Use one quart of this mix- 
ture, one quart creolin and two quarts of 
kerosene to spray. This must be done as 
often as once a week at first for three or 
four weeks; later once a fortnight will be 
often enough. 
Do not crowd too many hens into too 
small a house. Allow from eight to fourteen 
square feet of floor space for each adult bird, 
If there is an 
outside scratching shed the space may be 
reduced one-third. 
Twenty hens and a rooster are enough 
for a colony, and small colonies isolated in 
small, or colony, houses are better as pro- 
ducers, than the same number kept in pens 
under one roof, but are not as easily cared 
for. 
Keep the floor dry, clean, and well littered, 
and in this litter feed the morning meal, 
consisting of two parts wheat, two parts 
oats, and one part buckwheat. This is fed 
as soon after daylight as possible and not 
more than one quart to twelve hens. This 
light feed will keep the hens at work and 
warm until they get their midday meal, con- 
sisting of three parts wheat bran, three parts 
finely ground oats, three parts of finely cut 
clover and one part of beef scraps. This is 
to be mixed and wet with hot skim milk 
or hot water, but do not make it sloppy. 
Feed while warm and only as much as the 
hens will pick up clean. Some green stuff, 
like cabbage or lettuce, and cut beets or 
potatoes should be given. 
For the evening meal shelled corn is 
scattered in the litter, or corn on the cob is 
given, allowing the hens to pick it off for 
exercise. This ration may be changed to suit 
the circumstances, but the more closely it is 
adhered to, the better will be the result. 
One cause of failure of the hens to lay is 
the excessive feeding of corn; it is fattening. 
The only profitable place for a fat hen to 
lay is on the butcher’s block. Fat hens will 
not produce eggs in profitable quantities, 
nor will the hen with cold feet, so this must 
