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liberal feeding of rape is said to make the 
egg yolks somewhat light-colored, but the 
average amateur need not worry about this. 
Where only a small flock is kept, a little 
bed of oats, Swiss chard or any green crop 
which grows rapidly may be made in the 
poultry yard and covered with chicken wire 
fastened to a board set on edge at each end. 
Then the hens will be able to eat the green 
stuff only as it grows to a point where they 
can reach it through the wire. The best 
plan I have found, is to open the gate to 
the yard about an hour before darkness 
comes and let the birds have the run of 
the grounds. They do not wander far but 
devote themselves to consuming grass. 
Naturally a watchful eye must be kept on 
them so that they will not wander into the 
garden, but they are made welcome in the 
corn patch. 
It is a great advantage to have double 
yards, so that one may be dug up and 
planted with a quick-growing crop like 
oats while the birds are confined in the 
other. Then there is no danger of the 
yards becoming foul, something to be care- 
fully guarded against. If there is but a 
single yard, it should be plowed or spaded 
once a month. A hand-plow is excellent 
for this purpose. Unless the soil is very 
light and open, it is best to first rake or 
scrape up the surface accummulation and 
remove it; used in the garden, it makes an 
excellent stimulant for the growing vege- 
tables. 
Feeding in Summer calls for no special 
departure from the regular routine, except 
that the corn ration should be reduced in 
very hot weather. It is not necessary or 
advisable to cut out corn all through the 
Summer. It is the best srain there is. 
When feeding cracked corn, though, care 
should be taken to have it sweet and good. 
The same advice applies to beef scraps. 
The latter are needed, even when the hens 
have free range. 
In Summer, when the days are long, the 
hens are off the roosts at an early hour and 
ought to have their morning meal at once. 
If the owner is averse to such early rising, 
he should scatter grain in the house after 
the birds have gone to roost the night be- 
fore or else make the last feeding of the 
day so bountiful that there will be some 
grain left over for morning. 
If the hens have free range, they should 
be fed before they are allowed out of the 
houses ; otherwise they are likely to satisfy 
themselves largely with grass and what- 
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eat enough grain, in which case the egg 
yield will fall off. Some poultry-keepers 
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may be given about 5 o’clock and a feeding 
of whole or cracked grain made an hour 
or two later. It is surprising with what 
avidity the birds will devour hard grain 
shortly after they have had their fill of 
mash. 
If the fowls have a wide range, no litter 
is needed in the house in Summer and the 
grain may be scattered in the grass. If the 
flock is closely confined, however, a litter 
is needed, so that the birds will be obliged 
to work for what they eat. A little grain 
may be sowed in the yard to induce the 
hens to scratch there. Some of it will 
sprout before it is scratched up, and will 
then be eaten with zest. 
There is no better place for the growing 
chicks than an orchard or a cornfield. In 
the latter they will find many bugs and 
worms and will be protected from hawks. 
In hot weather it is best to house them in 
coops without floors. They should not be 
crowded and should not be allowed to run 
in the grass until the dew has dried off. 
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