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pungent articles, sucli as pepper, of all sorts. Chopped 
nettles are also recommended, hut will he found a most 
annoying food. We, on one occasion, ventured upon a 
trial of them ; hut wo shall never forget the pain which 
was produced in the mouths of these tender little crea- 
tures, from the sting of this noxious weed. 
Some sort of net or grating should cover in the box, 
to prevent the Hen, when out of the coop, from leaping 
or flying over, in her restless anxiety, which increases 
daily, until set at large with her little brood. The 
box may either he placed in the open air or in the 
house, according to the state of the weather and season 
of the year. 
We have said, that a hoard should he used for 
placing the food upon, whatever it may consist of, 
being preferable, in our opinion, to a trough, in which 
the food is apt to get sour, while the hoard does not 
labour under that objection, and can he readily cleaned. 
All descriptions of Poultry are the better of being 
fed up generously from the very shell, and we prefer 
the flesh of those brought up at large, to those which 
are artificially fed, or crammed, as the phrase is. We 
have found a mixture, neither too moist nor too dry, of 
boiled potatoes and baTley, or pease meal, equal parts, 
excellent feeding, either for producing eggs, or good 
sound flesh for the table; and this mixture seems to 
suit all varieties, whether Land or Water Poultry: it 
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