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EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
Connecticut  Contest 
Below  are  the  figures  for  the  sixth 
week  of  Storrs,  Conn.,  egg-laying  contest, 
showing  production  for  week  and  total 
to  date. 
Barred  Rocks.  Week  Total 
Merritt  M.  Clark,  Conn .  7  34 
Michigan  P.  Parra,  Mich .  0  7 
A.  H.  Hall,  Conn .  15  82 
.title#!  F.  Frauc'uis,  L.  1 .  30  143 
Hampton  Institute,  Va .  23  55 
Fairtiolds  Poultry  Farms,  N .  II .  31  I3I 
Norfolk  Specialty  F'anns,  Ontario...  0  9 
Rodman  Sebsff,  N.  II .  20  80 
Rock  Rose  Farm,  N.  Y .  12  44 
White  Rocks. 
Ilolliston  Hill  P.  Farm,  Mass .  21  121 
Benjamin  F.  Row,  N,  H .  . . 
Albert  T.  Denzen,  Mass.  . .  1 
Buff  Rocks. 
Koshaw  Farms,  Conn .  31  144 
A.  A.  Hall,  Conn .  4  3S 
White  Wyandottes. 
A.  L.  Mulloy,  Conn .  34  113 
Merrythought  Farm,  Conn .  39  lfifi 
A.  L.  V  Midland,  N.  J .  18  5E 
Grant  ltuler  &  Sou,  Ta .  14  08 
Joseph  Moreau.  It.  1 .  24  128 
Obc<1  G.  Knight.  R.  T .  13  35 
Brnynian  Farm,  N.  H.  . .  33  135 
Beulah  Fnrm,  Ontario  . .  20  121 
Vine  Hill  Farm,  Mass .  23  112 
Mrs.  It.  W.  Sterens,  N.  Y .  22  75 
Everett  E.  Wheeler,  Mass .  20  100 
.1.  E.  Watson,  Conn .  6  (1 
Toni  Barron.  England  .  23  55 
Harry  Kendall,  N.  Y .  9  04 
Jay  H.  Ernlsae,  N.  Y .  7  57 
Nybrook  Farm,  L.  1 .  13  70 
Buff  Wyandottes. 
H.  P.  Cloyes  &  H.  R.  Sullivan,  Conn.  37  154 
Dr.  N.  W.  Sanborn,  Mass .  29  97 
Rhode  Island  Reds. 
Frank  E.  Turner,  Maes .  3  23 
Frank  E.  Turner.  Mass.  . .  20  53 
Colonial  Farms,  N.  H .  21  101 
A.  B.  Rrundnge,  Conn .  8  17 
HI  11  view  P.  Fnrm,  Vt.  (K.  C.) .  37  97 
Homer  P.  Doming,  Conn,  . .  17  52 
Charles  O.  Polhemus,  N.  Y .  19  79 
Peqitot  Poultry  Farm.  Conn .  33  155 
Springdale  Poultry  Farm,  Conn .  17  40 
I. nnrel  Hill  Form,  K.  1 .  11  118 
George  W,  Harris,  Conn .  24  109 
IT  rr.v  II.  Cook,  Conn.  . .  14  09 
A.  W.  Humcry.  N.  H.  . .  20  48 
F.  M.  Peawley,  Conn . .  .  0  20 
Allan's  Hardtnbeat  Reds,  It.  1 .  22  100 
Glenview  Poultry  Farm,  Conn .  0  74 
Fatherland  Farm,  Mass .  20  50 
Jacob  K.  Jansen.  Conn .  23  140 
Itoyal  Farm's,  Conn .  21  99 
Conyers  Farm,  Conn .  8  44 
P interest  Orchards,  Mass .  22  99 
White  Orpingtons. 
OK'd  G.  Knight,  R.  1 .  19  153 
Harry  Paxton,  N.  Y .  18  94 
White  Leghorns. 
A.  IS.  Hall,  Conn .  37  147 
Braoside  Poultry  Farm,  Pa .  38  145 
Jay  H.  Ernlsso,  N.  Y .  17  24 
Broad  Brook  Farm,  N.  Y .  10  115 
J  O.  LeFevre,  N.  Y .  33  159 
Roltwood  Poultry  Farm,  Conn .  19  139 
Wm.  i j.  Gilbert  Home.  Conn .  24  107 
Francis  F.  Lincoln,  Conn .  25  57 
P.  G,  Platt,  Pa .  0  50 
Koshaw  Farms,  Conn.  . .  12  113 
F.  M.  Poasley,  Conn .  18  72 
Chan.  Helgl,  Ohio  .  9  31 
Tom  Barron,  England  .  3  ’  25 
■Will  Barron,  England  . 17  78 
J.  Colllnson.  England  . .  25  103 
Abel  l.ntlmni,  England  .  34  60 
Bnsbkill  Poultry  Farm,  Pa .  30  113 
A.  P,  Robinson.  N.  T .  47  173 
Eglantine  Farm,  Md .  30  126 
Frank  K.  Hancock,  Vt .  32  113 
Margate ta  1*.  Farm,  Ohio .  9  35 
Merrythought  Farm,  Conn .  30  177 
E.  A.  Ballard,  Pa .  38  198 
W.  15,  Atkinson,  Conn .  31  101 
Hilltop  Poultry  Yards,  Conn .  30  223 
N.  \V.  Hcndvyx,  Couu .  83  106 
Clifford  I.  Stoddard1,  Conn .  29  201 
George  Phillips,  Conn.  . . .  19  74 
Hampton  Institute,  Va .  5  25 
Toth  Bros.,  Coun .  14  GO 
White  Leghorn  Club,  Ill .  27  143 
Oak  Hill  Estate,  Pa .  5  30 
Geo,  A.  stall  Hard,  Kansas  .  28  120 
Jns.  F.  Harrington,  N.  J .  31  93 
H.  W.  Col  ling  wood.  N.  J .  17  139 
Wind  sweep  Farm,  Coun.  . .  22  53 
Wlmlsweep  Farm,  Conn .  40  140 
W.  J.  Cocking,  N.  J .  20  90 
M.  J.  Quacki'iihush,  N.  ,T .  30 
Dr.  E.  P.  nolmes,  Maine  .  3  48 
Hill  view  Farm,  Mo .  19  81 
Conyers  Farm,  Conn  . Hi  101 
Hillside  Farm,  Conn .  24  213 
Silver  Campines, 
Eugene  Van  Why,  Conn .  19  07 
Uneowa  Campine  Yards,  Conn . 
Totals  . 2004  8901 
Vineland,  N.  J. 
The  following  table  indicates  the  num¬ 
ber  of  eggs  laid  during  the  week  ending 
December  12,  1910,  also  the  total  number 
laid  by  each  pen  to  date. 
Barred  Plymouth  Bocks. 
I 
Garret  W.  Buck,  N.  J . 
Thomas  Honry,  Pa . 
Otlo  C.  Lukes,  N.  J . 
C.  N\  Myers,  Pa . 
Harry  H.  Ober,  N.  J . . . 
Overlook  Farm,  N.  J.  . . 
George  C.  Ward.  Maine  . 
Wooilsido  Farm,  R,  I . 
White  Plymouth  Rocks. 
Chester  P.  Dodge,  Mass . 
Hoi  listen  Hill  Poultry  Farm,  Mass.,., 
Eduard  E.  Murray,  N.  Y . . . 
Victor  8.  Roichenbach,  Pa . 
Overlook  Farm.  N.  .1.  . . 
Wilburtha  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
Columbian  Plymouth  Rooks. 
Deptford  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
T.  ,1.  Enslin,  N.  J.  . . 
J.  M.  Jones,  N.  J.  . . . 
Total  Week 
. .  209  33 
(14  13 
51  13 
24  5 
114  36 
White  Wyandottes. 
Thomas  Coates,  N.  J.  . . . . 
A.  II.  Faulkner,  N.  J . 
Thomas  Henry,  Pa . . 
GaWewood  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
Lu.tscroft  Farm.  N.  J . 
E.  C.  Miioro.  N,  J . 
T.  II.  Matteson  &  Son,  R.  I . 
Sunny  brook  Form,  N.  J.  . 
H.  8.  Tu thill,  Vineland.  N.  J . 
Columbian  Wyandottes. 
Lake  Farm,  R.  I . 
Sunnybrook  Farm.  N.  .T . 
Wilburtha  Poultry  Farm.  N.  J . 
Buff  Wyandottes. 
Clark  &  Howland.  Vt,  . . 
W.  P,  Laing,  N.  J,  . . 
December  23,  1918. 
Mrs.  C.  B.  Elliott,  N.  ,T. . 
Rhode  Island  Reds. 
Belle  Ellen  Stock  Farm,  X.  J . 
H.  W.  Collingwood,  N.  J . 
Thomas  W.  Dawson,  Pa . 
Etjon  Poultry  Farm.  N,  J . 
Thomas  Henry,  Pa.  . . 
Miss  Adeline  S.  Macintosh.  N.  .T. ... 
Fnderhil!  Bros  .  X.  .1 . 
Woodland  Poultry  Yard.  Ta . 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns. 
Avalon  Farms,  Conn . 
E.  A.  Ballard.  Pa . 
Will  Barron,  England  . . .  . . 
Belle  Ellen  Stock  Farm.  X.  .1 . 
Broad  Brook  Farm.  X.  V . 
Ooverlawn  Farm.  X.  J . 
\V.  .1.  Cooking,  X.  J . 
Jos.  tt,  Cohen,  X.  ,T . 
.1.  S.  Cray  it  Son.  X.  ,T . 
Chus.  Dural,  Jr.,  X.  .1 . 
7,.  S.  X.  h,  Benue.  X.  J . 
It.  F.  &  R  A.  Earle.  X.  J . 
Harry  G.  Gardiner.  X.  J . 
8.  Groan*.  X.  J . 
Airedale  Farm,  Conn . 
B.  Frank  Orunzlg.  X.  J . 
Henry  E.  ilrlno,  X’.  J.  . 
Richard  Heine,  X.  J . . . 
Hcigl’s  Poultry  Farm.  Ohio  . 
Hilltop  Poultry  Yards,  Conn . 
Hillview  Form,  Mo . 
Holliaton  Hill  Poultry  Farm.  Mass. 
Hugh  J.  Hoohn,  X.  Y . 
James  F.  Harrington,  X.  J . 
John  It.  Lauder,  N.  .T . 
Laywel!  Poultry  Farm.  Coun . 
Fred  J.  Mathews.  X.  J . 
Mercer  Poultry  Farm,  X.  J . 
Merrythought  Farm.  Conn . 
H.  H.  Myers.  X  J  . 
Samuel  Nieco  &  Srm,  N.  J . 
Oak  Hill  Estate,  Pa . 
Thomas  Henry.  Pa . 
Oakland  Farm,  X.  .1 . 
Miss  Anna  C.  Parry.  Pa . 
P.  G.  Platt,  Pa . . 
Riverside  Egg  Farm,  X.  Y . 
Joseph  H.  Ralston,  X.  J . . . . . . 
Shadowbrnnk  Fnrm.  Conn . . 
Sloan's  Egg  Farm.  X.  J . 
Pinehurat  Poultry  Farm.  Pa . 
Herman  F.  Bonder,  X.  J . 
A,  E.  Spear,  N.  J . 
Sunnybrook  Farm.  X.  .T . 
Tenacro  Poultry  Farm.  X.  J . . . . . 
Tom's  Poultry  Farm.  N.  J . 
Training  School,  X,  J . 
J.  Percy  Van  2undt,  X.  J . 
Shurts  &  Voogtlen,  X.  ,T . 
Gustav  Walters.  N.  J . 
White  House  Poultry  Farm,  X.  ,T _ 
W.  K.  Wixson,  Pa . 
Willanna  Farm,  X.  .T . . . 
Woodland  Farms,  N.  J . 
S.  C.  Buff  Leghorns. 
TT.  G.  Richardson,  N.  J . 
Romy  Singer.  X  J . 
Monmouth  Farms,  X,  J . 
S.  8.  Black  Leghorns. 
A.  E.  Hampton.  N.  J . 
Fred  C.  Nixon.  X.  J . 
Sunny  Acres,  N.  J . 
Either  fish  or  meat  scrap  alone  may  be 
used ;  in  that  case  the  amount  being 
doubled.  Equal  parts,  by  weight,  of 
wheat  and  cracked  corn  constitutes*  the 
“scratch  grain”  mixture.  More  than  half 
of  the  total  amount  of  the  whole  grain 
fed  is  given  at  the  night  feeding,  m.  b.  d. 
SliWSl  PARTRIDGES  I.  PHEASANTS 
OabBH'aU/.ius.  Buck  Gnrno,  Wild  Turkeys.  Qnnlis, 
Rabbits,  Deer,  etc.,  for  stocking  purposes.  Fancy 
Pheasants.  Peafowl,  Cranes,  Storks.  Beautiful 
Swans,  Ornamental  Geese  and  Ducks.  Foxes, 
Squirrels,  Fnrreta,  and  all  kinds  of  birds  and 
animals,  MM,  J.  MACKENSEN,  Natural¬ 
ist,  Department  10,  Yardley,  Pa, 
Drop  in  Laying 
My  White  Leghorn  pullets  which  were 
hatched  from  the  last  week  in  March  to 
the  last  week  in  April,  began  to  molt 
early  in  November  They  were  raised  on 
free  range,  and  put  in  the  laying  houses 
about  the  8th  of  October.  By  the  end  of 
October  there  was  an  encouraging  in¬ 
crease  in  their  egg  yield.  November  1  the 
egg  yield  began  to  decrease,  and  has  re¬ 
mained  about  the  same  ever  since.  When 
can  I  expect  these  molting  pullets  to  be¬ 
gin  laying  again V  When  should  White 
Leghorns  he  hatched  if  there,  is  to  be  no 
danger  of  their  molting  in  November  and 
December?  Last  year  my  pullets  were 
laying  heavily  at  this  season  and  only  a 
few  were  hatched  after  May  1.  Would 
you  advise  any  particular  change  in  their 
feed  to  hurry  them  through  their  molt? 
They  are  fed  on  the  Cornell  rations. 
New  York.  i.  f. 
Fullets  that  are  hatched  hefore  April 
and  are  well  fed  and  cared  for,  thus  hast¬ 
ening  development,  are  apt  to  lay  a  few 
eggs  in  the  Fall  and  then  molt.  Even 
those  hatched  later  may  do  so.  This 
trouble  seems  to  he  more  common  in  some 
seasons  than  others,  and  I  know  of  no 
way  except  later  hatching  and  feeding  for 
less  rapid  development  to  prevent  it.  The 
excessive  use  of  meat  products  in  the 
ration  encourages  this  premature  matur¬ 
ity.  and.  if  pullets  are  seen  to  he  “ripen¬ 
ing”  too  fast  in  early  Fall,  the  meat  may 
be  wholly  or  partly  cut  out  of  their  ration 
and  such  less  stimulating  food  as  corn 
substituted.  The  pullets  that  arc  molting 
will  probably  not  begin  laying  again  until 
Si  "ing.  April  and  early  May  are  the 
best  months  for  hatching  Leghorns  in  the 
North.  I  would  not  change  their  feed  to 
“hurry  them  through  their  molt.” ;  the 
Cornell  ration  is  a  well-balanced  one  and 
supplies  the  needed  food  elements  in  suit¬ 
able  proportion.  M.  B.  D. 
“With  The  Lay  Brad  b  Them** 
FALL  SALE— SPECIAL  PRICES 
Cocks- W vre  used  in  ourown  breeding  pens 
That  s  proof  tney  arc  t tghl, 
LockeroD-  B  red  f  rom  generation* of  200-egg 
record  layers.  1 1  callhy.  husky  hustlers 
Hens  Selected  from  thousands  of  pullets 
becauseof  quality  vigor  and  performance. 
PaUate— Early-hatched,  vcll-growu  bir  ds  of 
^  great  promise.  All  bred  for  business,  ( 
\  ^  Buy  parly  «nd  sire  money.  J 
^  ^  Write  lor  prkei  imd  catalog,  / 
ROSE  COMB 
White  Leghorns 
Selling  out  a  grand  laying  strain. 
COCKS,  H HNS.  COCKERELS  and  PC  LLETS 
Rock  Maple  Fahm  -  Jacksonville,  Vt. 
Pen  CC  in  Vineland  contest.  A  few  choice 
cockerels  for  sale;  March  hatched.  $3  to 
$5.  Same  pedigree  ns  our  contest  birds. 
Daywell  Poultry  Farm,  Plainville,  Conn, 
A.  B.  HALL’S  S.C.W.  Leghorns 
held  fourth  position  among  34  Leghorn  entries  in 
Storrs  Laying  Contest  just  ended.  Six-months 
cockerels,  $5.  Barred  Rock  cockerels  from  special 
mating,  $3,  $4.  Circular.  A.  B-  HALL,  Wallingford,  Conn. 
r^nrirEDFi  c.  $• c- w-  leghorns,  r.  i.  reds 
^ULMHVELO  B.P.  ROCKS,  WHITE  WYANDOTTES 
Now  in  the  lime  to  mate  up  yonr  pena.  These  are  fine, 
vigorous  birds  from  farm  range,  heavy  laying  parent¬ 
age  of  the  well  known  GIBSON  STRAIN.  Circular  free. 
G.  r.  CIOSON.  Calen  Farms,  Drawer  C,  CLYDE.  N.  Y. 
World’s  Champion  Layers  wTiSghorns  Sa,?d 
White  Wyandottes,  Cockerels.  Pullets  and  Cock 
Birds.  Imported  direct  from  England,* Catalogue 
Free.  BROOKFIELD  POULTRY  FARM,  R.  3.  Versailles,  Ohio 
Totals 
1250S  2473 
Starting  the  Poultry  Business 
1.  I  am  going  into  the  chicken  business 
and  would  like  your  advice  on  certain 
points.  Have  you  any  idea  what  a  build¬ 
ing  100  ft.  long,  15  ft.  wide,  8  ft.  high  in 
front,  and  0  ft.  in  rear,  would  cost?  I 
wish  to  have  colony  houses,  50  hens  to  a 
coop.  Ho  you  think  those  measurements 
correct?  Would  you  have  a  cement  or 
wood  floor?  2.  Do  you  think  it  more  ad¬ 
visable  to  get  1, 000-egg  incubator,  as  I 
wish  to  raise  5,000  chickens,  or  would  you 
advise  200  or  300-egg,  so  if  anything 
sould  go  wrong  one  wouldn’t  lose  so 
heavily?  I  intend  to  lay  out  about 
$1,000.  M.  A. 
New  York. 
1.  Perhaps  $200;  so  much  depends 
upon  materials  used  and  the  local  prices 
that  no  estimate  could  be  made.  After 
deciding  upon  style  of  building  and  the 
kind  of  building  material  to  be  used,  any 
local  carpenter  eould  give  you  a  fair  es¬ 
timate  of  the  cost.  Such  a  building  would 
not  be  a  colony  house,  in  the  ordinary 
sense  of  the  term.  These  are  usually 
small,  portable  buildings.  One  12x15 
would  be  large  enough  for  50  fowls.  Ce¬ 
ment  would  he  preferable  for  a  large  per¬ 
manent  building;  wood  for  a  small,  mov¬ 
able  one.  2.  Wholly  a  matter  of  choice ; 
perhaps  an  amateur  would  he  apt  to  do 
better  with  several  of  the  smaller  sized 
incubators.  Please  don’t  lay  out  that 
$1,000  all  at  once.  Spend  just  a  few  hun¬ 
dred  of  it  and  keep  the  rest  in  reserve 
until  you  have  determined  that  you  can 
get  profitable  returns  upon  what  is  al¬ 
ready  invested.  Tt  is  much  easier  in  any 
line  of  business  to  spend  a  ihouaand  dol¬ 
lars  than  it  is  to  get  it  back,  and  the 
poultry  business  is  no  exception  to  the 
rule.  M.  B.  D. 
Roupy  Colds 
What  should  the  temperature  be  for 
chickens  during  the  Winter?  I  have  a 
chicken-house  S\-25  in  the  hack  of  the 
house  where  I  keep  25  hens;  the  last  four 
days  two  have  died.  They  seem  to  lose  ap¬ 
petite  ;  within  24  hours  they  seem  to  have 
difficulty  in  breathing,  as  if  throat  was 
closing  up.  What  is  the  trouble? 
New  Jersey.  F.  j.  l. 
If  thoir  quarters  are  dry  and  suffi¬ 
ciently  well  ventilated  to  prevent  the  ac¬ 
cumulation  of  moisture  as  frost  on  the 
walls,  hens  will  withstand  any  ordinary 
degree  of  cold  during  our  Winters.  If  the 
temperature  drops  to  zero  or  lower  at  any 
time  some  additional  protection,  such  ns  a 
drop  curtain  in  front,  of  their  perches, 
should  he  temporarily  given.  A  poultry 
house  so  tightly  closed  as  to  show  frost, 
on  the  walls  in  cold  weather  lacks  ade¬ 
quate  ventilation  and  hens  in  such  a 
building  are  much  more  subject  to  colds 
and  other  respiratory  diseases  than  those 
in  the  open  air.  I  do  not  know  the  condi¬ 
tions  in  your  henhouses,  but  suspect  that 
you  have  closed  all  the  windows  and  are 
subjecting  your  fowls  to  the  rigors  of 
damp,  ill-ventilated  quarters;  the  symp¬ 
toms  that  you  mention  suggest  roupy 
colds  M.  B.  D. 
Tarbell  Farms  S.C.  White  Legho 
We  offer  for  sale  750  high-grade  pullets  of  our 
We  offer  for  sale  750  high-gradu  pullets  of  our  best 
breeding.  Kang©  raison.  Bt  od  for  superior  laying 
qualities.  Prices  are  low  ami  satisfaction  is  guaran¬ 
teed.  Tarbell  F'srmti,  Smithvllle  E  late,  X.  Y. 
S.  C.  W.  Leghorns  ^laytvoder, 
and  cockerels.  IIOM1Y  —choice  comb  and  extract¬ 
ed.  JUST-A-MERE  FARM,  Box  B,  Columbia  Cross  Roads,  Pa. 
H  EN  S,  PULLET  S,  COCKER  ELS  cl 
285-egg  pedigree.  ULTRA  POULTRY  FARM  Aoalachin,  N.  Y. 
Pedigreed  Selected  Cockerels 
200-250-egg  hong.  S.  C.  W.  Leghorns.  each.  Con¬ 
test  Pens  Storrs.  Conn.,  Vineland,  N.  J. 
James  P.  liarring  foil  .  Mammon  ton,  N.  J. 
mCKPRFT  C  Sure  to  Please.  White 
LitJLilVE/IVRLJ  Wyatidottiui,  Single  Comb 
White  Leghorns.  $3 each  andvip.  Fnl  [sisters  are  now 
making  records  at  Storrs  and  Vineland  Contexts. 
Catalogue.  MERRYTHOUGHT  FARM.  Bux  R.  Columbia,  Conn. 
LEGHORNS—  BARRON—WYANDOTTES 
Excellent  cockerels  and  female  blood  from  Mr.  Barron’s 
imported  stock.  Records  over  2<>0  to  273,  muted  to  265  to 
283  male  blood.  Pullets  showing  fine  Full  iveorda. 
THE  BARRON  FARM  .  CONNFLISVILIE,  PA. 
S.G. WiJiite  Leghorn  Yearling  Hens ^h7e6 
Cockerel*.  HARRY  SMITH,  Montgomery,  N.  Y 
7c.  and  up.  1st  hatch,  March  21.  Leghorns, 
Rocks  and  Broilers.  Cockerels,  cheap. 
C.  M.  LAUVER,  Box  73,  McAllisterviile,  Pa, 
Laying  Ration 
I  have  about  700  pullets  which  have 
commeueed  to  lay,  getting  about  00  eggs  a 
day,  and  about  400  last  year’s  hens,  which 
do  not  lay  tit  all  now  as  they  are  molting 
heavily.  Could  you  tell  me  what  way 
will  be  best  to  feed  them,  and  how  much 
by  the  pound?  I  have  to  buy  all  feed  and 
can  get  any  kind.  What  I  want  is  to  feed 
for  best  results.  N.  L. 
The  approved  method  of  feeding  laying 
hens  and  pullets  is  to  divide  their  ration 
into  two  parts;  one  part  consisting  of 
mixed  whole  grains  and  the  other  of 
ground  grains  and  milling  by-products 
combined  with  meat  food.  The  whole 
grains  are  fed  night  and  morning  in  the 
litter  of  the  poultry  house,  thus  inducing 
exercise  on  the  part  of  the  fowls ;  the 
ground  grain  mixtures,  known  ns  the 
“mash,”  are  usually  fed  dry.  and  in  hop¬ 
pers  open  to  the  fowls  fill  or  part  of  the 
day.  Green  food  of  some  kind  is  also  fed 
and  crushed  oyster  shells  and  grit  are  al¬ 
ways  accessible.  Corn,  wheat,  oats,  bar¬ 
ley,  buckwheat  and  rye  are  all  used  in 
the  whole  grain  mixture,  the  first  three 
mentioned  composing  the  major  part  of 
the  whole  grain  ration.  There  fire  num¬ 
berless  combinations  of  ground  grains 
used  ns  a  mash,  the  choice  depending  con¬ 
siderably  upon  availability  and  market 
prices.  Hens  are  not  fed  by  number  or 
weight  but  by  appetite,  giving  them  all 
that  they  want  but  none  to  waste.  The 
following  ration  used  in  the  laying  com¬ 
petitions  at  the  Storrs,  Conn.,  Experiment 
Station,  is  a  good  example  ot  modern 
methods  of  poultry  feeding  for  eggs  :  Dry 
mash,  always  before  the  birds,  100  lbs. 
cornmeal,  TOO  lb.  wheat  bran,  100  lbs. 
ground  oats,  100  lbs.  flour  middlings,  50 
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