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warm water, in which he dissolved a little borax; the second tin also with clean, 
warm, water, for a second wash, and the third tin clean, cold water, slightly 
blued. 
He had several empty crates, with clean straw at the bottom, slightly 
raised from the ground to allow a free current of air, and it being a nice, warm 
day, he placed the fowls when washed in these in the sun to dry. He used 
Sunlight soap, aad washed every bird thoroughly. By that, I mean legs, head, 
comb, wattles, and, of course, all feathers; the worst of the dirt in the first 
tin, and then all feathers a second time in the second tin, and finally rinsed out 
all soap in the third water in No. 3 tin. He then squeezed out as much of the 
water as possible with his right hand, holding the bird in the left, then with an 
old towel dried them as well as possible, and finally placed them in the wicker 
coops, and in about three hours’ time the birds were thoroughly dry, and as 
white as snow. 
Mr. Thompson is a great believer in the old saying, that “if a thing is worth 
doing, it is worth doing well,” and there is no doubt if washing white fowls is 
done carelessly and hurriedly, the result is that the birds look worse than if they 
were not washed at all. When dry, he rubbed a very little vaseline on the 
combs and wattles, being careful that none went on the feathers, and then dried 
the former with an old handkerchief. The process to many will, of course, 
seem tedious, but the enthusiastic exhibitor need not be told that no pains should 
be spared to show his birds in first-class order. 
POULTRY NOTES. 
Doy’a feed unsound or mouldy grain to the fowls. 
Oaws and wheat are a bettér grain feed for poultry than corn. 
Never coddle or baby either old or young fowls. Provide them with suitable 
shelter, and allow them to use their discretion about keeping under cover—onlv 
be sure that you have things so that they can run to shelter if they want to, 
We can have healthy fowls by breeding from vigorous, healthy, mature stock 
from ancestors equally good. This will give us sturdy chicks if eggs are 
properly incubated—chicks kept growing with good care on free range. All 
our stock should be allowed warm, clean quarters, plenty of fresh air and sun- 
light, pure water, good, sound food, exercise, good care and freedom from 
vermin.— American Poultry Journal. 
Greun Bonx.—Green bone contains several elements important in the feed of 
fowls, and is especially valuable as a stimulant of egg production. or chicks 
it should be cut as fine as possible, but this is not necessary for grown fowls. 
Tf the poultry have a range in which they can catch plenty of insects and worms 
they will need very little green bone, but if they are kept confined a small 
quantity, about half a handful, should be fed to each hen two or three times a 
week. Asit is ahighly concentrated feed, the hens may easily eat too much of it, 
or more than can be easily digested, unless mixed with bran or some other bulky 
feed. 
PRESERVATION OF EGGS. 
Tux following is a report of experiments made at the Central Experiment Farm, 
Ottawa, Canada, of the two methods usually considered the best of preserving 
eggs. The experiments were conducted by Mr. Frank T. Shutt, chemist, 
Dominion Experiment Farm, and Mr. A. G. Gilbert, the poultry manager. 
Haying received numerous inquiries from farmers during the past two months _ 
respecting the merits of ‘‘water glass” as a medium in which to keep eggs, we 
are led to think that certain conclusions drawn from an experiment, lately 
