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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
May J, 1909 
Jd. G. ROWELL 
TKatlor and OutMHtter, 
JUST ARRIVED. 
The Latest Designs in 
Suitings, 
Coatings, 
Overcoatings, 
Trouserings, 
so Rundle 
that the morning meal should consist 
largely of pollard, 2 parts (by measure); 
bran, 1 part; with 1 lb. at least of animal 
food (lightly boiled) to 30 pullets daily. A 
fair amount of green food should be added 
and mixed well, and the whole should be 
thoroughly worked up to a crumbly con- 
sistency. 
Should some of the pullets appear 
backward in their adult feather pro- 
duction, a teaspoonful of linseed per 
bird in the mash will have beneficial 
results. 
Evening.—Half an hour before roosting 
time, give a good handful of mixed 
wheat, short oats, and crushed maize— 
equal parts. Scatter the grain in dry 
litter, and make them work, as it helps to 
promote egg production, 
There is great variety in thus feeding, 
and as eggs are usually worth 2d, each in 
April and May, it pays to pen in small 
yards, protected from cold bleak winds 
and provided with comfortable houses. 
Well-fed pullets so treated will net at 
least 6s. profit per bird. ; 
SHett, Grit, anp Water.—Ground 
oyster shell has no equal for production 
-annual’y consume 7 lbs, 
of firm egg-shells. Each pullet will 
Provide a box 
with plenty of sharp pieces of grit, such 
as gravel and broken crockery. The 
addition of charcoal and crushed burnt 
bones twice aweek will be found bene- 
ficial. Keep the water vessel always fulls 
clean out daily and place in a sheltered 
spot 
Nest Boxes.—Encourage the pullets 
Make the 
nests dark and inviting. Do not allow 
them to lay in the house. Shun all bad 
smelling disinfectants, as the eggs, being 
very porous, may easily become tainted; 
for example when the nests has been 
sprinkled with carbolic powder or other 
similarly strong deodorizer. 
to lay in a secluded corner, 
Eaa Yirtp.—Bear in mind that the 
real cost of eggs can onl be estimated by 
the quantity harvested. You cannot ex- 
pect a large egg yield by feeding the stale 
loaf to your pullets. 
—Victorian “ Journal of Agriculture.’ 
Sixteen billion eggs are laid by the hens 
of the United States each year. 
Fancy Vestings in 
great variety. 
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BEE BULLETIN 
A Monthly Journal 
Devoted to Bee Keeping: 
Edited and Published by E. TIPPER; 
West Maitland; Apiary, Willow Tre 
New South Wales. 
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