August 2, 1909 
But while the analysis of bran will be 
invariably found very close to these 
‘figures, lucerne has been known to con- 
tain even higher nutriment than 
‘bran. Plenty of green lucerne fed 
throughout the autumn will keep down 
chicken-pox. 
Where lucerne cannot be grown, it can 
usually be purchased for less than bran, 
bulk for bulk. If purchased as dry 
-chaff, if steeped in warm water and 
and allowed to stand overnight, it turns 
almost as soft and green as when freshly 
-cut. But if lucerne hay or chaff is 
used, care must be taken to see that it is 
well saved and leafy. The harsh 
stalky, badly-saved hay sometimes put on 
‘the market would be useless. 
The next in itmportance as a poultry 
food is clover, but it cannot be grown in 
‘the same quantities as lucerne, and usually 
-only in cool climates. mt 
~ —Rape.— 
Rape is a first-class green food for 
poultry, and grows freely in most dis- 
tricts. Poultry are very fond. of; it, and 
‘while it is not of nearly 80 much. feeding 
value as lucerne, it makes the best ‘of 
alteratives and correctives which ‘can be 
fed to laying hens, There is no need to 
dose them with Epsom salts if they ar® 
fed with plenty of rape. Itis broad leafed 
(like the leaves of a cauliflower), and 
-should be cut up as fine as possible to save 
waste. 
—Other Green Foods.— 
Other green foods of less value from a 
poultry point of view, but very serviceable 
in lieu of something better, are green 
oats, young maize plants, or amber 
-cane,'which*require to be cut up as fine as 
possibte and boiled well before being 
mixed with the mash. ‘Fat Hen, a 
‘common weed, makes a good green feed 
as a substitute for something better. In 
fact, fowls denied natural green stuff will 
eat anything which is green. 
— ‘Agricultural Journal’ of N\S.W. 
3 . 
If all our fowls were all we claim 
sthere’d be no need to claim it. 
A couple of extra eggs per head is aly 
‘added profit—theréfore -worth ‘working 
‘for. ' 
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