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FEEDING THE SITTING HEN. 
A sitting hen should only be fed once aday. If her appetite is decent, 
she should get hard grain only, and for preference maize. The latter keeps 
up the heat of her body much better than any other kind of grain, although a 
feed of barley may be given twice a week as a change. If she will eat little 
or nothing, then she must be tempted with soft food. A little oatmeal, with 
some barley-meal, is best, and as soon as she will take to hard grain it is 
better that this alone should be supplied. Green food should not be given, as 
this has a tendency to relax the bowels, which is undesirable. Sharp grit 
should be in a box at hand, although sitting hens seem to pay little attention 
to it, and a supply of pure water should also be given. It is better to give 
them their corn first, however, as they are likely to drink so much water that 
they will eat very little afterwards. 
A dust bath should always be waiting them after they come off the nest. 
This is most necessary for their comfort, and should never be omitted. 
NOTES ON THE CAIRNS AND HERBERTON DISTRICTS. 
These will appear in the next number of the Journal. Pressure on our 
space precludes their publication in the present issue. 
AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE. 
The next Agricultural Conference will be held at Toowoomba on the 10th, 
11th, and 12th June. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION 
OF QUEENSLAND. 
Entries for the Twenty-seventh Annual Exhibition of the Association will 
close on 15th July. Late entries will close on 19th July. 
AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SHOWS. 
The Editor will be glad if the secretaries of Agricultural and other Societies 
will, as early as possible after the fixture of their respective shows, notify him 
of the date, and also of any change in date which may have been decided on. 
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