Things to Remember
(By F. C. Brown.)
Do not neglect the green-food supply Overcrowding the laying hen is on» of the most serious mistakes in thd business. The moulting bird intended for th«i. breeding pen should be well fed. Feeding in the house 16 better for the fowls, and where small birds are troublesome it is better l lor the pocket. If the birds are induced to stand about iu a wet yard in cold weather waiting for food the egg yield" wi£! suffer."' J* In selecting cockerels (or breeding purposes make sure that tJiey have tha desired constitution. The egg-yield is largely determined by the quality and class of the food supplied. Instinct in the high-type layer demands adequate supply of animal food. — Agricultural Gasette.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 May 1915, Page 2
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