A MODEL FEED-BOX.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3552, 27 July 1905, Page 4

A MODEL FEED-BOX.

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The cot shows a feed box that the hen* cannot get into, and 1 with which they cannot crowd each other. The cover (which slopes so that the hen* will not fly upon it) is covered with wire netting, which permits dry grain to be

thrown into tie box without raisin# the cotot. The hens, moreover, do not like to fly up and alight upon this netting. A square pan should be placed n one end of the box to keep water in. In this position it can neither be soiled nor spilled.—Orange Judd Farmer. Rational Diet for (Thick®**. If it is desired to create a glossy plumage for exhibition purposes, a little millet and sunflower seed may also be thrown occasionally into the scratch pile. Bright red combs and wattle acme with good health, and are found among laying hems. Good health comes as a result of good sanitary conditions pure feed, fresh water, and clean quar ters. Corn is a very wholesome article of debt for chickens, at times, and under certain circumstances. But the common practice is to use it to the exclusion of all other forms of food. Wheat is by far the best grain, and is always permissible. —Rural World.

One. advantage of the modern hive Is 1 that jbees can readily be kept&x the