A MODEL FEED-BOX.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3576, 23 September 1905, Page 4

A MODEL FEED-BOX.

Bw Oaaaot Get lato It, Hsltliev Can Hm Cntdr Bird* Crowd Oat |. / (ho WMktr Osh. The cut show's a feed box that the bens cannot get into, and l with which they cannot crowd each other. The cover (which slopes so that the hens will not fly upon it) is covered with wire netting, which permits dry grain to be

thrown Into the box without raising th» cover. The hens, moreover, do not tike to fly np end alight upon this netting. A square pan should be‘placed n ope end of the box to keep water in. Xn this position It can neither be soiled nor spllled.-Orange Judd Farmer. p‘* Rational Diet tor Chlclten*. If it k : desired to create a glossy plumage forejlhibition purposes, a little millet hhd.Bpnflower seed may also be thrown occasionally into the scratch pile. Bright red combs and wattles come with good health, and are found among laying hens. Good health comes 'a* a’-result'of good sanitary conditions, pure feed, fresh water, and clean quarters. Corn ia 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 J$ by far the best grain, and is always permissible.—Bural World. On a Advantage of the modern hive is that the bees can readily be kept in the