The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

purpose fowls should be allowed about one quart each of mash and grain daily The lighter breeds, like Leg horns, should be allowed these amounts for 15 birdE.
 Growing bullets should be given all they will eat of these rations. They need abundant food to be fitted for normal development and for egg pro-
 duction in fall and winter. It Is bad economy to stint young stock. Give | them all they will eat and later they will repay the debt with interest. Wastes from the table may be used | with the mash ration and the whole used as wet mash Potato skins and l small potatoes should be boiled and
 mixed with the masH which makes an excellent poultry feed. If the table wastes contain sufficient meat tho | beef scrap may be omitted from the | mash.
 l If the poultrykeeper has a garden, the weeds should be pulled and cut up for
 the flock. Many weeds are thoroughly ap :. petizing, are nutritious and correct the
 bad effects of overlooking with corn. In preparing young bullets for laying. an abundance of greenstuff Is better than too
 much corn. Moldy corn should never be l fed. 0
 | poultry, cockerels should be sold for broil- CTS as soon as possible. Only bullets l should be kept The quarters intended { for them should be cleaned, whitewa shed and made ready at an early date Mov- ing layers Is bad practice. It is equally bad for bullets. It tends to check their development. As soon as possible In Sep tember or October, the bullets should be placed in the house or pen they are to occupy for the winter.
 Successful Handling of Pullets Pullets intended for fall producion should have little extra care. If they l seem droopy, watch for mites These pests work at night, crawling on the birds and | gorgng themselves with blood The best
 care and feeding cannot overcome this blood drain if the mites are numerous.
 They weaken the growing stock and pre- vent development.
 1 If possible bullets should be kept in q 1 house and yard by themselves The house should have roasting place. scratching pen, dust bath and nesting places. Keep ! the bullets off tall grass on wet or stormy days. Use every precaution keep them from getting bowel trouble or colds. Colds
 in the fall easily develop into roup, a disease which must be avoided. It may not prove fatal, but it will surely delay 1 laying.
 Feeding for Fall and Winter Eggs i If fowls have no means of e..srcising their scratching habits. they soon lose tHelF VlSoF 10 keep IOWlS pussy, eSpe- cially as the cold days approach, q scratching pen becomes a necessity. It
 should be provided with two or three
 nches of clean litter. into which the grain
 thrown. The birds should be encour- Iaged to work for all their grain feed. For litter good combination is dried I leaves, hay and straw in about equal l proportion. Any coarse material, how I ever will serve equally well. Some poul- 1 trymen recommend dry sand. If litter 1 Is used, the scratching pen should -be | cleaned once week. The fine material may be used under the perches, This is 1 organic matter. It makes a good ah- sorbent for the droppings. acts as pre- servative. and forms good fertilizer for gardens
 A dust bath should be located in a dry lplace where the sun shines Into 1t. The object of this Is to enable the fowls to free themselves from lice.
 I As necessary aids to egg production the fowls should have oyster shells. grit and charcoal These materials are espe- cially needed when snow Is on the ground and the layers are confined indoors
 Green food of some kind should be fed because 1t keeps fowls in health and stint- ulates the appetite Alfalfa or clover ir the wet mash supplemented with cab bage, will serve this purpose. A con- tinuous supply of green food may be ob : tained by sprouting oats or rye.
 The question often arises: How many
 hens should be kept in given space?