Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1891 — Egg Condiment. [ARTICLE]

Egg Condiment.

Wo do not believe in condition pow- ; ders to stimulate the physical system, unless it is for the special purpose well defined, nor in eondimental food to tone up the system in a general way. Nevertheless specitie preparations for a special purpose are all right An authority, in relation to a special preparation in addition to the regular food, gives the following formula as accessory in promoting egg laying: Ground bone, ono pound (phosphoricacid and lime); ground meat or blood, threo pounds (nitrogenous, forming albumen); linseed meal, one-half pound (nitrogenous, carbonaceous, and laxative, used for regulating the bowels); charcoal, ono pound (used for promoting digestion and assisting to correct acidity); sulphur, one ounce (a necessary constituent of an egg, and assists in warding: off disease); salt, half pound (very noeessary, and often neglected); ground ginger, two ounces; red pepper, one tablespoonful; fenugreek, half a pound, gentian, one ounce (stimulants and correctives); chlorido of iron, ono ounce (an. invigorator of the system.) These contain the essential elements for producing eggs, in addition to tho ordinary food. Give a tablespoonful of the mixture once a day for ten hens, In. soft food.