Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1912 — GREEN FOOD IS EXCELLENT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GREEN FOOD IS EXCELLENT

Ingenious Hopper Keeps Chard, Beet Teps, Etc., Off of GroundDevice Easily Made. , ’ . (From the Garden Magazine.-) . In feeding green food to poultry, we should see that it is pot wasted or contaminated. A few handfuls of green stuff, If thrown loosely Into the ordinary hen yard speedily becomes so befouled that hens will not eat it. A man who is handy with tools may construct p green food hopper in a short time in this way: Out of rough strips of board make two frames (A and 12 by 20 indies, and cover each one" with ordinary chicken wire. Frame A should have its-sides projected so that they meet the cross pieces B and B. The cross pieces should be 12 or 14 inches long so that the holder may not easily be upset. In joining the various pieces of wood, screws will usually he found to be more satisfactory than nails as they are less likely to split tlfb wood. Frame A should then have two pieces of straight iron or heavy wire (c and c) driven into its sides ‘about two-thirds of the distance from Its upper edge so as to project through holes In the frame A. This will allow one frame A to pe pulled or shoved away from the other. Bend heavy pieces of wire or Iron into a V-shape (d and d) and drive them Into the frame A so that they project six or eight inches beyond the sides. Strong springs (e and e) should than be fastened at one

end to the bend In the V-shaped piece of iron or wire and at the other end to the frame A as indicated in the drawing. Soldering Is the best way of fastening the Bpring to the wire. Chard, beet tops r slices of cabbage or beets may then be put between the frames which will hold them safely until devoured.

Keeps Food Off of Ground.