Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1916 — The Poultry Yard [ARTICLE]

The Poultry Yard

Keep the dust bex supplied with nice clean dust, and see that the grit box Is never empty. -■ As the new corn sets dry and hard It is safe to feed more than when It was soft and green. It is more easily digested and gives better results. Never feed meat scraps that were made of rotten meat. Good, pure feed is the only thing that ever ought to be fed to a fowl of any kind. If It possibly can be done clean txp the droppings each day. It Is work that well repays one. Never allow this cleaning to be delayed longer than a week. Leaving the birds to fight their own battles against lice and other enemies may save some work, but It will cost some eggs; and eggs are worth money these days. Do not delay any longer the job of culling out the poor stock. It is a mistake to keep even a single unprofitable fowl. Have the stock up in quality rather than quantity'. As the weather grows colder in crease the supply of corn. It is a heat Ing food. But never feed it alone. A good grain mixture for winter is two parts whole corn, one part each when* and oats; all well mixed.