Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1908 — Meat For Hens. [ARTICLE]

Meat For Hens.

Perhaps the most common cause of hens not laying Is lack of meat in the ration, says American Cultivator. While most people feed meat or meat scraps, many do not give enough of it to d<> much good. The morning feed Should comprise at leant one-eighth meat scraps. Many poultrymen keep scraps liefere the fowls all t iny time in hoppers, allowing them to eat ns much ns they choose. Fresh cut bone is preferred by some. It should lie fed moderately.

Barnyard Manure th* Beat. Barnyard manure is the Ivcsl fertilizer on earth for nil kinds of grain If used properly. It raises the crops and at the same I Imo builds up the soil and Is available on every farm, therefore Is the best and cheapest.—William C. Roop in Kimball's Dairy Farmer Provident Elect* Rittenhouse. New York. Dec 22 E E. Rittenhouse. insurance commissioner of Colorado, has been elected president of the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York, succeeding Arthur G. Langham # Not Grammatical. “Willie, what are the parts of speech?” “Let’s see. Pointing with pride, calling the enemy horse thieves and promising the earth.” “No. no. You are thinking of a political speech.”