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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1916
Page
5
March 25 1916 guidance on feeding laying hens emphasizes a balanced mixture of cracked corn wheat and oats with accessible bran middlings beef scraps and green feed. chicks start on hard boiled eggs and stale bread then switch to commercial chick feed as they grow with ample water grit shell and fresh greens.
Sprouted oats provide excellent winter feed for chickens. Soak for 24 hours, spread in a shallow box with sand, keep warm and moist, and place in the cellar to grow blades three to six inches long. Monitor flocks as some hens avoid certain males. try swapping pen mates if needed.
Instructions urge scattering grain in litter to keep fowls scratching for a living. Scratching stimulates activity, leads to better health, and increases egg production. Caretaker guidance emphasizes constant access to feed as birds forage.
A short note emphasizes resilience and perseverance urging readers to believe in possibilities. The message praises brave effort and steadfast spirit amid challenges.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item jokes a husband objects to his wife using powder to dull shine. he would rather not have to live with a human marshmallow.
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