Excerpt from Farm-Poultry, Vol. 26: Semi-Monthly; March 1, 1915 I would like to see the daily record of a 200-egg hen that did that. I can't figure out how a hen can lay 200 eggs in a year and hit the unprofitable period for the bulk of them. When I read some of the instructions given by writers on poultry I wonder if they ever tried to keep poultry according to such specifications. Here is one who gives a formula for a moist mash for 'chick's to bemixed with either water or sour milk, in which to 6% lbs. Of ground grain are added oz. Oyster shell meal, oz. Black pepper, 1 oz. Of bone meal and 1 oz. Epsom salts. This is to be fed five times a day for the first ten days, the chicks being given twice a day a mixture of very small seeds. This mode of feed ing it is said will keep alive every chick that has a chance to live. On the con trary, most of those who try it will lose a large proportion of their chicks and grow few if any thrifty ones. The only condi ment added here that is of any particular service is the bone meal. Very little of it should be used, and none at all unless it is perfectly sweet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.