To Make Hens Lay

A correspondent of the California Uackler, in relation to feeding laying owls, communicates the following: There has been a very greatcomplaint n some sections about hens not laying as ;hey should. I think every case can be accotmted !or. 1 was recently called in to see a ady's flock of eighty-eight hens that were looking, to say the least, fine, yet he said she was not getting as many eggs Torn them as I was from a pen of eight ;hat were always confined. in a yard i by 20, with a tight house 5 by 5, and ïers had free range. I purchased a dozen iom her and af ter killing a couple 1 !ound that her hens had not snfficient 'ood to produce eggs. Whüe this I believeto be generally the cause of failure of eggs, yet it is not always so; some f eed too high and not that 'ood which will produce eggs. I have Deen for some time experimenting on what kinds of food will produce best results, and have found the following by :ar the best: Bran or barley in the morning, scalded with milk; give all they will eat up clean. In this we llave that which is generally acknowledged to produce the greatest per cent. of the white of an egg and very little fat. At noon feed wheat or screenings. In this we have the lime for shell and also a good per cent. of the yolk. Give all they want, andif you have an ash ormanure pile mix a little in for them to scratch after. At night give a liberal f eed of corn and do not be afraid of ma&ing too fat I do believe, contrary to the opinions of some, that corn will pi-oduce eggs, and lots of them, especially in winter. Feed beef soraps every other day (cooked) and plenty of bone meal, with a liberal supply of green food every day. Hens fed in this manner mnst lay, if they are any good at all; if not, get rid of them. An oíd saying, and a true one, is that a hen properly fed must lay or get fat. Of course this will not apply throtigh molting time.