James Callow Folklore Archive
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HOW TO MAKE A HEN LAY BETTER: IF YOU PUT A PORCELAIN
DOORKNOB IN A HEN'S NEST, IT'LL MAKE HER LAY BETTER.
REALLY I THINK IT'LL JUST ENCOURAGE HER TO NEST THERE
INSTEAD OF GOING OUT INTO THE WOODS OR SOMETHING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Animal Husbandry Farming Ranching BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-20-1968