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FEEDING POULTRY
TO BE GOOD
EGG MICTION
Dry Mash Safest and Best
Best Way of Supplying
Needs of Laying Fowls;!
Meat and Greens Neces
sary
By Horry R. Lewis
Head of the Department of Poultry
Husbandry, New Jersey State Agri
cultural Experiment Station.
COPYRIGHT, 1915.
Of all the operations incidental to
the management of a small flock of
laying hens none Is of greater im
portance than that of providing them
with the proper kinds of food mate
rials in a correct proportion and in
the proper manner In this article
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SATURDAY EVENING. HAH2USBITRG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 25, 1915
Prof. Lewis jrives the formulas for ra
tions which have proved effective in
securing large yields of winter eggs.
THE number of eggs produced by
any flock of poultry will be de
termined by the breeding back
of them, by their environment, and
by their food supply. The latter fac
tor is of greater importance than the
others, for good birds kept in clean,
well ventilated houses cannot lay
eggs if they are not provided with the
raw material needed in producing
them.
The bird's body is essentially a ma
chine and the quality and quantity of
raw material supplied will determine
the nature of the resulting product.
The average hen in the backyard
flock lays in a year eggs weighing
more than eight times her body
weight. Is it any wonder then that
we must look carefully to the food
supply?
Animal Feeds Kspeeially Desirable
All animal feed, such as meat scrap,
etc., contain considerable of protein,
in which is found nitrogen, so abun
dant in the white of the egg. This
protein food material builds up body
flesh or lean meat and acts as a tonic,
keeping the hen's system tuned up
to a high state of efficiency.
Dry ground bone is a form of ani
mal feed which has valuable proper
ties. It contains a large percentage
of nitrogenous material and In addi
tion about 25 per cent, of phosphoric
acid. This is essentially a mineral
food nutrient which goes into the for
mation of bone and into the shell of
the eggs. Phosphoric acid increases
the efficiency of the other food ma
terials fed by making them more
available: that is. a ration in phos
phoric acid is more completely di
gested by the birds and hence more
production results from a given food
consumption. Every dry mash for
laying hens should contain at least
10 per cent, of meat scrap and 10 per
cent, of dry bone.
Green Feeds Are Invaluable
The egg contains about 60 per cent,
of water and the bird's body more
than 50 per cent, of water, which
makes It necessary to supply large
quantities of this material, if the best
performance is to be attained. Every
laying flock should be supplied at ail
times with some form of green or
succulent food material, hence some
young tender growing plant must be
provided. Lawn clippings, during the
summer, and cabbage or mangel beets
during the winter are best.
Where these field-grown plants are
not available, it is profitable to sprout
oats and feed them to the flock each
day when they have attained a sprout
about three inches in length. This
sprouting requires a moderately warm
room. A rack by the side of the heater
is a most excellent place.
These watery feeds are valuable in
regulating body temperature and In
aiding the processes of digestion by
dissolving and transporting the par
ticles of feed after it is eaten. If you
want good egg production, be sure the
birds always have access to plenty of
fresh water to drink and are fed at
least once a day all the greens they
will eat up in a half hour. The small
flock which has the table refuse will
get much watery feed from this source.
Grit and Shell Must Be Supplied
The bird has no teeth, like most ani
mals, and some other method must
be used to grind the hard particles of
grain and other feeds which are con
sumed. This is accomplished in the
gizzard by means of small particles of
grit. When the flock is confined to
the house or a small yard the natural
supply frequently will be limited.
Coarse poultry grit mixed with equal
parts of ground oyster shell should be
kept in a box or hopper placed so that
the flock always can have free access
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to It. The grit accomplishes the grind
ing of the food through the muscular
action of the gizzard, while the oyster
shell supplies the much needed lime,
which is largely used in the manufac
ture of the shell of the egg.
Grains Supply Heat and Knergy
Grains such as com, wheat and oats
are among the most economical
sources of body heat and energy. The>
contain much fat and the starchy
nutrients, which must be supplied in
the proper proportion for the best re
sults.
Birds running on an extended range
which is covered with luxuriant vege
tation and shade do not require the
constant attention to feeding that is
necessary where they are confined to
small bare yards in suburban com
munities or even in cities. The free
range flock gets many grubs and in
sects which, in themselves, contain
much protein. They also get many
weed seeds and particles of grass and
grit, which supply a large part of the
required ration. The problem of the
feder of the confined flock becomes
then much more complicated.
With a clear understanding of the
above uses and needs of common
feeds, the problem is to find the eco
nomical source of them and to pro
vide them in a manner which will
keep the birds healthy and vigorous.
Feeding requires only common sense.
Anyone who is willing to study his
birds, become acquainted with their
bodily needs and observe the condi
tion of the individuals, will have suc
cess assured from the start.
Dry Mash Safest and Best
When feeding the home flock use
the dry mash system. The birds have
the mash before them in self-feeding
hoppers and can then balance their
rations to suit their own particular
needs. This mash should be supple
mented with a good cracked grain ra
tion which can be fed twice a day in
deep litter on the floor of the house.
Do not use gTain hoppers, but visit
the pen in person early morning and
late afternoon and when feeding the
grain watch the birds and get ac
quainted with them. Much can be
gained in this way toward securing
practical knowledge about the man
agement of a flock.
When planning the ration, use noth
ing but the common, wholesome
grains, which can be purchased rea
sonably in the local markets. It is im
possible to give any "best" ration for
all locations or for all seasons or all
breeds, but the following suggestions
will aid the poultrykeeper to plan from
available feeds the best combination.
A properly planned dry mash should
contain a number of different in
gredients to give variety to the ration.
Variety increases the palatability of
the feed and induces the flock to eat
more. The following ingredients can
well be used in a mash in the approxi
mate amounts as given:
Wheat bran 200 lbs.
Wheat middlings 200 lbs.
Ground oats 100 lbs.
Gluten meal 100 lbs.
Cornmeal 100 lbs.
Ground alfalfa 100 lbs.
To these amounts should be added
10 per cent, of meat scrap and 10 per
cent, of bone meal or 10 per cent, of
tish scrap, whichever is most avail
able.
This mash can be mixed in small or
large quantities, depending upon th«
facilities of the poultryinan. The
proportion of the ingredients should
be kept close to those recommended.
This mashs hould be kept before the
flock all day.
Suggestion For Grain Ration
The floor of the house should be
covered with deep, coarse litter. In
this litter a grain ration should be
scattered twice a day. A good rule
is to feed of this grain at each feed
ing what the birds will clean up in
half an hour. A more definite rule Is
to feed in the morning one pound of
ration to twenty birds and at night
one pound to ten birds. The grain ra
tion can be made by mixing the fol
lowing ingredients:
Wheat 200 pounds
Corn (cracked) 200 pounds
Oats 100 pounds
These rations should be mixed in
considerable bulk and stored in bar
rels or bins, thus reducing the labor
of feeding and insuring that the ra
tion each day is the same.
In addition to the above all that Is
necessary is the feeding of greens
about noon each day and keeping
fresh cool water, plenty of grit and
shell always before the fowls. This
certainly is not a bard or compli
cated process. Give it a trial, but be
sure to do as directed. Don't try
some "secret" which has been sold for
a dollar and then wonder why results
are not what you had expected.
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How to Prevent
Poultry Diseases
Next week Prof. A. C. Smith, of
the University of Minnesota, will
tell how to prevent disease in the
poultry yard and how to have
healthy flocks of strong, vigorous
birds. He will tell how to detect
the first symptoms of disease and
identify them in their incipient
stages. Watch for his article,
which contains the results of years
of practical and scientific training.
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COPYRIGHT. 1915.
Because they are excellent winter
layers, desirable table fowls. mature
rapidly, and have rugged construc
tions, Rose Comb Rhode Island have
become one of the most popular of
American varieties of poultry. Their
brown eggs are of good size. As mar
ket birds, they stand high because
they are plump and yellow-skinned
and are salable at all ages, from
broiler size to maturity.
Rhode Island Reds were produced
from crosses of a number of other
fowls, including Light Brahmas, Buff
and Partridge Cochins, Single Comb
Brown Leghorns, Rose Comb Brown
Leghorns and Dark Cornish. Out of
this collection came red fowls with
single combs, rose combs and pea
MRS. MARY HUSTON DIES
Special to The Telegraph
Mechantcsburg, Pa., Sept. 25.—Mrs.
Mary Walters Huston, widow of E.
Rankin Huston, died yesterday after
noon at her home in East Main street
after seven weeks' illness. She was
uped GF> years und was a native of
Silver. Spring township. Mrs. Huston
was a member oi the St. Paul's Re
combs. The pea-comb fowls were not)
perpetuated as a variety, but both the 1
single and rose-comb fowls quickly
became popular. In fancy points,
however, the Rose Comb Rhode
Island Reds were brought to perfec
tion quicker than the Single Combs,
and many of its Single Comb "sports"
were used to perfect some of the best
line of Single Combed Reds.
This variety has a long deep body,
very heavy In the breast. Its plumage
Is a brilliant rich deep red In all sec
tions excepting the tail, which is
greenish-black, and the wing flights, I
which are marked with black. When
full grown males should weigh from
"V 4 to pounds, and the females
from 5 to 654 pounds.
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