The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-02-02
NJ. Jacque on Poultry Feeding.


Society of France, and one of the judges at
The Paris Exhibition, made the following
statement of his views respecting the feed
iHg of full. grown poultry :-"Poultry feed
ing is reduced 10 very simple condition,
when the birds are full grown, and are al
lowed 10 range freely over open spaces of
ground, such as farm.yards, and their ad-
joining places, court-yards, where there are
stables, roultry-yards, homesteads, sc, as
we'll as places where they may get at ma
nure heaps, grass, and the residue and OUT
scourings of kitchens. Under such circum-
stances they are enabled TO find in their con-
tinual researches, half digested grain, refuse
of all kinds, innumerable insects contained
in manurcs, as well as in the vegetation
which grows near old walls, within the i'll
terstices of stone, on the sides of roads, and
along the streets of villages. Under such
circumstances, we consider that feeding
may be very simply effected, that is to say,
we may then confine ourselves 10 the en-
ployment of one or two kinds of grain, with
inceous food. Granery refuse, barley, tail
corn, oats, buckwheat and Indian corn, sim
ply or together, may, in many districts, con-
sttute the basis of the plan of feeding
From time 10 time, we may give the poultry
paste made of waste potatoes, bruised bar
ley, or mill refuse, and bran stepped i'll wat
er and sour milk. To these may be added,
if we think proper, some green stuff, sIch
as cabbage refuse, lattice, beets, iurnip+,
&C., which are particularly required IN the
Spring, and during the laying and moulting
periods. 1t must be borne in mind that the
food will change according TO the produc-
tions Of each particular country. The de-
tafs of this difference is more than | am
able 10 give, but the principle recommends
tons should be well attended to-namely
that green food should always be supplied
as abundantly as possible; that heating food
should be given during the time of laying,
and in cold damp weather. and the employ
ment Of grain should be modified by paste
and by vegetables, fresh or cooked. We
may and ought TO force poultry 10 seek for
themselves, at certain times, portion of The
food they may require; but tits indispensable
that they should be well fed during breed.
ing. This expense will be amply repaid by
the abundance of the eggs laid 1t will he
only during the time of repose that we shall
be able 10 economics; but the poultry should
be constantly supplied with sufficiency OF
food, without which the birds themselves
would fall off, and the breed degenerate
1t is well 10 remark here, that variety and
choice of food are not only useful in refer
ence TO the health of poultry, but contribute,
in countries where the subject is understood,
to the firmness of the flesh and TO the len
iency of early fattening. All that | have
here said in reference 10 poultry left Il,
large is applicable to poultry kept up, ex-
cepting that the variety Of the food ought 10
be greater We can easily understand tha,
animals prevented from quitting limited
space cannot find on their well searched
ground the different substances Necessary
for their food and health. 1t is, therefore,
by means OF great variety of grain paste,
and by an abundant supply of green food
and vegetables, raw or cooked, that we
shall be able TO succeed in approximately
replacing what the poultry cannot find them
selves, while deprived of their Liberty
Sorrel, in plant or paste, rcnews in hens, the
calcareous matter which they lose during
the periods of laying eggs. Poultry, wheth'
er penned or not, TO be maintained in good
condition, ought never 10 be kept either toc
lat or TOO lean. One of the modes of Civ,
ing penned poultry green food, without spoil
ing it, is 10 hang itup in small punches, al
such height as they can reach. If we
have opportunities, we may give poultry
the residue of beet from distilleries, of bar.
ley from the breweries, of grape or potato
cake, &c; we must abstain from giving
them those substances which have been
recommended in some books, such as cock.
chafers, silkworms, meat, blood, and other
food that communicates nauseous taste to
their flesh and TO their eggs, and in finely.
bred poultry degeneracy in all those quail.
tiles which have been acquired by an oppo'
site.course of feeGing.-London Field.