The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-12
and Poultry.

and the food requirements. On De
cember /, we put forty-sh
chickens, including several Varie
ties of birds into the poultry
house. The weather at that time wa
quite warm and they were fed per day
five pounds OF feed in the morning anS
two pounds in the evening, the morn
ing feed being table scraps, such a.
meat, pieces Of bread, boiled and triot
potatoes, and such material ~ usually
comes from a boarding table. Theil
ration Of grain consisted Of wheat
screenings, which was composed prln
eipally of small berries Of wheat and
cracked wheat. AS the weather sol
colder, their food gradually increased
uAtil they took on the S1st day OF De-
cembs1 eleven and three-tourths
pounds of scraps in the morning, and
eleven and q half pounds Of wheat in
the evening. During the month OF
January. the feed ration remained
about the same. January 20 q large
stove was put into the house, and a
IRE started with Ignite coal. On the
S1St Of January the feed had decRoas-
ed to six pounds in the morning and
eight and three-fourths in the even
ing. The last Of March four and half
pounds mornings and four and three
fouPtAB evenings. The total amount Of
fuel burned from the goth Of January
to the LIST Of April cost $3.50. During
the month Of January previous to the
use Of the stove, the average number
Of OGgs per day was AZ, the remain
ing OF the month from the .21st to the
end, II was 6 Gil, showing the inAu-
OAcO that heat exerted upon the pro-
ductiOn Of eggs. The question nAtur-
ally arises, can the farmer, uRdOr the
conditions existing on the ordinary
farm, afford to take care % his poultry
by furnishing artificial heat? An ex-
animation Of the above figures shows
that but half the food is consumed,
snd that the egg production is mere
than doubled. With eggs worth rs
cents per dozen at this season of the
year and food at the ordinary prices,
it should seem to me that 1t would
not only be economy to heat the poul-
try house, but would be a source Of
great profit, especially after arrange
ments had once been completed, so
that 1t would require but little extra
work.
Feeding for Eggs.-That food has as
much to do with the egg production as
1t has with beef or butter, there Is but
little question. We placed two pens Of
fowls, under exactly the same -condi-
ITEMS, as far as the temperature, room
and care were concerned, but fed them
with An entirely different object In
view. One pen we wished for breed
Ing purposes and did not want them to
lay until the breeding season opened
20 that we can get a more steady egg
production than if they were made to
lay during the entire winter, The
other pen it was not intended to use at
aA Tor breeders, but to produce the |
greatest number of eggs possible. At |
The time of year when they would |
bring the highest price. During ths
month Of December, 1895,the Den which
was intended for laying experiment
contained nineteen pullets, and the
me intended for breeding purposes
contained sixteen pullets. During this
month the laying pen laid sixty-three
'gss, the non-laying pen no eggs. DIR
ne the month Of January the lavin~
zen l24 eggs, the nonlayinE pen scvoT
,sGs: During the month of February
ne laying pen 100 eggs and the non
aging pen twelve eggs. During the
month OF March the laying pen 168
mo the non-laying pen forty-tbree
'urlng the month Of April, the LAYING
zen 12S, and the non-laying 1ss.
We began the last Of March to g.t
ur breeding pen, which has been On
AT designated as the "non-layins nan ;,
nto good laying trim, with the resnIts
s above stated. From this tina on
ne breeders, although less in numh.r
han the other pen, laid a great r1on1
1ore eggs For the month Of NAV ~.
1ylng pen laid 142 eggs, the non-lav-
As pen SSI eggs. The method of faad-
is that was employed to bring tbis
Oout was substantially as folIov,g.
ne morning feed for those wbIoh
,ere intended to produce eggs consiot '-
Oh Dolled lean meat, scraps from N.
,ple' the fat having been removed
neat screenings, with constant drinr
e water. For the evening feed wbaa,
,reenlngs what they wanted To co.
ll1ed with corn twice per veaS
nose which were not intended "a
rOuucing eggs were fed on wbaot
,reenlngs OF poorer quality with corr
hese gradually increased in wo oTLn
I nsri taey ma mad the appearance Of being
g6F-IaL. This nan oJfb.,,H A5