The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-05

| 81 all oili, meal IoeuS as oats, Dfan ana
wheat, with a liberal vegetable, meat
and bone diet, when carefully fed, will
develop first class egg producers.
In the winter season the problem
which co1fronts all is to secure suit
able quarters for the fowls, and this
| is an important factor in their care.
Suitable quarters are those which are
dry, draft proof and fairly warm.
They should also be built to admit the
sunlight and contain plenty of room
for scratching. With good fowls and
these favorable conditions the feed
ing problem next presents itself. We
have found by careful experiments
with the Station fowls that both veg
etable ana meat feeds are extremely
essential A grain ration alone will
yield some profits, but by the addition
of vegetables and meat the profits are
much increased. The variety rations,
too, do not cost any more per bird than
do the straight grain feeds, while the
return of eggs is markedly in favor of
the variety rations
The following is condensed table
showing the constituents of the ra-
lions of fur different pens with the
returns i" eggs from each pen, under
the respective rations named. These
pens con taineu - birds each and the
BIRDS were fed from Starch Is to May
IL inclu sive.
| First nen--Wheat and chop, oats
and chop, bran, mangolds, clover. po-
tatOes, beef and bone
Second pen--Wheat and chop, oats
and chop, bran, beef and bone.
Third pen-Wheat and chop, oats
and chop, bran. clover mangolds, po-
tatoes.
Fourth pen-Wheat and chop, oats
and chop, bran.
Cost of each ration for .wo months
and a half; First pen $1.97, second
pen S2.0S, third pen $1.79, fourth pen
$195.
Number If eggs laid: First pen Az ,
second pen 407, third pen 1856, fourth
pen 342.
Value of eggs at Csc per dozen ::
First pen $S.9S, second pen $S.4S, third
pen 1894; fourth pen $3.50.
Nothing could be palmer than the
facts here shown: That variety is most
essential and that meat and vege-
table feeds are very desirable addi-
tions to the ratons of laying hens.
1t must be remembered, however
the best laying season and are not
the monthly record for a year. On
the other hand, the fowls are very
closely confiEe, with practically nc
yard ROOM Besides, more than hail
of them are scrub stock and of unde
srable quality
We consider that the method @
feeding is quite as important as the
kind of feed. Here the aim SHOULD
be never to overfeed and to give jus
the required amount at the prope
; time. The best directions we cal
give for feeding is brief outline 0
, our daily practice at the station. Il
J the morning as soon as it is light en-
7 ough, mash is given, consisting o
meat, potatoes, oat, chop and bra
Tho fowls than hD
1 they receive mangolds or cabbag%
These are secured by jamming Their
on nails which have been driven il
to the wall. A little grain is the
5 thrown into the litter and at moo
they receive an ounce apiece c
ground bone and clover chaff with
r fresh supply of mangcids. Abou
=. two O'Clock the full feed of grain
given. Scratching this grain out T.
the litter occupies their attention fC
, the rest Of the day.
< In feeding the morning mash, car
g must be taken not to overfeed, b.
:, cause in that case the fowls will ne
- exercise in scratching for their graf
a but will stand idle. This feed, to-
> should be just damp, only damp
a ough to cause it to stick togethe
- OF the other feeds, they cannot e;
too much mangold, cabbage or Glove
and the quantity of grain feed shou
a be just what they will scratch out.
We will repeat a few of the sugge
tons with reference to this subje
N of feed and care.
q |. Grow good, strong birds.
,G >. Bring them to maturity early.
3. House them in comfortable qua
% tiers.
d 4. Feed them variety of food.
~ 5. Use intelligence in feeding al
caring for them.
AZ H. G. GARDINER
Montana Experiment Station