The new enterprise., 1905-08-17
Farm Poultry.

problem is to them one Of great I'M
portance. But in the solution OF inns
problem recall forcibly one OF the
copies which had to be set in my VIII.
ing books at school: MANY men OF
many minds" for there are many dli-
ferent methods pursued. and each one
thinks his is the best If give mlne'
while It may not be the best possible
method. | am sure it is n good one, Tor
It helps my birds and l trust 1t VIII
prove helpful to others. Were all 10
write strictly scientific essay on TINS
subject it would naturally commence
with an analysis of the egg showing
the proportions Of albumen, rat, hmc'
otc,, that enter into its composition,
but for practical purposes this is un-
necessary. We know that in some way
from the food must be extracted the
constituents Of the eggs, and we pro-
pose to show only our methods ot
supplying the food to the hen,
Fmst-We see to it that the hens
are well fed, not overloaded with fat
nor as lean as a lost dog. A very poor
hen is as untitled for laying as a very
fat one; either extreme should be
avoided.
Second-Scanty feeding is not adapt
ed to abundant egg production. Hens
that lay many eggs must be fed well,
as much as they will cat and digest
without getting too fat. We cannot
manufacture a thousand yards Of cot
ton cloth out Of raw material necessary
for hundred yards, and we cannot eS-
pcct a hen to lay two hundred eggs
per year If We furnish only enough
food to produce n hundred.
Third-The food must he Of the right
nature MS well as Of the proper guam
tity; as an egg is rich in albumen we
need considerable albumenous food; as
II contains fat and oils, We must have
a proper amount of fat producing food,
in order to produce n well balanced
ration.
Having these principles in view l
have found the following an excellent
method Of feeding for eggs;
Clover as much as the hens will eat,
green in summer and either dry in
winter or what is better, cut fine and
covered with boiling water and left
to steam. The water IN which this
clover is steamed can be proftahly
used to mix up the evening ration, The
first thing in The morning feed the
clover. and after the hens have pecked
up what they want, give them equal
parts Of cracked corn and wheat and
the next morning oats and buckwheat
or some other grain. Throw this in
litter and make them scratch and hunt
for it. AT night give a feed composed
of two parts Of ground oats, ,one part
ground beef scrap and two parts corn
meal, mixed with hot water and feed
warm, not hot For green stuff supply
cabbage. hung up by string to help
themselves, or beets or turnips cut
in half and stuck on nails on the side
Of the house. Keep ground oyster
shells, grit and charcoal in boxes or
hoppers before them at all times 50
they can eat as much or little as they
choose.
Now, there may he better ways than
this, but this is certainly a good method
and will be found to answer the need
of practical poultry men. If you oh,
tain 1t and can afford to do it, feed your
hens skinned milk; it is one of the
best egg producing foods known, but
the difficulty is the price puts it beyond
the reach Of most poultry raisers. But
our farmer friends would find il very
advantageous IL they would save some
of their surplus milk for the hens and
not give at all to the hogs.
One hundred hens, with proper care
should produce Mt least 500 profit cleai
each year, The pullet that begins t.
lay earliest in life will lay the largest
number Of eggs. Charred corn on the
cob is good way TO feed charcoal tC
fowls and nothing is better for bowe
troubles.
Have you ever made an honest effort
to improve your stock by the infusion
OF new blood?
Laying hens may enjoy eating snow
and drinking water out of stagnant
pools, but neither is good for them
On the contrary, both are quite in
furious and if properly traced many
sicknesses among the poultry both win
ter and summer would be found as
result of these practices.
Poultry raising is being gradually re-
duced to business principles, and is be
coming an actual and important feature
of agriculture more and more eacl
year.
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