Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-08-12

4 substantial and perhaps the iarSSr
part OF their income. Hence the egg
problem is 20 them one OF great I'M
portance. But In the solution OF this
problem I recall forcibly one OF the
copies which had 90 be set in my writ
ing books at school: MANY mon OF
many minds" FOR there are many diff
ferent methods pursued. and each one
thinks his is the best. II 1 give mine.
while il may not be the best possible
method. am sure IL is a good one, FOR
Il helps my birds and / trust Il VIII
prove helpful 90 others. We're all 90 \
write n strictly scientific essay on this
subject II would naturally commence (
with an analysis OF the egg. showing 4
the proportions OF aibumcn. fat. umc. /
etc. that enter into It's composition. /
but for practical purposes this is nm 4
necessary. VIC srow that in some way I
from the food must bc extracted the /
constituents OF the eggs. and we PRO I
pose 10 show only our methods Of
supplying the food 90 the hon.
First-We sec 20 IL that the hens
are well fed. not overloaded with fat.
nor as lean rs a lost dog. a very poor
hen is rs untitled FOR laying as q very
fat one; either extreme should De
avoided.
Sccond-Scanty feeding Is not adapt
Cd 20 abundant egg production. Hens
that lay many eggs must Do fed wei.
rs much rs they Will eat and digest
without getting too fat. We cannot
manufacture n thousand yards Of cot
ton cloth out OF raw material necessary
/ for hundred yards and we cannot ex-
poet a hen 90 lay two hundred eggs
per year III we furnish only enough
+ food 70 produce hundred.
Third-Thc food must Doe Of the right
/ nature rs well MS az the proper GUAM
tity; as an egg is rich in albumcn we
I need considerable alhumenous food. as
80 contains Fat AMI oils. we must have
n proper amount of Fat producing food.
in order 90 produce a wei balanced
ration
Having these principles I'M view
have found the following an excellent
method or feeding for eggs:
Glover as much as tho hons VIII c1t
green ia summer and either dry in
winter. or what is hcttor. cent fine and
covered with boiling water ana leii
o. steam. The water in which thiS
clover is steamed can he prontably
used to mix up the evening ration The
first thing in the morning feed the
clover. and after the mems have pockod
up what thcy want give them equal
parts Of cracked corn and wheat ami
the next morning oats and hucNwh heat
or some other sraln. IhroW this in
litter and make them scratch and hunt
Tor IT, AZ msht give Feed composed
oi TWO parts OF ground oats, one pari
ground Deer scrap ana TWO parts corn
meal' mixed win not water ana iced
warm. not hot For green stun supply
caooase. hunS UP 10y s'rlnE TO AeiI
themselves or oee'S or turhips cur
ln halI ana stuck on nails on the sioe
OF tne mousse. Neep Srouhl oyster
SheiS' Srt ana cA"rcoal IN noAeS OF
uoppeTs ueioFe 'hehl "I Nt uineS 50
'leS can eat rs AuVn OF niue rs 'ueS
choose
Now 'here may pc he''er ways tnal
'"lS' "ul lll-S y ''I t"ihIF " -'oo hle1ho'
ana VIII ne iounu 'o answer tne neo'
OF pr"cuca4 poultry men 1T you 90
."i' IL ana can alioIo I'd 90 IT, leed YOU
mems SNiDlineu milk it Is one OF ln
neSt egg p-ouuc.nS loouS known, on
me "llnculty Is the price puts IL peyon'
'ue l,"'" o' most poultry TalseiS' hu
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