The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-16
FEED FOR
CHICKENS

a score ~ practical poultrymen.
members ~ the iiaWaiian Poultry As
ociation. listened to an address on
Feeding Poultry on Hawaiian Prod
ucts' last night In the assembly halt
OF ,he symphony club Jared smith
Who was to have read PAPER on this
subject was unfortunately a victim t.
Ia grippe his place being taken by II.
=. Higgins. United States Horticultur-
als. Mr. Higgins address was an In
formal one. but decidedly interesting
10 his hearers.
There are two vegetable foods which
could be prohtably used here. alfalfa
ana cassavo. Ench Il easily raised ana
Produces heavily In foodsuuT. Anima,
food must contain fair proportions OF
carhohydratos ana Of proteins. the lat
ter being required Tor poultry for egg
production, while the carbohydrates
are REQUIRED To keep up the bodily heal
ana assist in the performance of work
The two named plants supply these
reeds.
Alfalfa is a rich ntrogenous food.
equal to brans when cured in proteins,
OF which the white of the egg is COM
posed exclusively. The growing OF this
crop has passed the experimental stage
around Honolulu and can be success.
fully grown in most parts of the city.
AT the present time Is growth has been
surprising, the speaker having some
under cultivation that is ready to crop
after three weeks growth. having re-
ceived no rain since last cut. Sorghum
In the same neighborhood is at a
standstill. This crop is not exceeded
IN feed value returns by any other
green crop grown here.
NEED FOR LIME.
The need of lime for fowls may be
abundantly supplied by the coral sand.
although this win not take the place
OF grit. being too round In texture. 1t
does, however, fill the place of oyster
shells and other more expensive roods
as shell makers.
Another good crop is mangel-wur-
zels, which are successfully grown at
kamehameha. These produce large
crops and If the Kamehameha results
can be obtained elsewhere will prove
very valuable for poultrymen. The
roots are much harder on the soil than
alfalfa, however, which, being Il
leguminous plant, furnishes the soil
with nitrogen instead of exhausting II
as is done by most crops.
The cassava, or starch plant, yields
tremendously and is rich and juicy.
Exclusive of the water contained in
the root, It consists of 25 per cent. OF
starch. 1t is easily raised but takes
longer to mature than most roots.
School, confirmed the views of Mr..
Higgins regarding the plants discuss
ed. Regarding cassava, the length of
time taken TO mature the crop was
the drawback. Sweet potatoes and
mangels were equally valuable as
foods and matured in from one-third
to half the time. The latter were
preferable and had yielded under his
experiments thirty tons to the acre,
while the tops, which made valuable
food. would add four tons more to the
acre. Other root crops now being test
ed were golden tankard and inter-
mediate beets, both nutritive poultry
foods.
FOLLOWS A DISCUSSION.
The addresses being most informal a
great many questions were asked, an
important one regarding the damage
to alfalfa stands from cut-worms. Mr..
Higgins explained the manner of de-
stroying these pests, which consisted
in cutting the crop as soon as the
worms presence was detected from the
whiting Of the plants around the stand.
preparation of mixed damp bran
and paris green in the proportion OF
twenty to one then spread on the field
would kill the worms. Care should be
taken, of course, to keep the fowls
away from the poison until after II
good shower
A vote Of thanks to the speakers
was heartily passed
The business OF the association con-
sisted in appointing a committee to
secure regular quarters for meetings
and the untangling of the prizes
awarded at the recent exhibition. 1t
appears that some prizes have not yet
been called for and some have been
delivered to wrong claimants. w. II.
S. Armenian of Hoopuloa. Hawaii. the
only exhibitor beyond the city linn
Its, won "A box of cigars but failed to
collect. The association will therefore
send him two boxes to make good.