The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
DRY FEEDING FOR
He ALTHY FOWLS
Great Saving Of Labor condu-
Give to Rapid Growth-Good
Effect on Eggs.
BY WAITER G. scHAAF.

.AHe vi tIlt IidlliS w
the dry feeding enthusiasts is that the
mortality in growing chicks is far
less than with the wet mash system.
1t may be necessary TO explain for the
information of some, that the term
dry feeding" is applied to the use
of ground corn. oats, or any other
grain: beef scrap, bran, ETC., without
mixing it with water, skinned milk
or any liquid of any kind, and that
this mash so called, is left before the
fowls all OF athe time, allowing them
to help themselves at will. One great
thing about this way Is that the
weaker fowls have a chance to get
their fill, whereas when you throw
down wet cornmeal mash. the strong
ones generally gorge themselves. and
the weaker ones get very little.
Saving of Labor.
The dry feeding system is particu-
larry adapted to the professional man,
whose duties keep him away from
home the greater part of the day. He
can make himself contented knowing
his chickens need not go hungry If
the help forgets to give them their
allotment of grain IN the evening.
People using the wet mash system.
and relying on help to feed their
fowls, seldom do we'll with them. for
sloppy food becomes sour very quickly
and unless you keep the troughs or
feeding places very clean you will
have sickness amongst your fowls
sooner or later.
II you want to fatten your fowls for
market it becomes almost necessary
to use wet mashes, as they will UNI
doubtedly eat more and tatten up
quicker than If fed on the dry system:
From ten days to two weeks is all
that is necessary, though, for you will
find after two weeks their appetite
will fail them If you have fed heavily.
Dry Versus Wet Feeding.
In July the writer took twenty
chickens as near alike as possible
and put ten in one run. using the dry
system, and ten IN the other, feeding
these wet mashes. AT the end of four
months the wet mash fed pullets
showed small gain in their weights
over the dry fed ones But in the
dry fed pen there had never been
sign of one Of the pullets tout OF con-
dition," while in the wet mash pen
there was quite little trouble at
different times with loose bowels. This
may, Of course, not necessarily have
been caused by the wet feeding sys
TEN, but 1t seems to give added
weight to the contention OF feed ex-
perts that dry fed poultry is healthier
Wasting Feed.
have heard a great many people
say the system is wasteful On the;
contrary, have found by carefully
kept records that there Is a marked
saving In the dry system. When you
throw out wet cornmeal. etc, there Is
always a lot of 1t trampled under
foot. ThisN together with what gets
sour, is "a total waste. In your dry
hopper the food always remains sweet
and clean and If your feed hopper la
made right there Is little or no waste.
Another point Of the dry hopper sys-4
tenn Is that you can give your fowls a
change in feed with so little trouble
Use cornmeal and bran one time, then
in three or four days you can fill II
with shipstuff and alfalfa meal, etc
1'he labor saving part Is the crowning
part OF the system that boyercomes
any argument against 1t, The writer
saves from one to two hours every
since Installing the dry feed
ing exclusively. I must say 4 believe
I'd quit If Il had to so back to mixing
wet feed these chilly mornings. par
ticularly as have not been able ITO
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