Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
FEEDING POULTRY.
Some ef the Essential Point. Which
 Aid Ia Getting Results-

The average poultry flock Is not properly fed. principally due to the lack of knowledge on the part of the owner. This Is true not only in the matter of the kind of feeds but also in the manner in which they are given
 There are three reQufsites:r Regular- ity i'm feeding. a properly balanced ration: and the right quantity
 The feeding should be done al reg uia.r hours. This Is just as important with hens as 1t is with cows It is sur prising how quickly fowls become ac- customod to the feeding hour. and how they will anxiOusly await the ap- pearance of the attendant
 Corn. wheat and oats. and their products-cornmeal bran. rniddiings and ground oats or oatmeai--are con- plete foods. To these should be added meat scrap. and. when possible. some other grain as kafir corn buckwheat, barley. etc. A good mash food trnash should be fed once a dayls Is composed of bran. two parts: cornmsal, mid dlings ground oats and meat scraps, one part each The parts to be gov eTned by weight. This mash can be sed in either-a dry or a moistened state. but must never be given sloppy. The ' grain feed Is made up by measurement In winter 1t should be equal parte whole corn. wheat and oats In sum- mer it should beschanged to two parts | each of wheat and oats. and one part
 
 all the better In addition there must | be grit and oyster shell constantly be- fore the stock. so they can help them , selves at will: and there should be green food. or turnips or beets. given daily. The -houSe floor should be Aeav- |, ily filtered with straw. hay or leaves and all the grain scattered among i' SD the fowls exercise as they feed Just what is the right quantity tc feed can not be set down by rule Ths Far.l nae 0rt a vn- petites. The fowls must not be over fed nor must they be underfed- IT feeding grain. a handful for each f=w in the open is a good Euide-sncreae' ing the amount when it is seen tha the fowls need ft. and decreasing whel they do not show a good appetite. Tn quantity that would be suntcfent fo one flock might not be enough for an other.
 It Is claimed that fowl should hav
 all that 1t win eat up clean Ina
 is SO. provided the quality is of tn
 right sort and Is so balanced that 1 II will meet the object desired To fee
 fattening food for eggs. or egg foo for fat IS a waste of feed The ratiol
 required for making eZgs mnss be ricl
 in nitrogen. while that needed for ia
 cells must be rich in carbon.
 II There is entirely to much corn fe on the farm Corn is not an egg fooc
 but 1t is a valuable ingredient in tn egg diet to balance the nitrogenou
 feeds
 | In feeding mash. about what woul
 be half handful Is suficient for eac
 member of the flock Some poultry
 men feed mash in the morning some a
 noon. some at onight. Experience ha :1 taught that the night feed. especiall in winter. should be whole grain. as will digest moro slowly than groun I grain. and so long as there is food the crop the fowl will not suffer fror the cold weather. Then in the morn
 ing. when the crop is empty and tn appetite keen, light breakfast ( mash is quickly assimflated and tn fowl Is ready to exercise and lay egg