Milford chronicle., 1915-01-29

ers and city.lot breeders have sold eggs
from a small flock of hens, and in many
of such cases, the profits will run consid-
erably over the two dollar mark per hen.
Beside the selling of these eggs, each hen
raised brood of chicks; the majority of
which were brought to maturity, thus in.
cressing the profits of each hen over and
above that derived from her eggs.
Now there is reason for this, and q
good one at that. The hens in question
received the best of care and attention at
the hands of the breeder. In addition to
this, they were of pure bred stock and not
of mongrel type. Incidently, they where
bred primarily for this purpose and the
natural result of the endeavors was real
lied in profit.
What has been done may be done again,
and what can be done on rather limited
scale may be done with almost the same
proportion of success on a larger scale.
The profits referred to above were reckon
ed from existing market prices ana not
fancy ones. Let me therefore impress on
you this lesson; good breeding, good feed.
ing and good care will surely give good
profits.
Did it ever occur to you that the chemi-
cal analysis ofan egg and young roasting
ucdAiJ we'll ~
is nevertheless true. And since it is true,
l might add that there is little difference
in feeding for eggs or flesh. This fact will
help greatly in your solving the problem
OF raising broilers.
The make up of an egg consists ofabout
two-thirds water, one eighth albumen.
one tenth lime, and one twelfth part fat.
Eggs are the results of giving the hens
proper raw materials to make them at the
proper time; and this constitutes good
feeding.
Hens suffer more from lack of pure, !
fresh water than from almost any other
cause. This applies equally as well to the !
hens having free range as it does to those
kept in confinement, for these are often /
neglected to such an extent that they are |
compelled to drink of stale or filthy water |
left in dirty vessels or troughs, and on |
farms are often compelled to drink the /
filthy water running from the COW stables |
or barnyard or else do without.
The eggs yielded by hens cared for in |
this manner will not be many in number, |
and what there are, will not be fit to use. |
The albumen or white of the egg is the
protein, and the hen cannot make this
protein, of the egg unless she be supplied
with protein making foods.
Those foods commonly called protein
foods are oats, wheat, bran and meat I
TIE lime, most of which goes to make
the shell of the eggs, is supplied from the
wheat, clover, oyster shell and cut bone.
The fat is taken into the body through
the various grains consumed, but mainly
through the corn, and is generally called
the Carbohydrate food.
In order to get the best results from
your hens as far as the egg yield is con.
cerned, some care must be given the mat
ter of feeding, in order that the hen may
get sufficient raw material to make the
egg
A good mash food can be made as fol-
lows: Two parts bran, one part mid
dlings, one part meal, one part alfalfa or
cut clover, one part beef scrap and one
part cut bone. This should be kept con-
stantly before the hens in hopper, ss.
pecially arranged that the hens may not
be able to waste it in their eagerness to
pick out the meat A good grain ration
may be had by mixing two bushels OF
wheat, two bushels of oats, one bushe of
corn, one half bushel of sunhower seed
and one. half bushel of buckWheat. 1
In extremely cold weather the quantity l
of corn may be increased, especially for
the evening meal. In fact, many poul- {
trymen feed nothing but corn for the last '
meal of the day when the weather is So
we're. This furnishes heat for the body
during the night, or while the birds are q
roosting.
In addition to this, you should keep '
the hens supplied with oyster shell and
charcoal. Coarse sand and small gravel
is often used in the place of grit, but il
cannot take its place in point of value,
This is not all that one should do in
his efforts to get eggs. 1t is very neces- o
sary for the laying hen, and for that
matter the growing stock as we'll, to have (,
a certain amount of green food each and
every day. This form of food may be o.
picked up by the birds during the warm 4
days of summer, particularly if they have
free range, but during the winter or if Y
kept in confinement, you must supply it.
Cabbage, mangels of sprouted oats are all F
good, but the latter [ consider the cheap NJ
est and most valuable. Sprouted oats can b
be had for cong and little trouble, but :,
you will be amply repaid tor this if you re
will supply it. Il
Good feeding means close observation 4,
md good judgement on the part of the n
One must be guided in a b,
treat measure by the state of the weather. n,
f it turns suddenly cold, add more corn tt
o LQ6 gram TdtiOn anu uuOEe uehb W lno ne
nash food. If warm, reduce the corn in eli
be one and the meat in the other, to
meet these changes.
If you have plenty Of room in which to
tore your foods, especially the grain, it
J we'll not to mix them thus allowing
ou to change the proportions every day pl
nd giving the hens change in diet, but do
you have not the room to keep them We
eparate they may be mixed all at once. ev
Iut in this case, it is we'll to keep an ex- mt
ra lot of corn and meat on hand, in order tn
bat more may be added when desired. alb
Don't overlook the hens It is far bet a
sr to have them a little hungry eager up
)r their food, than to have them sitting so
round in a lazy condition, over fat, with nil
)rpid livers and in q general unhealthy no
ondition. Remember, the lazy, overfed
en- never produces but on the other Su
and, it is the healthy, active one that tai
1ells out the eggs regularly. Fe
For hest results all the grain food w