Milford chronicle., 1915-06-18

. important consideration, is LnaL OF the
selection of proper feeds. This not
only applies TO the raising of young
chicks, but to the older birds as we'll
While the raising of youngsters de-
pends largely upon giving them the
proper kinds of foods, it can be just as
safely said that the question of feed
ing the older or matured fowls, is
equally as important for profit or sue
cess.
No one who has made the least in
vestigatiOn into the various methods
of raising fowls will question the
statement that in order to get the
greatest profit from ones flock it is
necessary to feed correctly. Improper
feed means a falling off in the egg
yield, and thus a reduction in profits,
for this is the biggest end of the in
dustry from a commercial standpoint.
It is also true that the profits derived
from the industry through their sale
for table purposes, will fall short of
the mark if the feeding is not done in
the proper way or if the food does not
consist of the right kind.
The question of correct feeding ap-
plies also to the raising of young
chicks particularly those under the
age of 10 weeks. Improper feeding is
responsible for the death of many
chicks prior to their reaching this age
and while after this they may possibly
and while after this, they may possibly
be brought to maturity if the feeding
is not just what it should be, they will
not be as near as good specimens as
they would be were the proper method
| followed continuously until they reach
that stage.
Improperly fed fowls never amount
to a great deal and will rarely ever
yield a profit. "As you sow, so shall
you reap" says the Good Book" and
| this adage, or rather the truth, ap-
plies to the raising of chickens as to
any other. Proper feeding, with the
| other necessary requisites for the
health and comfort of the birds, pro-
! duces a profit which will not accrue
should an improper method be adopt
ed aud followed
The farmer is more prone to fall in
to the snare of improper feeding than
is the person who maintains a few
chikens in the suberbs or even in the
city. Why is this? Simply because (
the average small breeder buys his .
feed in small quantities from some city
poultry supply house and is put wise,
so to speak, by the merchant as to
just what to feed. But the farmer
thinks he knows as much about rails
ing chickens as he does about farming,
and positively refuses to take the adj
vice of any one-or he cares little or
nothing about the fowls and won't
bother with them
The result is that no special ecOrt
s.. L
ers and the improper feeding and care
that they get tends TO make them nom
productive and an expensive luxury
about the place, with the result that
the farmer becomes more and more
disguised with them as time goes on.
There is money in chickens, but it
takes time, patience and perseverance
to get it out of them, and unless one
makes up his mind to do every thing
to make a profit out of his
fowls, he had better dispose of them
The average farmer will turn his
young chicks out on a free range to |
forage for their living, or at least the ,
greater portion OF it and content | I
himself with throwing them a handful [
Of corn, land whole corn at that in I
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the most economical and easy. Wlhle
Of course it is true that the chicks will
find and pick up many seed and worms !
)n free range, nevertheless, these are |
'ar from sufficient to furnish the nee
,essary fat-forming elements needed ?
or the proper development of the
chick n
The result of this method is slow q
growth, poor development and spring
aging. What one wants in order to
ret a profit from his fowls, is puick
growth more rapid maturity and fall d
md winter laying. In order to obtain "
hese it is necessary to furnish the 9
,irds a balanced ration of fat-forming u
Gods, in addition to that which might n
e picked up on free range. a free e.
ange and whole-cOrn diet generally G.
scraggy fowls, affected more o.
r less with bowel trouble. This con-
ition is produced by to much insect
Ood with nothing to counteract its
fleet upon the system.
There are, of course, many import
mt things to be considered in the
aising of chicks, relative to the Sc
sction of the parent stock, the proper III
lating and incubating of the eggs 81
rior to the Matching. Last week we .,
)uched upon the general points rela- ~
We to the care of young chicks and at 90
lis time the growing stock will be aI
)nsidered.
It is highly important to keep the
hicks growing every minute of their tr,
YES until they reach maturity After tel
lie chicks reach the age of three or mi
ur weeks, substitute for the bran a of
)od growing food, and keep this be-
re them continuously until they ma di,
re. Many kinds of growing foods eg
e used and while they all may be til,
iod. yet I have found the following lit
good one and one that will produce We,
suits: off
Mix thoroughly two parts Of bran, SUI
e part each OF wheat middlings al the
ia meal, corn meal, gluten feed
ted beef scrap, bOne-meal and one
If Of oun mart HHav seed raao1 To