Milford chronicle., 1915-10-15
A PRACTICAL BALANCED
ration FOR WINTER
By J. H. McFAUL, Jr.
(AH Rights ReseyveaD

y ~ mems 40 not ike this feed and will
I rarely ever eat it, at least this has been
t my experience, and for that reason !
t never force it on them.
do not wish to be understood as saw
= ing that the balanced grain ration here
glyenis the only proper one used. Many
otner combinations are possibly used
with equally as good results, but as
nave used this one for many reasons
with such good results, feel that can
recommend it as meeting the REQUIRE
ments of proper balanced grain ration.
ANY good grain ration if properly pro-
pOrtiOned so as to contain the necessary
elements to form the egg, is beneficial.
Winter egg production, however, can
not be induced by simply supplying a
balanced grain ration. There are other
forms of food that must be supplied in
order to induce the hens to Weld. and
I then too, it is necessary to feed at stated
intervals and not whenever it suits YOUR
convenience best. Persons look for |
their meals at allotted times and the hen |
IS not unlike US in this respect. Have |
a time for feeding, and feed when it is |
time, is a good policy to adopt in the
poultry yard.
The morning meal should be fed as
early as it is practicable and the evening
meal should be given in time that the
BIRDS may be able to pick up sufficient
gram from the litter to supply their
needs over night before it gets too dark
for them to see.
The mash or feed should be given at
noon, or better still keep it in front of
the fowls continuously. In this way the
BIRDS may partake of it at will, thus al
lowing the noon time for feeding green
food, which should be supplied daily. l
am an advocate of keeping the mash be- !
fore the birds in hOppers all the time.
A good mash, literally supplied, will
amply repay you in the shower of eggs
that it will produce.
Like balanced grain rations, there are
many different kinds of mash or laying
-oods now on the market and it is safe
70 say tnat all or nearly all of them are \
5ood: Many persons, however, prefer
% mix tnelr own mash and for that rea- c
..on 1t might be well to specify one here.
4 good mash, and one that | have used ?
or long time with excellent results. F
AN be made by mixing the following 1
Ingredients in the proportion given: :
.wO arts of wheat bran. one part mid ?
Illngs, one part meal or chop. one part L
.eef scrap, one part gluten meal, little 3
nseed meal in the proportion of ten p
ounds to the hundred. Salt. in the 2
anne proportion as would be used were
to be given to persons, should also be p,
dded to this food. y
Keep this mixture in front of the fowls r
t all times, and in addition, feed a dailv r
.lowence of green food such as sprouted RR
ats, cabbage, or the like, which NAV R
e given at noon time. While the mash R
BOD IS often fed wet, yet perfer it in :, X,
dry state. p,
If this method of feeding is adopted RI
lr winter and the birds kept supplied
lth fresh water, charcoal, shell and grit. Sa
predict that YOUR winter feeding prob ga
m for eggs will be solved, and after Sc
wing it a fair trial, l believe that you Sc
Ill agree that the method is not oniv Sc
)od one, but your egg yield will mat Sc
lially increase over that derived from Sc
her methods. Sc