Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05

q It is vitality necessary to appreciate the
Importance of systematic feeding 1t Is
Il Well-est ablished fact that poultry. NOR.
than any other farm animal must he
cared for i'm a systematic way. A definite
! time should he set aside for feeding tho
growing stock. and they should he fed
each day at the same time and with tho
same degree IF care. Random feeding
will not result in successfully grown
roasters for market purposes
! KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD ESSENTIAL.
In determining tho best foods for grow
ing poultry. It is essential that the feed
er should know tho functions and uses
I of the common nutrients. They are pro-
tein, carbohydrates. fat. ash and water
( Each of these materials has Definite
/ function to perform and all must he
supplied in the proper proportions Il 4
continuous growth is TO be maintained
Protein is essentially heterogeneous
food material 1t is Of the most i'm
portance in the ration, Is expensive to
purchase, and can not he readily grown
by the poultryman. It provides material
for the formation of the lean meat
feathers. heak and nails. Carbohydrates
are food materials which contain carbon
hydrogen and oxygen. examples being
sugar and starch. Fat is oil stored up
in plants and animals. Carbohydrates
and fat have much the same function
when fed to the growing birds. These
functions
! !. They are oxidzed or burned in the
process of digestion and give off heat
which keeps the birds warm
.. Heat is produced and utilized by the
f,t,
3. The carbohydrates and fats which
are not used for heat and energy are
stored up i'm the body aa animal fat. or
reserved food material
Growing poultry must have these ele-
ments of protein. carbohydrates and fat
in order to maintain satisfactory gain
MINERAL MATTER IMPORTANT.
Ash or mineral matter is an important
nutrient, having for its function the
building up of the bone and the forma-
tion of the framework of the hodY. Lime
Is a simple form Of ash. which is fed ex-
tensivey III poultry rations In addition
to building up body and tissue ash aids
the process Of digestion by increa sing
the availability Of other foods The grow
ing poultry must have enough mineral
matter to build a good solid framework
so that later they will he able to put on
a larger amount of flesh when desired
Water. while not true food has an
important function. II aids in dissolv-
ing food material In smaller PARTICLES
and distributing them 10 the different
parts of the body. It also adds ma
terialy in increasing diffusion which Is
the process by which food material Is
ultimately assimlated
With this brief discussion of the func-
tons of the different nutriments. il will
be interesting and practicable to know
the possible sources Of these materials
In order to mix rations economically
Protein or heterogeneous food materials
are of two kinds-those OF an animal
source and those of vegetable source
There Is no more economical source of
protein than meat scrap, which can be
purchased for about $50 ton, or five
cents a pound, for the protein present.
Fish scrap is also efficient as a protein
carrier 1t contains considerable nhos-
phoric acid and nitrogen. It can he pur-
chased for s. per 100 pounds. Bone in
the dry graduated form contains from
% to 25 per cent protein, and about %
per cent. Of phosphorlc acid Growing
chicks thrive much better when it is In
cluded In ration. These three carriers Of
animal protein offer sufficient range for
selection. Vegetable protein carriers
usually consist OF such products as glu-
ten meal oil meal and SOY bean meal
These are efficient when given in re,a-
lively small quantities, but protein from
such sources will not replace protein
from animal sources
CLOVER AND ALFALFA DESIRABLE
Glover and alfalfa are efficient carriers
of protein They contain considerable nj
trogen. and can be fed profitahlY in the
ration. The most economical plan Is to
grow them on the range and allow the
birds to eat them off the roots,
Carbohydrates and fat can best he
cured from home or farm grown ma
terials, such as wheat and oats. Corn
contains large amounts of carbohydrates
as we'll as considerable fat. Carhohy-
all grain and cereal crops. They are not
as expensive to purchase as are pro-
TEN nutrients and wider choice Is avail
able.
The minerals which can best be secured
are fish scrap and dry ground bone. Lime
and phosphorc acid seems to be the two
most desirable forms of ash Phosphorus
acid not only builds up the bone struc-
ture, but materially increases the value
Sestible.
An abundance Of fresh, clean. pure wa
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