Milford chronicle., 1916-11-03
A PRACTICAL BALANCED GRAIN
RATION.
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
(AH Rights ReseyVe0

are good and others of which think bad
or what might be termed 'off color. :"
But, be this as il may, there is one thing
certain, and that is that proper feeding
in winter will produce eggs in greater
abundance than the hapzard method of
| feeding, or where no attention is paid to
what kind of food or how much is given.
For the benefit of those who have been
lax in their method of feeding for eggs
during the winter or for others willing to
learn, desire to give here a formula
which have used with excellent results,
and which can recommend to my read
ers. The grain ration should consist of
wheat, cracked corn, hulled oats, barley,
millet, buckwheat and sunhower seed
Wheat and hulled oats should by all
means form the greater portion of the
mixture, using two parts of each to one
each of the cracked corn, barley and mill
let, while one half part each of the buck
wheat and sunhower seed will suffice
In extremely cold weather, however, |
or at night when the temperature is low, |
it might be well and to add a quantity of |
corn to this ration, in order to furnish |
the fowls with sufficient heat. Whole |
corn is. better for this purpose than crack |
ed as it contains more heat The addition |
of this, however, is determined solely by |
the state of the weather, adding when it |
is cold and cutting it down as the weather
moderates This ration should be fed |
twice a day, morning and night, and
should always be scattered in litter, the
scratching out of which, will furnish the
hens with sufficient exercise to keep them
healthy.
No hen can or will be at her best if al
lowed to become inactive, and thus, in
order to overcome this condition, the
feeding in litter is advocated.
Don't get the idea that winter egg pro-
duction can be induced simply by feeding
q balanced grain ration. Such is not the
Ease. Hens require other food besides
grains in order to produce at a time when
he natural supply, gotten from the earth,
s cut off There are other forms of foods
to the production of eggs. and
n addition to these, much depends on
low and when it is fe1. The best method
o follow, insofar as the feeding goes, is
o give the feed at regular stated times.
lens, like persons, thrive better and
.eep in better health if fed at regular in
ervals A person who is compelled to
% without food for many hours, and
hen tries to consume two meals at one
ime, invariably suffers as a result-do so
ens. Remember this, and try to use a
title system in your manner of feeding.
Keep a mash food before the hens at Z
Il times, thus allowing them to partake /.
f it at will. At noon they should be
e given a liberal supply of green food.
{ the green food is omitted, then you 3
tight we'll look for a falling off in the
gg yield as this is most imperative to
God production. A good mash food can
e made by mixing the following Wheat /.
ran, two parts; middlings one part
zeal or chop, one part beef scrap, one
art gluten meal, one part, and little !
nseed meal, about ten pounds to the
undred. To this may be added little
lit, to suit the taste. By the use of the :.
alanced grain ration, and the mash food, )
) here given, together with green food
nd liberal supply of fresh water, you !:
iould have but little trouble in getting )
suits during the coming winter.