The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-01-29
KNOWLEDGE or FOOD
VA;UESIS IMP0RTA ANT
Many foods have far greater
feeding value than 9TH
ers, says Conkey.
BY &. u COnkey.

chick ems successfully as il needed
in other kinds of business. And
one of the first things he must
learn ls he different elements in
foods and the effect Of these ele
ments on the fowl.
PROTEIN, the name given to al,
substances which nitrogen IL
the principal element, is neeessa.
ry in all ratioDs, for it enters
largely into muscle, blood, nerves,
etc. Not only must the waste be
renewed In the fowl, but the
great strain of egg production
must also be taken care OF,
PROTEIN ESSENTIAL
The protein elements build
bone, flesh (not faD and feathers.
Also th ey replace the waste from
the body. Life cannot exist
without them. However, 1t is
impossible to secure strictly
protie food as this always comes
mixed with other elements.
There are certain foods which are.
high in protein and are therefore
called protein foods. The most
common and we'll known of these
foods are COttenseed Meal, Lin
seed Meal, Gluten Meal, Beef
Scrap. Fish Scrap, Dried Blood
and Meat Meals, Because of
their PROTEIN contents, such foods
as listed above must not be fed as
liberally as one would feed ordi
nary grains. In the first place,
excessive feeding would waste it,
and In the second place the or.
gans of the fowl would be over.
taxed and disease would result.
Again, 1t proves too expensive.
Therefore watch your protein
and be careful not to feed too
much.
FEED CARBOHYDRATES
Carbohydrates, which contain
starchos and sugars, can be call.
cd the fuel Of the body, for they
furnish the heat. Carbohydrates
must TO fed to keep the tempera
ture Of the fowl ner NAL, but not
too much so as this develops fat
Care must be taken to prevent
the fowl from becoming lazy and
Inactive. Foods rich in carboby
drates are Corn, Cornmeal,
Ground Oats, Barley, Buckwheat,
Rice, Wheat, etc.
MINERAL MATTER
Bone, oyster shells and grit
contain liberal percentage of
mineral matter. which ls mainly
phosphates Of calcium and sod
un. These are essential IN build
ing bone, part of the feathers,
certain constituents of blood and
In shell making.
ANIMAL FOODS GOOD
Milk. Beef Scrap, Fish Scrap.
Blood Meal, Green Bone, etc.,
come under the heading of animal
foods and take tho place of
worms and bugs that fowls natu.
rally 6nd when running at large
These foods are positively neces-
sary for the growing chick and
laying fowl and no amount of
vegetable protlen can be substi
tuted. Sour milk and butter milk
are the most wholesome foods In
this class. Dry buttermllk which
can now be purchased in sanitary
dry form, answers this purpose
admirably. This materially as
sists in the food digestion by
keeping the digestive organs in
the best of condition and is al
most indispensable in crate fat
tening.
Beef scrap is often fed in al
hopper or put in the mash at a
mixture from 15 per cent to 25
per cent. As this varies in quail
ity, be sure to get the best az you
may endanger the health of your
fowls. When dry buttermilk is
used, cut the beef scrap in half.
Green bone should be always
fresh and not more than ounce
per day should be fed or bowel
trouble will follow. Green bone
appears to be too stimulating tor
breeding stock, as it lessons the
egg fertility. Blood meal is not
a popular animal food for while
1t 10 high 10 protieD, it lacks in
fat which Ia valuable constitu-
-ent in animal foods.
GREEN FOODS
Green foods include all kinds
of fruits, vegetables and growing
grasses or grains. Alfalfa meal,
Cut Glover, Sprouted Oats, Cab.
bage, Lettuce, Beets. Beet Pulp,
etc, are used mostly in poultry
feeding. Green food should be
fed daily or at least several
times q week to get the proper
ssulte. One of the most Walt q
bic of green foods is sprouted
oats.
Green food Is not used for it's
nutritive value but rather for it's
tonic end laxative effects. Sue.
cuient green's should never be en-.
tirely displaced by such foods as
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