The Springdale news., 1916-03-31
BOYS AND GELS CLUB WORK
No ,. Some A C's on Poultry
 Raising.
By H. K. Sanders. Specialist for Club
 Work

The following table shows the rela. tive efficiency of fowls in the utiliza- ton of food as compared with other livestock, and the value of the mar ketable products secured from q given amount of digestible matter
 One hundred pounds of digesnble matter will produce:
 139 pounds milk, worth 1 1-2 cent. per pound $20S.
 1s5 pounds steer, worth T cents per pound. 95c.
 13.9 pounds sheep, worth cents per pound, s3e
 BOA pounds pork. worth T cents per pound, s213
 196 pounds fowl, worth 12 cents per pound. s235.
 28.7 pounds broilers, worth E cents per pound, s4.3o-
 1916 pounds eggs. leverage 1aying1, worth 2f cents per dozen. $274
 30 pounds eggs. fheavy 1aying) worth 2f cents per dozen. $420
 The cost of production is greatly reduced by the fact that large part of the farm poultry ration is made up from the gleaning of the fields and feed lots which otherwise would bs vast ed
 Tn raising poultry special emphasis should be laid on the importance of using pure bred or standard fowls. for there is no question that they will show higher average production. The poultry keeper who has mongrels or mixed flock should not attempt to make complete change in one season He may start with eggs for matching or with few day-old chicks, and in the second year can have a small breeding flock from which all or most Of his chicks may be matched
 Regardless of the breed or the breeding of the fowls, the maintenance of constitutional vigor is of the great est importance. Lack of attention to health and vgor of the fowls is the cause of many difficulties experienced with the average poultryman. Fowls should be fed and handled properly throughout the winter and spring, and also have exercise and in a well, but not too we'll ventilated house.
 Quite often the fowls in the rural districts have their roosts in locust tree. or some other tree. where the cold winds chill their bodies. and where the rain and snow get a clear sweep at them. The food consumed by the poultry goes to keep the body warm, and where they are made to take the rough weather It takes all the food they can get to keep them warm and none can be converted into eggs A good shelter closed on the north east and west sides is impera- tive Winter comfort 10 the hen means simply protection from storm. extreme cold and dampness, plenty of fresh air and sunshine and a sufficient amount of floor space.
 X damp poultry house is hopeless from the standpoint of winter egg pro duetion Keep good cover on the i house and keep dry floor
 Fowls need variety Of feed, and ] the different grains used should be correctly proporticNed in order to get the best results, and at the same time keep the fowls in good health Corn. and corn alone, will not make hens lay as they should Corn makes them 1 fat Feed a variety of grains for best results Animal food in some form should be provided in all pd Ary ra tions, and may be supplied the form of butcher scraps, gr it bone or commercial meat scrap the farm rabbits, squirrels or q meat killed in the woods. such birds, etc, will help to furnish animal food that hens need to e them lay.
 Usually the hen on the rang r farm conditions will not need oyster shells. yet it is cheaL Is well to keep oyster she crushed before them all the
 box as they need the lime 1 egg shell.
 1 Scraps however, should
 fed in sloppy condition a
 should be fed that is mou
 because it is liable to eaus
 troubles They should b
 regularly with green food
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 scraps such as lettuce, cal l apple and potato pairing
 to provide winter picking
 try on the farm by So ] patch of grain next Sci l that the mongrels are
 secure good layin
 vide good warm she l