Milford chronicle., 1916-07-07
Proper Foods And What They
Mean To The Poultry Industry
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
(AH Rights ReSe,Vedl

I While there are many importan
things to give consideration in the rails
ing of poultry, either for commercial o
fancy purposes, each of which is highl
necessary for the attainment of success
yet the one that stands out possibl.
more prominent than most. if indeei
| not all of the rest, is that of prope
/ feeding. This means possibly more t
| the poultry than any one of the variou!
other essentials, and for that reasor
should receive the study and attention
of every breeder.
The question of proper feeding is alike
important to the raising of young chicks
and to the older or matured birds The
successful raising of the young chicks
depends very largely on the kind of food
given them, and likewise the success of
the plant in general depends upon what
kind and classes of foods are given to
the older birds to make for profit and
success.
In order to get the greatest profit
from any flock of chickens it is abso-
lutely necessary to feed correctly, and
| venture that this will not be contra
dicted by any person who has had any
experience with fowls. 1t is conceded
without argument that improper feed
ing is followed by a falling off of the
egg yield, and thus a material reduction
in profits accruing from the business is
very noticeable. From a commercial
standpoint the egg end of the business
is its greatest profit Garner and falling
off in this means much to the man who
is raising poultry for commercial pur-
poses, and most of US are, and its loss
is greatly felt.
But this is not the only result of i'm
proper feeding. The profits which are
made from the business through the sale
of table fowls will likewise fall short of
the mark if the fowls are improperly
fed, or if the food given them is not Of |
the kind that will make flesh that ap-
peals to the sight and taste.
1t is much harder to raise chicks to /
the age of ten weeks than it is from |
that time to maturity. The task is hard f.
enough when the proper foods are given,
but extremely difficult when some i'm
proper method or foods are adhered to.
The death of many youngsters prior to
their reaching the age of ten weeks is
directly due to improper feeding, and
while it may be possible to even raise
some of them to maturity on an i'm
proper diet, they will never amount to
much in after life. They will come far
short of being what they would have if
the proper methods had been adopted.
Fowls raised after this fashion will not
only be practically worthless, but will
under no consideration yield their breed
er profit when once they have matured. /
Proper feeding, coupled with the other s
requisites necessary for the health and
comfort of the birds, produces a profit {
which will not under any circumstances
accrue where improper methods have
been adopted and closely followed. d
While it is generally said that farmers r
are prone to make this serious mistake,
and incidently they are more liable to
fall into the snare than others, yet there
are many other breeders who do like h
wise. This is especially true of the sub q
or those that keep few fowls :
n or near the city. The farmer is prone :
% make the mistake because he usually
links he knows as much about raising
chickens as he does about farming, and b
indeed in many instances this Is true, 81
Judging from the haphazard way in
which he runs his farm. Thus "Mr
refuses to take the advice 8,
f anyone on the subject of breeding h.
nd raising and thereby hangs a tale, II
es a tale of failure. Then, there are h,
theirs who sOjOurn on the farm and h,
are little or nothing about poultry, con- h,
equently refusing to bother with them. h,
n either case, both lose many dollars lo,
nat should be theirs.
While, as / have said, many small
reeders fail to feed properly, the per-
sntage is far less than the fOregone as
lentiOned folks and this is possibly due ne
a larnra fs, . u. in
lrchase all of their food. Further tn
ore, they buy from some poultry sup tn
y house whose clerks are up on the tn
Using problem, and they keep them tn
straight by advising lust
hat kind of foods to feed for the best
suits. bo
The result of the carelessness of the %
rmer and other breeders is that no 81,
ecial effort is paid to the feathered ~,
iauties who tend so effectually to in n,
ease the money in the Golfers, and sd,
US they become a non producing ex-
nsive luxury. This causes the farmer
become more and more disgusted with
EN- as time goes on, and he considers So
EN- useless. the
Time, patience and perseverance ac- saI
mplisheth all things" in the chicken est
siness as well as any other, and for chi
at reason one should do their utmost vie
meet all the requirements of the in fer
stry before condemning it as worth usJ
IS. Chickens are money earners, but ant
t unless they are given your care and the
tention and supplied with the neces-
~ things which make for comfort,
alth. development and eggs. If you to
e not willing to give the birds your pot
st efforts, then by all means dispose ges
them at once and save money, as you
u surely lose in the end. p.
There are many important things to
considered in the raising of chicks,
ch as the selection of the parent
'ck, the proper mating and incubation say
the eggs and the care of the chicks of
len once they have been hatched. We mil
We already touched upon these in pre- It
'us articles. Let us now look at the bey
owing stock for a little while. wol
Keep the chicks growing" is a good the
gan to adopt, but when once adopted ing
ap doing the things and feeding the we
IDS that will insure constant growth es
81 maturity, for on this depends the cak
ue of the bird. After the chicks 2sc