Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-16

" zone, as VIII be FOUND IN TINS article.
When was in Canada last sum
Ircr learned that the food controller
had prohibited the ms. of sound wheat
for any purpose other than human con-
sumption. II is only "a question or
tim. until a similar restriction will he
(, effective in the United states. was
looking to-day at :, sample Of a scratch
ing food submitted by the represents.
tive OF a milling company in New or
leans. This salesman said: we arc
using the highest grade OF whca;
screenings in this mixture, and we be-
licve We we're fortunate in getting il.
Every poultry fccdhousc is buying up
wheat scrccDinIS as soon "s put
the market. and we don't expect - nc
z, able 10 get what need. The SOW
ernmcn; will not let US put rooG wheat
Il; chicken feed
While wheat is the best whole grain
10 iced poultry. its elimination can
take place without loss Clean wheat
screenings is Sood substitute. but II
is generally preferable to feed tho bran
and middliugS or low-Cr:,d. -four Of
good whea, ~ the mash. and 20 sub
stitut" other sound grain for wh":t
in tn" scratching food. Tn" popular
system Of feeding hens 20 max" 'cu
lay is 10 keen - dry mixture OF ground
Eraius and animal food before them.
ana each morning and evening to fee!
"a mixture OF whole or coarse y-craci; cd
grain in deep Hitter to induce exercise
Under this system the coInIosi lion Of
tho dry, ground grain mixture. known
as tho cSg mash, is exceedingly i'm
pOrtant. lille jhu composition ot The
scratching HiNiur" Is Uuiinpor,aut. The
ccg laitsh furnishes III" food to rnat."
the c@cS III. scratching m.Sti.c Of
coarse grains gives the hens internal
organs natural grinding to Ir and
keeps the muscles OF her body healthy.
Simple Northern and southern feeds.
An easy va" to feed hens and pail
let's 10 maze eggs was practic.d last
fan and winter at IiolinhUrst Poultry
Farm in tan..da- TWO wheat products.
. bran and middl!ngs. We're all the l0"
lIcnH received. : dr. mash Of equal
parts by volume Of wheat bran aud
wheat iriddlimgs MAS Kept before thu
hons. Each morning aad cvcuiu= ..
I, crumhiy mash Of wheat IuiddlincE and
water was fed in Sufficient quantity 10
thoroughly satisfy tn" fowls The
table scraps az :, family OF four and
the cGGshcl!s were fed. No Whole grain
= Of amy kind WAS used, owing 10 til"
difficulty Of buying it, When visited
the plant last August the hens We're
8 Healthy and many were laying. was
told 'liat as man: cSgS were laid last
s winter had been produced before
3 the War when good commercial "gE
z mash and scratching grain wa ici
he above nGlilr! OF !''GllS gives
i good results because the food is al
anccJ. In 100 pounds OF tho ma.h there
are the following constituents. Pro-
tein, II per cent Cthc importan; Gle
rnent in food that furnishes the hen
albumin 10 make the whites or tho
r cSEs); starch, 90 per cent: tat, 80 per
cent. ANY ration that contains - p"r
cent protein viii produce a good .cc
$ yield. So II is easy 10 understand why
this simple bRan and middlngs ration
gives satisfactory results. Unless who("
grain cannot b" purchased. | would
feed some kind Of grain i'll the litter
every dag in addition 70 the mash. A
little whole grain would give the hens
more work to do.
In the South some poul,ryucu ave
getting away from tho dry wash whole
grain ration and they use nothing but
:. whole grain for the layers. While this
s, system is exactly opposite 10 that of
= our Canadian friend, il produces :, sim
3 ilarly high csg yield. The whole grain
ration VIC have fed at clemson College
in. simply equal parts by weight OF
corn, oats and cowpcas. The analysis
= OF this mixture shows protein. l5.5 per
& cent; starch, d, per cent: fat. 80 L.r
z cent. The hens receive two liberal
5 feeds of this mixed grain daily scat
( tered over the grass or leaves about
tho poultry hous" in winter. No dry
mash of any Kind * used but ground
{. supplied.
Make Dry Mash mt Home
~ II was stated that = good egg Weld
5, would he obtained when tho amount OF
/. protein in the ration is IL per cci
a This statement IL absolutely true pro
5 Eidcd some Other conditions are rcas-
! omably correct. Let us consider tho
other conditions first There arc: %
= \ hen or mature pullct OF strong
vitality free from parasites or dis