Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
CLEAN vegetable Waste
GREEN FOOD FOR FOWLS
Maximum Egg Production Not Pos
sible Without Some Form
Of Succulcnce.
IMPERATIVE TO SAVE NOW
Possible for Most Homes to Have
Few Feet of Productive Ground,
ms Well as to Keep a Dozen Hens
to Advantage.
ny CHARLES l.. OPPERMAN,
Foiltry Husbandmnn, Maryland AErf-
cultural Experiment Station.

BY itself green food furnishes very
little actual nourishmcnt or heat to the
fowls body, and is given largely 1or
it's tonic effect on the system. fowls
fed heavily on rich rations lacking IN
green food are very apt to develop liver
trouble and digestive disorders. Be
cause Of its bulky nature green food
also distends the intestines and thus
assists the digestion of the rich ground
grams. We can thus see that its posi-
ton In the ration Is an important one.
Experiments have proven that maxi
mum eEg production cannot he realized
unless the proper amount OF green 1000
is supplied to the layers.
Tho necessity of the greatest possible
production because Of the present food
crisis makes 1t imperative that every
home having few square feet OF yard
area should make this ground produc-
tive of some form OF foodstuff. In
many cases a flock of Il dozen hens can
DC kept to advantage, while in others
a vegetable garden Will add its quota
to the much-needed food supply In
tho great majority of cases both forms
OF activity can be carried out. and
there Is no question but that this form
OF patriotism Will help in winning the
war.
The greatest argument in favor OF
the city and town jewellers becoming
producers of eggs and poultry, as far
as conditions will allow, is the fact
that no nation in the world throws
away such a colossal fortune in the
garbage pail as America. 1t Is esti-
mated that we'll over s500,000,000 worth
OF foodstuff goes into our garbage pail
annually. If dozen or so hens are
kept in every back yard the bulk OF
this enormous waste can be utilized.
In tho majority of homes there is
enough vegetable waste in the form of
potato and other vegetable and fruit
parings, cabbage and lettuce leaves,
pumpkin rinds and similar substances
to provide small flock with green
food throughout the year.
Vegetable Waste From City Markets.
Tho city poultry keeper has still an
other source OF supply for green stun
for the layers. In almost every city
TArket there is an enormous quantity
of.clear vegetable refuse accumulated
III the process Of trimming punches of
celery, heads of lettuce. cabbage and
ka1e, so that they present a neat ap-
pearance on the stalls. Thia waste
can frequently be had for the asking.
and even where a price ia charged for
1t, 1t Is ridiculously cheap in COMPARE
son to the value received in the form
of green food. In cases where the
family is too small to supply sufficient
green tood TOT the Hock, tnls source OF
supply will be OF great value, especially
during the winter months. This form
of economy, or food utilization, will do
almost as much to conserve our food
supply as will the extra production Of
cur great farms. 1t is true that tho
individual effort tx not so spectacular.
but the aggregate of millions OF homes
Will reach such trcmendos proportions
that our most liberal estimate will fall
Tar short OF what can actually be ac-
complished.
Greens for Suburban Flock.
The problem OF q winter green food