Milford chronicle., 1917-06-01
Various Gains And Their Relative Merit
By J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
LAH Rights Reseyved1

Many persons consume foods regularly that.are.
Ia measure detrimental TO their health. They
are invariably made 70 suffer much pain due q
sickness or disorders which are TO a large extent
the direct result Of their eating Such persons
rarely ever take the tine or trouble to ascertain
Just what kinds Of foods they should or should not
eat.
The problem Of feeding chickens is somewhat
similar to that Of feeding humans. There are
many kinds Of foods, but each and every one is
largely different in its effect upon the frail and
delicate organisms Of the chickens.
The poultry feeding problem has beep discussed
for many moons by persons Of All rank in poultry
culture. but notwithstanding this. there are vast
numbers Of chicken raiaers who are totally unfa-
miliar with the subject This naturally results in
breeders feeding their birds by given formulah
that may be suggested 20 them from time to time
by persons without any apparent knowledge Of
the relative merits Of the contents of the ratons-
In determining upon the proper food for chick
ems one must have in view certain objects. The
things 70 be remembered are. first. the formation
Of bone and tissue and the proper development Of
the fowls, and the second is the production Of
eggs. In order to develop bone and tissue must
not only feed the kind Of foods that will tend to
keep the bird alive but foods that will actually
make bones and then put flesh upon them.
Many persons raise chickens simply for the fun
of the thing and neither know, or make any effort
to understand fowl requirements. This method is
not only Improbable but unwise well. Why
should any person continue TO lay out hard earned
cash for the purchase Of foods which at this time
are rather expensive simply to see il consumed
without any hope Of getting anything in return.
Every person VINO I0lioW8 eucn metuOQH Iaila
utterly in his attempt TO raise chickens, and IN
stead of the fowls yielding profit they an ex-
pense' and anything that is an expense is neces-
sarily failure. Such persons, although generally
referred to as breeders arenot such, but instead.
were chicken raisers.
The foolish man will continue to raise chickens
that are an expense, the wise man will discard
them for something else. Thus il can be readily
seen that the breeder who would attempt to make
chickens part of his scheme Of earning living,
must Of necessity. make them study and be gov
erned by his findings in their care.
When the flock fail to yield you profit, there is
one Of two things wrong. either the fault is with
birds or with yOurself-and in either case, the
trouble should be corrected If il is the birds then
discard them for some other breed, or change your
methods of care and feeding. II. however, the
fault is yours then correct that and thereby make
it possible for the birds to show their worth If it
is impossible for you to give the time and atten-
ton to the fowls that they should have, or supply
the food that they need. then get out Of the busi
ness Of chicken raising at once. The sooner you
take this step the better for both you and the
birds.
If the proper kinds and quantities Of foods are
given the birds will yield a neat profit. unless they
are drones or so-ealled idlers; but where this is
the case. these non producers should be discarded
at once. Never keep non-producer about the
plant
Before investing real money in any food each
distinctive kind should be carefully considered for
its relative value. In many eases much money is
SIMPLY thrown away FOR foods that are Of httle or
no value to the birds other than as relish. II is
alright to give the hens relish occasionally, but
money spent in this fashion should be greatly linz
tied as II is money wasted.
Most persons who begin the raising Of chickens
dote as a ration, and in many instances, I
feed nothing else This is probably due to the fact
that any old farmer can be heard to say that his
get nothing but corn. Yes that is too
true And it is also true that the averags farmer
get but few eggs. and a result makes but little
from his poultry.
1t is just as hard for the poultryman to make l
eggs out of corn as il is to make a lamp-post out
Of a bag of saw-dust Corn is alright in its place. /
and it has a place in the ratiOns of the chicken .
but its function is not the making of eggs nor win I
il produce them.
The functions of corn in the rations is for putting
on of flesh and to supply heat 10 the body thus !
advise incf easing It's proportions in the winter
and diminishing it in the summer when little or no 7
heat is required by the body. Corn also tends to