Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

While wheat is the best whole gram
to feed poultry. its elimination e
take place without loss; Siean Nut II
screenings is good substitute. put ~
is generally preferable to 1eeo .mr
bran and middlings or low-graue nohI
Of good wheat in the mash. ana 70 % ~
stitute other sound grain TOT Mnsa svs-
tenn Of feeding hens to make EN- lay
ia to keep dry mixture OF Srouhu
grains and animal food before theln;
and each morning and evening 70 Led
q mixture OF whole or coarsely crack sss
grain in deep litter to induce exercise;
Under this system the composition %
the dry. ground-grain mixture. hHo~ ~
as the egg mash. Is exceedlnsiy ~
portant, while the composition OF ,.e
scrafchine mixture Is untmportant-
The egg mash furnishes the food TO
make the eggs. The scratching mn.
ture of coarse grains gives the men
internal organs natural grinuihs - a.
and keeps the muscles OF her poos
healthy.
Simple Northern and Southern feeos
An easy way to feed hens and pullets
to make eggs was practiced last Iaii
and winter at Holmhurst poultry iarm
in Canada Two wheat products. bran anu
middlings were all the 100 hens receiVeu ~
"A dry mash Of equal parts by volume on
wheat bran and wheat middlings was kept
before the hens. Each morning anu Ssen,
ing a crumbiy mash OF wheat mioonuss
and water was fed in sufficient quahtL. i
to Thoroughly satisfy the fowls. The taoie
SCRAPS Of a family Of four and the egg
shells were fed. No whole grain OF any
kind was used. owing to the d1mculty ..
buying It When visited me pan. la -,
were LAYING I was told that as many
eggs were laid last winter as mad oeeI
produced before the war. Wneh soou
Commercial egg mash and scratching
The above method of feeding gives good
results because the food is balanced. IN
100 pounds Of the mash there are tne
cent (tte important element in food that
furnishes the hen albumin to make the
whites Of the eggs) starch; So per cen. )
fat. ~ per cent Any ra., s5, r ina So
good egg yield, 50 it is easy to understand
S,l,y I,ns simple bran and middiings "a
ton gives satisfactory results onisss
whole grain cannot be purchased, Woulo
feed some kind Of grain in the litter every
dav in addition to the mash. A little whole
grain would give the hens more work
20 20.
getting away from the dry mash-Whole
grain ration and they use nothing but
whole grain for the layers. Whiie tnis
system is exactly opposite to that OF
our Canadian friend 1t produces 81, a s,m u,
ration we have fed at Clemson College
is simply equal parts by weight OF corn.
oats and cowpeas. The analysis OF this
mixture shows protein, 1875 per cent;
starch, 81 per cent; fat. 3.6 per cent
The hens receive two liberal feeds of
this mixed grain daily scattered over
the grass or leaves about the poultry
house in winter. No dry mash of any
kind is used. but ground oyster SHELLS
or ground limestone are supplied.
AS war times have upset the sale and
distribution Of many grains used in
mixing egg mashes and necessitated the
more general use Of local food products,
wants to make his egg mash at home
with a table OF food values from which
to work out his mixture. There is no
need Of complicated table OF FOOD
mash is all we wish to know, and we
will make this at least 1s per cent. This
will make our ration of egg mash and
scratching grain estimating that the
layer consumes about equal parts OF the
mash and the whole-grain mixture) fig
ure out about Is per cent protein We
are certain to have sufficient starch and
fat-because these are the main con-
stituents of all grains-while the ash
will be obtained from the mineral mat
ter and lime products picked up by the
hen.
we will divide the foods suitable for
making mashes into two classes: ta)
Foods containing more than IL per cent
protein. CD Foods containing less than
Is per cent protein.
Over 10 Per Cent Protein.
Meat crisps, Is: meat scrap, high
grade $50; meat scrap, average grade,
So; tankaEe, SIT to 63-1; fish meal, 4s.4;
soybean meal, Ala: peanut meal. 40;
prime cottonseed meal. 1913: linseed
meal. 3S.s; gluten meal. s5.5: buckwheat
middlfngs. 2s.3; gluten feed. 25.4; cow
pea meal, 23.6; germ oil meal. 22.6; vel
POULTRY, PETS & LIVESTOCK.
AIREDALE PUPPIES-Twc, thoroughbreds; S.
ehcii Can I've seen mt 1865 Monroe st. IT.
BEAUTIFUL Angorn male kitten. 1904 Calvert
st H. Phone toi PISS.
belgian HAKEs: 20; young stock; 10 GENTS