El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-18

: seven p. unds of grain TO produce q
pound Of gain in fattening.
Crates and fattening pens should
/ be kept clean and carefully disin-
fected- The droppings should be
; cleaned away either daily or every
other day. and after a lot Of chickens
are killed the pen should be sprayed
with whitewash containing 5 per
cent carbolic acid Il is not neces-
sary to treat the chickens fndfvid-
ually for lice il the coops are treat
ed in this way. 1t is advisable either
( TO spray the trays Of the crates
lightly with a coaltar disinfectant
after cleaning. or to sprinkle them
with air slaked lime. The coops
should be examined carefully once
daily and sick and dead birds re-
moved This is especially essential
in the fall months when the chick
ems are more apt to be sick.
Corn n FattenIng Feed.
Corn is heating and fattening. and
when fed to closely confined fowls
in large quantities fat rather than
eggs is the usual result For laying
hens IL should be balanced with
meat. bone, hnseed. gluten and such
feeds as are rich in heterogeneous mat
ter, for corn is deficient in this con-
hens that have opportunity to take
plenty OF exercise and to secure in
sects and green feed. much more sat
isfactory results are like 10 be OBJ
same fowls closely confined. II NAV
be fed quite largely in the cold eli
mates during winter. but should be
fed sparingly during summer.
Variety to Poultry RatIOns.
Oats are often fed to poultry for
variety, but are not well liked unless
rather indigestible. Hulled oats. on
the other hand. are relished by poul-
try and are excellent for producing
eggs When they can be obtained at
a reasonable price in comparison with
other grains. they may be fed quite
largely.
Barley does not seem to be greatly
relished by hens. but may be used
to give variety to the grain ration
II has little more protein than corn
and little less than oats
Buckwheat is quite well liked bv
fowls. but is not very widely fed. II
may be fed to vary the ration. Buck !
wheat niddlings are rich in protein /
and make a good mixture with corn |
meal
Rye is not fed largely. and does
not seem TO be much relished by I
poultry It is supposed TO cause bowel ]
trouble when fed freely.
EEONAue OrlN Tor POultrT.
Grit is essential to the health Of I
fowls and to economy in feeding.
Grit takes the place OF teeth in pre-
pairing the feed for further digestion.
and is required for the proper prep 4
aration Of feed in the gizzard When I
the feed is not properly taken care /
OF in this organ. an undue strain is /
thrown on the fowls system. often 4
resulting in disease. and also allow 4
ing much Of the nutriment to pass ]
the birds body without be- Z
ing absorbed. In every pen or yard ]
a box Of grit should be kept. Inves- /
tigators have asserted that grit IS =
part OF the necessary feed. giving
he fowls strong bones and a bright
plumage.
Vary the Poultry Ration.
In feeding grain to poultry the aim
n the feeder should be TO give a va
-iety. No one kind Of grain alone is
best. Variety may be secured by mix
ng the grains or by feeding the DIFF
.erent kinds OF grain on different
laws This variety is in accordance
With nature When on free range
he fowls obtain a little of several
inherent kinds OF feed. Grain should
lot be made the sole iced. except in
ne fattening. pen. for then fat and 4