Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-08

time may come when, instead Of being
requested not to feed good human food
to poultry, the use Of such food for
poultry and hog feeding may be pro-
hibited. It is just as well to try to size
up the situation and look ahead q bit.
Every poultryman wants to increase
production and at the same time re-
duce the cost Of production II possible.
A good many who have land enough
for farming are endeavoring this sea-
try feeds that will be needed during
the coming year. F1ocks are being Gull
ed closely to get rid of unproductive
specimens and to thin down to numbers
that can be properly fed and cared for.
at expenses within the means Of the
poultryman. Every poultryman, who
can stick right on the Job as pro-
Queer, should do 80, and It Is the duty
Of every other poultryman to try to
help him.
Wheat Not Necessary.
Even. II. As proposed. close to IS per
cent Of the good wheat is utilized in
-four making there will still be some
wheat by-products available and some
low grade wheat for poultry feeding.
There will be corn. oats, barley. buck
wheat, kaffir corn and some Of the mil
lets that can be used to good advantage
even tho tho price Is high. Wheat
less chickens are no new thing. Corn
meal dough, made from . meal Of cob
and corn ground together used to DO
the standard chicken food for growing
chickens. Breeders and layers can
be fed largely on whole corn, cracked
corn and oats, with q dry mash con-
tanning wheat by-products and corn
meal. They have performed satisfac-
torily on this nearly wheatless ration,
are in good order, and have given good
fertility and strong, sturdy chickens.
While some farmers may let their
hens follow the cattle and hogs about
the pasture and feed upon the dung, as
we'll a. upon the waste in the grain
stubble, we do not believe that oriental
methods OF allowing fowls to feed
largely upon offal and the excrement
Of animals will ever become popular in
this country. People would not take
kindly to poultry meat and eggs pro-
duoed under such conditions. no matter
how cheaply It might be produced. But
II people are going to demand grain
fed poultry and eggs under present
day conditions they MUST be educated
to tho value of well-fed eggs and poul-
try meat and must be willing to pay
a fair price for such valuable and
wholesome food.
The present situation calls for
thought and good team work by every
one, It can not be saved by grand
hurrah boys. and poultrymen can do
no worse thing at the present time than
to deceive themselves as to the real
facts. Let us face the facts ana tell the
truth. ana not keep the truth to cloud
the future. It 10 but little short Of
idiotio to believe. or try to mako others
believe, that big noise and grand
ment IN poultry or any other line Of
work. It u no time for false optimism
that 10 afraid to face facts or tell the
truth. What We need Is real working
optimism that can face tho facts, no
matter IL they are not Just agreeable,
and meet and. overcome all difficulties
with . smile Il u long past the time
for blufIing and buncombe. whist We
need now IN poultrydom 10 . little
more ct the true American spirit Of
that will get there
with bells on no matter how many OBJ
staoles have to be overcome. Tho
feeding problem differs in different
sections Of the country and in the
same section at different times. Every
poultry keeper will find that his food
problem IL largely a local problem that
he and his neighboring. poultry keeper
alone can solve. Exchange experience,
ideas and methods and by SO doing
help one another to meet and conquer
poultry problems of the present time.
Gull your fowls closely and keep only
tho best, but hang on to them and try
to be content II you can manage to
break even. or get some small returns
for your labor. Good times will come
r. We will all work hard enough to
bring them. Those who hang on to
their poultry should win out event.
ually ana they will have the satisfac-
ton Of working In . good cause.