Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-03

range does not provide it, The dry
mash can be the same mixture fed the
laying hens sold under the name of an
egg mash northern formula is:
Equal parts by weight of wheat bran.
wheat middlings. cornmeal ground
oats and meat scraps IN the South
the meat scraps can be replaced by
prime cottonseed meal. velvet bean
meal. or soy bean meal. Add TO each
100 pounds OF the mash one-half pound
of fine table salt. Mix thoroughly.
Keep the dry mash in n hopper In
each house or in covered trough
outcoors near each house. This is the
real growing food. The scratching
mixture can be bought. or (, can be
made at home from cracked corn
wheat screenings. clipped oats. or any
other grains at hand. visited the
owner Of a successful poultry plant
in Maryland who keeps the scratch
ing grain mixture before the chicks
In hopper. the same as the egg mash.
ana his chicks were III the pink OF
condition; This certainly reduces the
labor of feeding 5000 chicks on this
farm. but for the average grower it
is preferable 10 scatter the grain twice
daily and make the chicks scratch for
1t IN the grass or litter
Much OF the abor of watering chicks
on a range can be eliminated by pro-
r!oinG barrels of water filled once
week from tank drawn around by r
horse The barrel has a faucet at the
bottom which drips into a shallow pan
The barrel should be placed in tn.
shade and covered tightly. Frequent
cleansings with disinfec,ant are nee
essary. Other systems of watering
may be better adapted TO certain cases
put some certain supply o. fresh water
must be provided
Chickens on good range provided
with an abundance Of properly bal
anced food. water and grit, will de-
velop rapidly into birds that can be
sold al q profit The cockerels should
be segregated al an early date and
fattencd for market, or removed to
another range. where the best spect-
mems are retained for breeders and
show birds. Present indications point
TO an unprecedented demand for breed
ing stock. and every one should rear
as many chicks as he has room to
grow and feed to supply.
The Use OF onta for Green Feed.
While the greater portion ot this
article seems 10 deal with the poultry
man who is growing from several hun
dred 10 several thousand chicks this
year. the suggestions are just as per-
'inent to the man who grows only a
rev chicks for his own use. II you
nave not a natural range and shade
for your chicks. spade up the ground
ana COW oats. These will Sprourt in
short time and the chicks will enjoy
them. Soak oats in water over night
set the pan on the stove next morning
and allow the oats to simmer for half
an hour. Feed the soaked oats in the
afternoon. The chicks relish this food
and there Is no danger of its being
moldy.
Cut up every piece OF cooked meat
and small bones left from the table
with sharp. hand AK: feed these to
the chicks whenever you can. They
supply the insects found on the range.
Feed table scraps. Give buttermilk or
sour milk curds. Keep the dry mash
before the chicks, and scatter some
grain In litter for exercise. Your chicks
Will grow fast and delight YOU II
you have no natural shade, SOW sun
flowers or make some temporary shell
ters OF old boards and roofing paper