Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-07
POULTRY DY-PRODUCTS
AND OTHER ECONOMICS
Feathers Should Always BE Pre-
Scrycd-Manurc Is Valuablc-Make
Most From Your Cockcrcls.
Now Is the Time to Cooperate With
Natur-Rcducc Grain Bill by
Feeding an Abundance OF Grccn-
StufS-Valuabic Protein Feeds.

With poultry feeds continuing high
in price. every leak III feeding should
be stopped. Summer is good time
to study economical poultry feeding.
! 1t is the opp3rtunity or cooperating
| with mature I'm supplying "A fow'l. ;,
needs without waste and At mod
! crate cost. II is not go much tho
amount. but the kind of feed. which
mainains heath and vitality during
| hot weather.
Poultry Are Natural Feeders.
IL farmers and others iwho keep
| poultry would only realize that chick
ems. geese and turkeys arc natural
| feeders. their hocks would render a
! better account OF themselves. Com
! mon errors i'll many instances i:tyc
! been the ovcrstoclting Of yards and
! Thus corn. which is II carbohydrate
or heat Welding food. should I've al
mos, entirely discarded in summer.
At least. the amount fed can he great
! ~ diminished without fear of starry
ing the birds.
| If poultry have free range. the mat
concern. The fowls usually Will take
caro- OF themselves in summer But If
they are. more or less confined. then
plenty of green feed especially clover
or alfafa will prove cheap and
efficient food.
Valuable Protein Feeds.
I, has been a revelation even TO cx-
perienced poultrymcn how productive
of late many valuable lessons have
been taught by expericmnt stations.
we're used Now. in sumner. vere
tables take their place in the rations
Also a, number Of valuable by-prod-
ca Eerly used as poultry feeds. Animal
food, chiefly in the form of fish meal
or meat scraps. is much more Eener-
ally used. But a small quantity of
Iuently, grain feeding can be reduced
or even eliminated in no, weather.
animal protein seems necessary for
economical egG production. Expert
ments carried on for three years at
s u, md Experiment station show
milk was superior to meat scraps, con
S'derins costs. Production averages
we're i4o eggs for skim milk and 1856
shown that either OF these two forms
OF animal protein feeds increased the
ethciencE OF the grain ration. Plenty
prohtatie ration for laying hens in
summer.
Product. and By-Products.
keepins hens for. the second and
third seasons by the backyard poultry
man has little TO commend it, Birds
arc Kept in backwards under intensive
eonditions. In summer. the fowls
ter to keep. hens and pullets in sepa-
rate pens II possible. Older fowls are
often spiteful 10 growing pullets. and
anything which upsets peaceful con-
ditions retards growth and production.
With the breeding season over, get
T maes 81 ea the hi roe esis The breeding
price and thus the feed bill is reduced.
Moreover. from this time on the pro-
e alsi,Hn q ThG nffrse EGGS is mos. de-
eggs Is improved thereby whether they
are Intended for home consumption or
Tor market. Many persons buy eggs
glass for winter use. Infertile eggs
SHOULD be used for this purpose.
large number Of cockerels are
on them for table use. Confine them
IN close quarters for two or three
weeks give them plenty OF soft, AMI
than repay in extra flesh for the extra
cost of the feed. AS a matter of fact.
II nj. the r snisns we're Matched early, sum
prae;ic and prot sosssress is both
three or four months old pu, on flesh
quicker than at any other time of their
Surplus cockerels Of the heavy
breeds may DC profitably caponized In
rearing broiltrs il is not always pos
siole 10 fit them all for market at the
re,a,ned and prepared for the 1capon
market But it does no; pay to at
telhpt 20 produce large caponS from
small breeds Of fowls. Choice capons.
however: bring good prices. and when
the profits they bring are compared
with the returns from Ordinary broil-
es. this type OF finished product can
pc made 10 pay we'll for the extra
TABOR and trouble involved.
SnivnEinR Manure and Fenther.
There was time when only goose
feathers were considered worth saw
ing. THESE were used for pillows and
household cushions Today howev.r
some OF our best feathers re the body
feathers of the heavier breeds OF
chickens.
When fowls are killed. the feathers
are carefully plucked and laid aside IL
INC fowls is dry picked. When 4 fowl
IS scalded. the wet feathers should n,.
spread out on clean paper TO dry. with
many breeds such feathers scarcely
can he distinguished from the best
goose feathers, bring as high a marke:
rrice, and serve MS many uscfu. pur-
Dosas
Most people who keep poultry also
nave gardens Now it happens that