The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
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There is no best feed or combina- tion of feeds for poultry, but results in good yields depend almost as much upon the ability of the feeder and the meth ods of feeding as on the kinds of grains. say poultry specialists of the United States department of agricul- ture The practical application of science in poultry feeding, they add, is to know about what proportion of pro- tcin. carbohydrates and fats gives good feeding results and then to use roughly this relative proportion in making rations or in substituting diff ferent feeds according to their price and availability. Mineral matter, bulk and palatability. and in winter green feed, are necessary in the ration to give good results.
 The simplest feed mixtures and homegrown grains should usually he selected, the rations varying with changes in the market price of the grains. It is advisable for most poul- try raisers to mix their own feeds. as in this way they can control the proportion of the various ingredien $ and obtain the precise mixture that they desire If. however. one desires to purchase prepared feeds. informa- ton concerning the different comme~-
 
 from the state experiment station. Most experiment stations will analvze poultry feeds and report on the differ ent commercial preparations sold by dealn-e tn their r+otes
 FIVE CLASSES OF FEEDS
 Poultry feeds may be divided for convenience into five general classes, First. grains, both whole and cracked; second ground grains, fed in the for:n a.,l,, II. f,o 4f, mineral feeds; and fifth. green feeds. Corn cracked corn. wheat and whea [ screenings. oats, barley rye and buck wheat are the principal grains. while of the ground feeds there are corn meal and corn chon, corn and cob meal. wheat bran, md1lings, shorts and low grade flour. oatmeal. oat flour and oround or crushed oats, and mike feeds Tn the meat feeds or feeds supplyin" animal protein are beef scrap. fish screp. meat meal. proun l greer hone. and various forms of milk while bone meal dry bone oyster shells, and grit make up the mineral feeds and, with charcoal and green feeds, complete the common feeding materials.
 Many ground feeds which are by products of the common grains. are used to good advantage in feeding in com
  Ground grains and meat feeds are more forcing than the whole grains common ly used. while the combination of the whole grains with the ground feeds makes a more economical feed and a better balanced ration than the whole grains alone The feed elements are usually cheaper in the ground than ir the whole grains, as the former are by products of many of the grains used fot human consumption. Ground grains and beef scrap, in combination, either wet or dry make what is called a mash. These by products are higher in protein than most of the common grains, so that q balanced ration is secured by com bining whole grains with the mash. Some of the ground grains such as bran and middlings add large percentage of bulk to the ration, which is beneficial. Animal protein is considered essentia, to the best results in feeding. Most poultrymen feed meat in some form, ol fish scraps, while suburban poultry keep CTS either feed this product or table scraps; but few farmess buy any meal | feed. Some form of feed containing ami nal protein must be supplied if any egg: 1 are to be obtained in the winter. Skin