South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-24
AGRICULTURE
WELL PLANNED FEED
SPEEDS PRODUCTION
Balanced RatiOns Will Double
the Laying Power OF
Hens.


fan and winter months II they are
properly fed and carefully man
Investigations OF the United states
Department OF Agriculture show
that general purpose pullets viii
consume in a year an average or %
pounds OF feed 90 one dozen eggs
produced. while yearlings viii eat
about 96 pounds Of feed. In these
experiments the Leghoru pullets ate
As pounds and the yeariings 50
| pounds OF feed for the production
= one dozen eggs The general-pur-
ose pullets ate 10 pounds more
iced ~ producing one dozen aggs
than the LeEhorn pullets, and the
difference increased very rapidly
with the age OF the stock. the gen
cral-purpose yearlings consuming
Al pounds more feed 90 a dozen
eggs than the BeghOrn yearllngs.
therefore. the Leghorns produced
eggs more cheaply than the general
purpose breeds This is in accord
ance with the generally accepted
standards which value the general
purpose breeds most highly for
market or for the Matching and
breeding purposes Of the general
farmer and backyard poultry raiser,
while the Leghorns are especially
adopted for use on commercial egg
farms
Profitable egg production Is
largely the result OF properly bal
anced ratiors Of wholesome feeds.
a balanced ration is a combination
of feeds furnishing just the neces-
sary amount OF nutrients to produce
the highest and most economical
~
requirements at the same time. A
good egg-laying ration should in
clude "a scratch mixture and mash
composed OF palatable feeds con-
$uing some animal protein and
considerable bulk Corn and wheat
are the two best grains for poultry
feeding although wheat can be fed
alone better than corn. which is in
clined 20 be fattening Oats and
barley. on account Of their higher
fiber content, are not as good as
corn and wheat. while rye is not
well relished by fowls and is sell
dom fed Moldy grains should new
er be fed poultry. although wheat
screenings or slightly damaged
grain sometimes may be used 20 adj
vantage
Menu Makcups For BidCy.
a good mash consists OF Is
pounds Of corn meal. 8 IL pounds
Of meat scraps / pound OF bran, and
I pound OF middlings. which should
he fed supplementary 20 the scratch
mixture Of I pound each OF cracked
corn. wheat. and oats. Another good
mash consists Of 2 pounds of corn
meal or barley meal. I pound or
uiddlings. I pound OF meat or fish
scraps. which should be fed In com
Nsfr frrF fTrf ~
pounds OF cracked corn. I pound
of oats or / pound OF wheat or bar
ley 4 third valuable mash con-
sists OF pounds of corn meal. 1
pound Of meat scrap which should
he fed in combination with scratch
mixture OF pounds OF cracked
corn and pound OF oats. Still an
other practical mash mixture con-
<ts Of pounds of corn meal, 3
pounds or middlings, 4 pounds Of
.ran. pounds of cOttonseed or
gluten meal, pounds OF meat
scraps. percent bone meal fed IN
connection with a scratch COM
binatiOn Of . pounds cracked corn.
Z pound Of wheat. ! pound OF oats,
and 1 pound OF harley.
The scratch mixture should be
fed twice daily preferably I'm litter
from 3 TO 8 inches deep ON the floor
Of the henhouse, feeding about one
third OF the mixture i'm the moruins
and twO-thirds In the afternoon.
the mash may be fed dry or wet.
although the dry mash is more COM
mon. IL being kept constantly before
the fowls IN the hopper II hens
show a tendency 10 become too fat.
make them work for their feed by
feeding the scratch grain IN a deep
litter by feeding less scratch grain.
and by reducing the quantity or
meat scrap In the mash
The feeder must exercise his own
judgment I'm deciding how much
grain 20 supply as the amount
should vary with the different
fowls and az different seasons OF
The year
Generally a good standard IS u
feed about one quart Of scratch
Grain ard an equal Height Of rlash
(I15 quarts daily 20 i hens of tho
trai-purpps breeds. such rs The
Plymouth locks. Rhode Island Reds
o. Wvandottcs. Cr Is ht1s OF the
smaller or egg breeds This would
be about . - pounds each OF scratch
grains and OF mash daily 10 100
Leghorns II hens have free range
or large yards containing green
feed a general purpose hen viii eat
about 75 pounds Of feed i'm year
and a Leghorn viii about So pounds.
in addition 90 The green stun con-
Hens Need Plenty Of Protein.
Meat scrap or some animal feed
high IN protein is one OF the inn
port.ut constituents OF the mash.
In the Government experiments "a
pen OF pullets on free range. which
received no meat scrap or animal
protein feed. laid only 900 eggs each
in a year, compared with yields Of
from l25 20 $50 eEs each from fowls
FED rations containing meat scrap.
The eggs from the pen where no
meat scrap was fed cost 20 cents
more a dozen for feed chan when
The meat scrap was used in the ra-
ton Fish meal or fish scrap can be
used Co replace the meat scrap and
compares favorably with the good
grade OF meat scrap containing the
same per cent of protein. skim
milk or huttermilk. either sweet or
sour IS excellent for replacing part
or all OF the meat scrap The milk
may he used in mixing she mash i
moist mash Is fed. or IL can Ia
kept before the fowls as a drink. II
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