The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-02-06

Chickens Relish Carnage, Which ID
Qrsparsd By ths United eeatss Depart
msnt Of Agricuiturs.)
Fresh garbage. fed ~ soon ~ pos
sible after 1t Is discarded from the Ia
bles Of consumers. provides an en-
cient feed for poultry. Used judi
ciously, 1t will reduce the cost Of
egg and meat production from Is to
80 per cent.
Cleanliness and sanitation in the
preparation. handling and feeding Of
garbage are essential. A. sour or faint
ed garbage IL particularly obnoxious
to chickens. because any fermentation
induces digestive disorders and pro-
fuse diarrhea. Apparently the intrin-
sic value Of garbage as poultry feed
comes from the fact that 1t provides
a diversified ration which satisfies all
the needs and requirements Of the
flock. It Is big scale replica Of the
small feeding operations Of the back
yard poultry raiser who maintains his
birds chiefly on table scraps and left
overs from the family board. Al
though the character Of garbage varies
during the year. due to the fact that
more succulent vegetables and fruits
are used during the summer. the refuse
Is always a valuable substitute for cost
ly grains and concentrates in the hen
dietary.
Subject Garbage % Careful Selection.
Some poultrymen have experienced
unsatisfactory results In the use Of
garbage because they did not prac-
tice careful selection. It cannot be
expected that the hens will thrive on
feed which Is contaminated with brok-
en- glass, scraps Of tin. photograph
needles, and the like. and 1t Is only
the owner who will pick over the garb-
age and eliminate the Objectionable
foreign matter that will realize profit.
able and dependable results from its
use. The best plan IL to try to get
the housewife to keep such .undesira-
BILE material from going into the garb-
age. Specialists Of the United States
department Of agriculture recommend
running the garbage through a meat
or vegetable chopper and mixing It
| with q little Of the moist mash before
it Is placed before the fowls. The
amount which is fed will entirely de-
pend on the size Of the flock, 1t being
usually advisable to provide as much
refuse as the birds will clean up with
| a relish In the course Of an hour. Any
feed which the fowls reject should be
removed from the troughs, feeding
pens or yards as soon as possible
thereafter. Otherwise 1t sours and
communicates the premises and. subse'
quently, If the fowls peck at it during
a period when they are hungry. 1t in
variably causes digestive trouble.
Where garbage is fed. 1t Is always
essential to supply light ration Of
grain twice daily. as well as to have
a dry mash available in hoppers before
the flock all the time. Generally, ia
BILE scraps are rich in protein, al
though where the garbage Is deficient
In this ingredient, it is practical Il
supplement the mash with about 8 PEI
cent Of meat meal.
Cold Weather Facilitates 0arba0'
Feeding.
| Generally speaking, there is less dan
ger from feeding garbage In the win
ter than during the summer. as tn
cold weather prevents rapid decom
position and fermentation Of the ref
use. Often the suburban flock owne
may secure the garbage Of neighborinI
families who do net keep chickens
This source Of feed may be 80 plent
full that he can expand his poultry or
erations and afford to pay q SINAI
amount for the table refuse. Wher
many uncooked potatoes are presen
in the garbage. It Is usually q goo
plan to separate them and to COO
.. them before feeding to the fowls. OH
erwise these are not well utilized an
often induce digestive trouble.
II Experiments In feeding garbage q
the government experimental farm q
Beltsville. Nd, indicate that 80 hen
win use about three quarts Of garbag
daily to advantage. In addition, kee
Q dry mash consisting Of three part
By weight Of cornmeal, one part Q
bran, one part Of middlings. 8 per Ger
: Of meat scraps before the hens all q
the time. The experiments prove
conclusively that where fresh gari
age il properly fed . bountiful eg
yield results. while economical an
rapid meat production IL also engel
! dered BY the 3udicious use Of garbae
In the ration. Ordinarily 1t is advi
! able where garbage II plentiful to mi
a enough supplementary mash with Ii
4 garbage to give the mixture a goo
4 consistency. In case the table scraI
contain much fruit and vegetable pee