Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-10-27
A'" WINTER EGGS

Everyone owning a flock of poul-
try is interested in getting, winter M
eo0s when the price is high. The
nonltrvman who gets winter eggs IL
the one who makes the greatest net
profit per hen.
During the last week one meeting
has been held in each of the IL town.
ships of Fulton County at which "
s. Vickors poultry extension special,
ist of Ohio State University dlscussel
sFeeding for Winter Eggs" THESE
meetings were. attended by 267 IN
terested people.
Mr.. Vickers gave the following ad-
vice: The pullets will have to be de-
nended upon principally for winter
eggs since the hens which have been
in production must have time for rest
an moulting.
PuIlets should be put in the house
at once and forced to eat mash
made up as follows: 200 pounds corn
meal, 100 pounds bran, 100 POUNDS
white middlings and 100 pounds meat
scrap or so per cent dogester tank
age. No ground oats are used on
account of the poor quality this year
The scratch feed which should Dc
fed in the litter should consist OF Id
wheat and 2-3 corn by weight, the
w,heat being fed in the morning ano
the corn, which should be shelled, fec
in the evening.
If skim milk is available it will take
take the place of the meat scrap oi
tankage provided four gallons are
fed to 100 hens per day. They Will
not usually consume that much mill
unless the water is kept away from
them. One gallon of skim mill
replace about per cent of mea
scrap or tankage in the mash. !
you have only three gallons of mill
Der day for 100 hens feed 5 per cen
meat scrap or tankage, if two gal
Ions are available use 10 per cen
meat scrap or tankage. in the mash
etc.
If you feed no milk use 20 per cen
meat scrap or tankage in the mash
This is a fundamental rule whicl
should always be adhered ii. In thl
case it will also be necessary to pro
vide an abundance of pure fresl
water at all times.
A hen cannot make the protein o
her egg from vegetable protein sue
as is found in cotton seed meal, OF
meal, alfalfa meal, gluton feed etc
She must have animal protein, sue
as meat scrap, tankage or milk if sh
is going to lay many eggs and thi
should make up 20 per cent of he
mash which should be kept before he
at all times.
There is nothing mysterious o
miraculous in getting hens to la
xryintav aoroo Tnnioa nanqPrnc an
stimulants are unnecessary. TIL
whole proposition is to get them t
consume large quantities of the righ
kind of food. Good feed if combine
with comfortable quarters should d
the business, and this should be mix
ed up principally from home grow
grains in order to get the mos
economical production.
Hens which are in the moult shoul
be fed the same mash as those whic
are laying in order to provide protei
to grow the feathers and get thel
back into laying condition.
Next year there will be from on
to three poultry demonstration farm
in each township Of Fulton Count
where careful records will be keI
and the proper feed and care give
according to recommendation of tn
State poultry department. These r,
cords will begin November 1st. M
H. B. Shade who has kept these n
cords since November 1st, 1872
found that up to October 1st, his her
had averaged 157 eggs with prof
above the cost of feed of $4.20 pc
hen.
R. A. Cave, County Agent