The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
Poultry News
FERD THE HIsNs IN SUMMER

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About thr~ce-fourtha OF the fcedso
the laying hen Ia needed TO maintaju
her body weight, according 10 the
poultry department OF the Agricui-
tufal College. A. hot weather comes
on she will rustic for as much OF
this thrce- fcurthH as can be convent
emily found. II the hen II TO be Kept
laying Il In very Important that the
last fourth and Ncry likely more than
the fourth, he fed as grain and dry
mash.
A light weight hen requires about
rs pounds, n a heavy weight. about
20 pounds Of feed per year. This
MEANS some 30 TO IS pounds daily
fer 100 hens. To obtain the best re-
suits one-third OF this should consist
OF ground grains and by-products fed
as n mash. Some farmers In ad-
dition to feeding grain, get good re-
turns simply by allowing the hens
access 20 a box or deep trough partly
filled with dry wheat bran. For gen.
eral purposes, however, the following
may be Thoroughly mixed and fed
to advantage;
100 pounds wheat bran.
30 pounds lin ground chop,
% pounds ground oats or barley.
pounds granulatod charcoal.
20 pounds cotton seed meal.
SO pounds dried meat scrap.
Ia@NAAN INV AMANN Nil
The Of meat Hcrap desir.
able 10 feed depends upon the number
OF ms .cts snd amount of skim-milk
available. There are times when no
meat scrap IL needed. while at other
times it's cost will oe doubly repaid
oy inc Increase In esq production due
TO It's use.
Place the mash In waste proof hop.
pcrs under shelter In the shade Of
the hen house or yards where the
mons coslcct during the day. A pan
OF clean water near Will cause more
OF the mash to be cntcn. Hens un-
accustomed to eating dry mash may
be Induced to do so by feeding some
OF u In a moist cTumbly condition
as u lays on top OF the dry feed. In
order to compel hen~ to cat enough
dry mash for the best Egg production
II IN necessary 10 limit the amount
OF grain fed.
Tho price OF eggs usually rises ms
summer advances. ~ pays to provide
the hen with plenty OF egg produc-
ing food.
. Nature Furnishes Us with pure air.
hut unless we breathe II freely A
pronteth us nothing,
Probably the bes, founded r.,s,r
Tor prejudice against cold storage eggs
mas "a do with flavor. Everyone rec.
ognizes the cold storage tnste -
fhfs taste" suy the specialist In the
bureau OF shsmistry. United States
department OF agriculture. 'develons
IN eggs that have been in stoush.c
several months. aud Is esp.cinii,
when they are SOD boIr,d
or poached. The flavor h not No
marked In the white as In the yolk
which contains a large perccutare Of
~. ~ u known that fats have an
atilnity Tor odors and flavors. The
facts Indicate Tint the cold storage
taste Is due To the absorption Of sur
rounding odors.
when closed the storage room II.
SELF has some odoT as have also tho
cases and excelsior. but the straw.
board FILTERS and flnts have an odor
nearly resembling that found
IN storage ~ The filters and flats
neconie slightly damp In storage. due
70 the absorption OF moisture cvapor-
dtlng from the Eggs and the air Of
the room. and acquire a stronger
than when dry. Experiments
hat when eggs are ~protected
from air by immersion In n preserv-
ms fiuid. and held in cold storage
ne typical 'col~d-storage taste does
develop This proves almost CON
clusiveiy that the objectionable taste
q flavor absorbed BY the eggs"
Dirty and cracked eggs. the poultry
specialists say. absorb this flavor
quickly and Ia q greater extent
man do eggs with clean shells. Al
ihough summer cggs usually do not
Keep 80 well in storage "a sprlnr
eggs, They are preferable in winter
from the point of view OF flavor. no
cause they have not been held in
storage SO long ~ tho spring eggs
\ storage taste" usually can he
found In April stock In November.
N MAY eggs In December: In June
In January. aud In july org, in
February.