Show Q 11 ly VITAMINS REDUCE LOSS OF CHICKS lack of these essentials cause of many evils it Is necessary for the growing chick to have included in the rallou sub stances contain A B and D says 0 N massengale poul try specialist at the new jer sey ari agricultural cultural experiment station ilie lark lack of either of tl ti ebe essential factors he asserts will give glie rise to stunted growth a greater ity to d sede sea and a higher mortality the absence of vitamin A causes a nutritional disturbance called aph the absence of U B cause and the absence of D causes leg weakness Neak nesb the test t est source of A and D B in tt ti e ration Is wl ole yellow corn meal it Is advisable to use the meal from the whole giali because in the deg deger bermed med corn meal 4 greater part of the vita mins have hake been lost with the removal of the germ gerin cod liver ller oil Is albo au an excellent source of A whereas wheat bran Is an excellent source of 13 two well nell known sources of the D vitamin are cod liver oil and sunlight bince since the sunlight Is not always avail able in sufficient clent amounts especially to birds in confinement it Is adviga ble life to add 1 per cent of cod liser oil to the mash although a click cl ick ration may be complete as tar far as protein and minerals are concerned unless ample amounts of these important vitamins are present the will be un successful in raising the chicks to maturity turkeys in confinement Is modem development modern developments in marketing turkeys through pools and compera opera five associations in the blest est are be ginning to be felt in the eastern states IN working along similar principles of quality standardization on turkeys as have the pacific coast egg producers it begins to look like the growers will teach the eastern growers a lesson just as the western egg folk folks showed the eastern egg producers how to market white m bite eggs in new york quality and standardized marketing must be preceded by quality and stand production right now it seems that the raising of turkeys in confinement Is to follow close on the heels of raising chickens in confinement the pennsylvania ex pediment peri perl ment station has demonstrated the confinement raising of turkeys in a manner that exceeded all expectations some growers in maryland are also raising in close confinement with ith marked success acono economical mical egg ration for summer production sixty per cent of the cost of egg production p ro Is usually feed cost 11 II 11 vip tip university of illinois told farm ers at uri url ana recently r it Is to the advantage of every emery poul tryman to use good rations but as cheap ones as possible while eggs must sell for 20 cents a dozen or less an economical ration at present grain prices can be made by using pounds yellow corn pounds of ground wheat pounds ground oats pounds meat scrap and five live pounds salt tl TI e price of this ration should be around 1 CZ a hundred poultry notes late holters make as good winter layers as those wl ich molt early 0 the utter litter in the scratching sl eds and houses often so as to keep it clein and sanitary A little bisin sprinkled amongst the straw will also assist in keeping it sanitary charcoal helps to keep the chick ens healthy and they like it but it Is not absolutely necessary pec essary it may be made from stood corn wheat barley or other grain the beak of a good hen is short and burned ed liens that have plenty to eat other nise may be fed moderate amount of apples they do not take the place of green food but hens get consider able enjoyment as well at a little nutriment from them helping hens to to feel feel happy la Is a good plan in the poultry business they do not always leward their own er in a practical way but ar e likely to do so f each hen ben should iti lay an av of 13 eggs during august I 1 ess 6 tle that means that closer culling cutting of ti tt flock Is necessary coiled boiled rice from which all the wa a ter has been boiled out Is good for chicks it regulates their bowels and prevents ants dearil I 1 ei ell 0 0 train pullets not to be afraid of you I 1 owls that are e icily fri fright atene enel I 1 nea never er do so well nell ai I 1 cause lots of trouble il 1 out tl tie e I 1 en house A ft lid ild pullet la Is well ell regulated fl ck a it a alsan e in a |