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Show Germinated Oats, Barley-Makes Barley-Makes Good Green Feed Germinated oats or barley makes a good green feed for poultry. It Is usually fed when the sprouts are half an Inch long, being put In the mash hoppers on top of the mash. The germinated grain can be very conveniently fed the first thing in the morning. The amount varies from two to four pounds per 100 birds, depending upon appetite and production. As production increases, the amount of germinated grain Is Increased. A good grade of oats should be used. The same rule applies ap-plies to barley. One pound of dry oats makes one and three-fourths pounds of germinated oats. Grain can be successfully germinated by laying It on the ground and covering It with a gunnysack that Is kept moist. Los Angeles Times. |