Show missouri demonstration on reducing chick loss thirty two farms wore were used by the poultry department of the missouri university last year in a demonstration of methods of reducing the annual losses in raising chicks it la ig reported that these furma farms raised per cent of all the chicks hatched this was an unusually good showing do as compared to a much heavier toss loss by farms which were not in the demonstration on five essentials were adhered to in the demonstrations namely hatch batch early brood each hatch separately for four weeks range on fresh ground feed balanced rations constantly and separate pullets end cockerels cocker els undoubtedly the third essential that of ranging on fresh ground had a great deal to do with the success of the demonstration it has been adequately demonstrated in recent years that successful brooding cannot be carried on in old poultry lots farmers could greatly increase their poultry returns this year by remembering the above essentials fresh ground Is sometimes hard to supply and as a result the most im important essential Is often overlooked |