Show POULTRY T DISCOVERS WAY TO REDUCE EGG COSTS Cod Liver Oil Recommended by Expert By BT A R n Winter r P CoIl College Ir or of Agriculture ity or of Service Better etter egg g production less feed requIrement per dozen e eggs gs and less mortality will result from feed teed ing feeding the farm Carm poultry flock Hock cod liver oil pullets In a test 2 0 Rhode Island pul pul- lets were divided equally In two pens and started on test on October I 1 1 1929 both pens were fed the same basal mash all ration housed under similar conditions and man man- managed managed aged the same They wore were given rape pasture yards during the fall Call Calland falland falland and cindered yards on the south fOuth southside southside sIde of the house during the wInter months The small hen doors were always open so 80 that the birds could go o outside the building at any time Irrespective of weather conditions One pen was fed cod liver oil and the other pen was not The birds receiving the cod liver oil October produced e eggs s rom Octo Octo- ber 1 to April 1 Birds In the pen not receiving cod liver oil laid e eggs In the same period The feed required per dozen eggs s for birds receiving October cod liver oil from Crom Octo- Octo Octo ber to the next October was I pounds Those not getting the oil I oilI requIred pounds of feed ed c-ed per peri i dozen eggs The Tho loss In wel weight ht for birds fed cod liver oil was pounds and for birds not getting the oil 2725 pounds Beneficial results are obtained by feeding cod liver oil In n the spring summer and fall Call months as well as durIng the winter |