Show milk products help in conserving grain better belter rations result when whon proteins are used with a world gram grain emergency and a national drive to conserve grain used in feeding and u with ith grain prices high milk by products are more important than ever in poul try feeding balanced rations probably can do more to conserve gram grain used in feed ing than any other single measure milk nutrients found in skim milk buttermilk and dried cheese whey have been found highly effective in building balanced poultry rations these milk by products byproducts provide animal proteins of unusual quality the milk proteins and total dry milk production isle 1946 al A l 1 ellla f my D milk I 1 bid w 11 co con c ota O 1 7 aa A dry do kiik k lalu se li llulia C ha 2 MW wl ft 1 km ll 11 C DW C 1 W X d 9 DIF S AL 1 pa V drw wy Is D a ft casein have a high growth pramot ing value and contain all the essen bial amino acids these proteins give balance to the lower quality legeta ble protein la in grains normally fed poultry milk by products are rich in lac tose or milk sugar a natural laxa live tive which helps poultry maintain good intestinal health and minimizes the hazards ol 01 intestinal parasites these milk byproducts also pro vide minerals particularly calcium and phosphorous and contain the water soluble vitamins of whole milk in preparing a balanced ration the object is to teed feed the correct proportion of the various nutrients that poultry require in every case there Is a point beyond which it Is wasteful to include additional gram grain without providing other autri ants because the fowl cannot make complete economical use of all nour ashment in additional gram grain killin g chestnu ts the asiatic blight which struck down native chestnut orchards in the united states estimated at sums up to a hundred million dol forest fire commissioner W L shaddix inspecting chestnut burs for asiatic blight lars some 25 years ago is still active and doubt that it will pass over and let this luscious crop come back usually Is accepted by well in formed agriculturists poultry relish grit aids grinding process grit Is a material of value to poul try but full details are not yet deft bitely known according to sity of delaware it is certain that birds like it and when grit is fed freely they consume more than is actually needed grit containing a large amount of soluble calcium has been widely recommended but ap pears to have no advantage where other forms of calcium are included in the ration actually it might be detrimental say delaware special ests helping the gizzard in the grinding process is the only known function of grit A hard mica grit ol 01 suitable size doubtless should be available to all ch eh akens productivity depends upon organic matter the soil s ability to produce high crop yields needed to feed hungry millions depends on its organic mat ter supply soils rich in organic matter are good sponges fot tot soaking up and holding rainfall toi foi crops organic matter helps restore soil structure improves and helps plant roots get more nutrient from the soil use lime fertilize liz containing p phosphorus hosp horus and potash abet good catches of legume legumes jaaj |