| Show RIGHT FEED FOR EGGS methods employed at nebraska university farm grain thrown into deep litter in morning to keep fowls busy scratching electric Electr lo lights found to be useful the following methods and feeds ore are mod aitho nt alio nebraska hn university farm tit lit lincoln in connection with the poultry department during dining the winter months the birds receive its their first feid feed in tho morning a snatch scratch feed such buch as follows two pounds of cracked corn two pounds of two pounds of wheat two pounds of oats ono one pound of barley bailey this im IH thrown into a deep litter tind and in such amounts as will keep the lie birds barda hungry und and working for food throughout tho the morning about ten a feed of sprouted epi oats Is given cabbage mangels mangeli and green alfalfa are sometimes used in addition to this green feed in small dinall q to offer variety at noon a very light feed of wet net ingah Is given it Is made from tile tho following mixture nud and mixed with skim milk two pounds of cornmeal feed two pounds of bran two pounds of white two pounds of ground oats two to pounds of meat scrap two pounds of corn gluten feed tills this Is fed in troughs of sufficient len length th so 10 that ench bird has enough room about four in tho ilia afternoon ft a liberal feeding of oe grain la Is given special nt Is paid to giving tho the birds till nil they brint for the night feed alie poultry house la is equipped with vm e electric lights which are turned on nt at five in tho ilia morning and again at four our in tho afternoon and tho the birds thereby have it longer day in which to work it has been con found it 11 pitying investment to ahmo hmo anve lights in the house for the early curly I 1 morning orn and night feeds A dry compoe composed cd of the same ingredients rind proportions ns as bore above mentioned for wet ct mash Is placed ed before the ilia birds for freo free access grit oyster shell aal charcoal are also available in a hopper |
