Show A FEEDS FOR GROWING CHICKS suitable rations described for young fowls from ten days day up wheat eating age prepared by the united states department of 0 agriculture Aerl culture after the chicks are tea days old it ft good grov ing mash composed of two parts by weight of bran two parts one part cornmeal one part low grade wheat flour or red dog and 10 per cent sifted beet beef scrap may be placed la in a hopper hoepf r and left before them all the time the mash may bo be fed either wet or dry if wet only enough moisture either cither milk or water should be added to make the feed crumbly but in no sene sloppy when this aroi roving ing mast mash or InIx mixture ture Is not used a hopper containing bran should be accessible to the chickens at all times after the chickens aro are two months montha old they may be fed four times dally i ith good results at after ter they are three thre mouths months old three feedings a day are ara enough when one has only a few chickens it la is less trouble to purchase the prepared chick feeds but where a consid erable number are reared it Is sometimes cheaper to buy the finely cracked grain and mix them together some chick teeda feeds contain a large quantity of grit and may contain grains of poor quality iso eo that they should be carefully examined and aad guaranty as to quality secured before purchase As soon boon as the chickens will eat the whole wheat usually in about eight weeks cracked corn and other grains the small sized chick feed can be eliminated in addition to the above feeds the chickens growth cp afan n be hastened if they are given sour muk skim milk or buttermilk to drink growing chickens kept on a good range may be given all their feed in a hopper mis mir 4 4 5 1 f 41 A os C w flock scratching for feed fead ing two parts parta by weight of cracked corn with one part of wheat or equal parts of cracked corn wheat and oats oata in one hopper and the dry mash tor for chic chickens keng in another the beet beef scrap may be left out of the dry mash and fed in a separate hopper so that th the chit chickens kens can fat eat all of this feed they desire it if the beef scrap Is to be fed separately it Is advisable to wait until the chicks are ten days old although some come poultry men put the beet beef scrap before the soung chickens at the start without bad results chickens confined to small email yards yarda should always be supplied with green feed such as lettuce sprouted oats ai 1 falfa or clover but the best place to raise chickens successfully Is on a good range N where here no extra green teed feed to Is required quiren where the chickens are kept in small bare yards fine charcoal grit and oster shell should be kept before the chickens all the time and cracked or ground bone may be fed the bona bon Is not necessary tor for chickens that hay have a good range |