Show POOR FEEDING CUTS PROFIT ON POULTRY balanced f ration necessary expert advises advise instead of substituting there has teen been considerable subtracting done in feeding poultry and as a consequence soine are falling to got get tile the income they should from their flocks roy S dearstyne Deara tyne head ot the y department at north carolina state college says considering its great importance feeds and feeding for poultry Is generally less understood der stood than any other phase of the industry this lack 0 of information la Is shown especially when no an attempt Is made tu to substitute certain feeds on hand at home for those which should be purchased or exchanged mr ie ec clares larea that pou poul try requires a balanced ration con protein carbohydrates carbohydrate a fats fate minerals and vitamins in an avail able form these should be given lo in the quantity and of the quality to maintain the bodily vigor of tho the fowls and permit them to lay ac cording to their highest ability it Is important to give the tha birds berdg plenty of water bec because aua the fowl a body 65 55 per cent watce and the egg la Is over 65 per cent ft uter animal proteins as supplied by fish meal meat meal or wilk milk prod acts ire also necessary it Is not enough to rely on the vegetable proteins supplied cup plied in certain of th groin grain feeds the fats supplied by grain teed feed are usually enough for poll poua ry but minerals should be supplied oy bone meal oyster shell limestone rock phosphate and anic dell clenches clen cles in the ration are common more encouragement for profit in in poultry game At cording to figures issued bythe by the united states department of agri culture the number of hens and pullets to in farm flocks Is from 4 to 5 per cent greater than one year ago it Is thought that egg prodie tion may noi be larger for some time to come the reason glen ghen tor for this estimate Is the higher percent nap oga of late hatched pullets and also because it la Is doubtful whether this winter will mill be as ald as aa that of a year ago aside from tills this the storage situ atlon Is more favorable holdings of case eggs on september I 1 were 84 per cent below belom those on the corresponding date last jear and 37 per cent below the average of the last ue the sears with tilts this deduc tion in stor ige supplies even if cur rent production pio pi should einiger than list last scar there would still be a considerably smaller supply of eggs available for consumption dur ing the next few months egg shipments from the pacific coast has been light for some time and may decrease still further because of a 13 per cent estimated decrease of chicks raised last spring and summer the low price of feed will also be an important actor in bringing profitable returns from all flocks which are arc well bred and well ell fed wallaces wallace a partner farmer clean feed Is important clean bleau f fd cd Is an important part of the whole scheme of poultry raising it to la not sufficient to roll mix or to buy clean feed the entire ra tion must be kept clean until eaten by the chickens it to Is well tn t have an absolute rule that no feed of any kind Is to be thrown in the lit ter on the floor or on the ground where it can caa bp b anten by the chicks of course if a small smal buniger of chicks Is in being raised and comple range Is available so that the grui grain can be tb thrown on a new spot each time the chickens tire are fel feil there here can be no serious obJect objection lon to this practice rarely karely are conditions so favorable vo rable so the best practice Is to feed till nil grain ns ila well bell as mesh mash in hoppers feed liens hens 1 reely if your poultry flock Is not producing as efficiently as aa you know it should he be cheel on on tho the feeding find and space see that there la is plenty of room for all the birds to eat cat freely and see further that they are given a good balanced baan ced ration which will seimu late and maintain maint nin ess production poorly fed birds will not be good producers ians ns will pay a better price for feed than any other kind of animal produced on the farm prairie farmer culling Is essential the art of culling has made it possible ble to select the highest pro hens in the tha flock these should be mated with males troia from hens of high egg records when possible it Is not practical for farmers or most commercial poultry men to trap nest or pedigree their poul try but thi can purchase greed cockerels cockerell cocker els from bred brecto to lay stock ard when th thye se are mated with carefully culled hens improve I 1 bent will follow and aind this Is the det del red end |