Garfield County News | 1924-06-06 | Page 2 | High Value of Milk for Increasing Yield of Eggs

high value of milk for increasing yield of eggs milk fed to laying liens hens brings i better returns than when fed to hops hog ah according to purdue university returns at that station show that the increase in egg production gives a return of to 5 per hundred pounds of milk fed to liens hens feeding of protein to hens will usually increase the egg production of a hen about eggs per year is eta compared to hens that do not receive a protein supplement milk cannot be compared with other forms of animal protein such FIS as meat scraps and wholly I 1 y on the protein basis since its palatably pala abil ity ease case of digestibility and general availability on the farm must be given consideration for chicks milk Is almost a necessity since most people can rii ISO chicks easier and better and with less mortality when given as aa a liquid diet