Show JU J FEEDING TRIALS FOR THE CHICKS feeding trials during 1020 on the experiment station poultry farm fit nitter 8 university have cavit shown that by means of it a new ration it la Is possible to make white Legli orna average iff ivf pounds in weight when eight weeks old and show steady rains to a maturing weight of four pounds tho the new ration used way was designed to meet nit all nutritive requirements of birds raised in ili confinement tor for the prevention proven tion of black heal head round worms and tapeworms tape worms consisted of tin the following ingredients i twenty dounda of wheat bran 20 of ilea dog hour flour 1 20 0 of yellow corn meat whole ground corn 20 of ground rollel rolled onu onan 10 of meat scrap 50 8 5 of dried milk 2 of oyster shell shelf meal I 1 of salt nud and I 1 quart of cod liver oil the scratch ration consisted of 2 parts cracked corn and 1 part of flue crocked cracked wheat for the who wish to use this ration the poultry depart gives tile following directions s for first three days give dive milk to drink either sour skim or it a commercial condensed saini milk or buttermilk these two commercial products must be diluted ono one part in saven parts of water it la Is preferable to continue feeding tile tho milk indell kitely thus promoting best possible growth growt li three days to one week feed mash in ill pans twice daily till all the chicks will eat in 20 minutes scratch feed 3 times dally all they will eat in 20 minutes one week to twenty weeks furnish plenty hopper space add fresh mash dally give scratch feed three times dally green feed must bo tender and succulent feed small at start then increase to what tile chicks will eat in 10 15 minutes infertile eggs from the cincu butor bator boiled make a splendid delicacy for the chicks when birds anre in confinement a allow chicks to a brooder pen 10 by 12 feet in size when the birds are given tree free range allow to chicks to the flock remove nil all males four to flye five weeks of age furnish pe perching space early to prevent crowding |