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Show HOLE GRAIN FEED Difficult to Predict for More Than Few Days What Combination Combina-tion Is Best. AVOID ALL DAMAGED WHEAT Corn Most Important for Poultry and Cannot Be Left Out o' Ration-Oats Ration-Oats Perhaps Most Economical Econom-ical Grain Feed. With grain prices soaring higher and higher it is rather difficult to predict for more than a few days ahead what combination of grains is the most economical, according to the Connecticut Agricultural college. In fact there is no economical ration as all grains and mill feeds are universally uni-versally high. If we are to meet the world-wide demand for increased food supply any whole grain suitable for milling Into food products for man should not be used for poultry. The better grades of good wheat are of course out of the question ; damaged wheat and wheat screenings can be used in a limited way. Damaged Dam-aged wheat that is badly burnt or screenings that are mostly weed seed should be avoided. Corn Most Important. Corn Is probably the most important poultry feed and cannot well be left out of the grain ration even at prevailing pre-vailing prices. When an unusually large proportion of corn is used the high carbohydrate content of the corn may be offset by increasing the beef scrap. Fortunately beef scrap has not kept pace with other poultry feeds. Skim milk may also be used to offset an increase In the amount of corn fed. ' Oats is perhaps the most economical economi-cal grain at present prices and should constitute a good part of the ration. When difficulty is experienced in getting poultry to eat oats, this may be overcome by scalding or soaking until the kernels swell. Scalded oats may be fed to four or five-weeks-old chicks or growing stock as well as laying lay-ing hens with good results. Other Grain Feeds. Kaffir corn and buckwheat are quoted higher than corn and cannot be fed economically. Barley is quoted very reasonably, but it is often difficult to obtain. Barley may constitute a small part of the ration. Cracked corn and oats, equal parts by weight, are the most economical grains to use at the present time under un-der average conditions. |