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Show I low To Feed I Hens For Egg I .Production I t'tah poultry men who think that ,i,o way to profits la by feeding their M Lns cheap feed, should consider tho Untcment that "It costs less to feed hen when not fed meat scraps, fish I scraps, or skim milk, but It costs three- times as much to produces one dozen eggs," made In tho poultry ox-I ox-I Mbit of the Utah Agricultural Col- icgo at tho Stato Fair. The exhibit demonstrates that tho feeding valuo 0f meat scraps Is 123.02 for every inn pounds, of fish, J27.C5 per 100 pounds, and of skim milk 32.04 per ioo pounds. Tho part such food H Bhould play In n well balanced ration, ia shown In tho following ration for winter laying hens: For grains, to c,ery CO pounds of wheat, uso 40 H pounds of corn, 20 pounds of oats and 20 pounds of barley Mix these and H feed them in deep Utter. For mash fl for every CO pounds of brnln uso 50 pounds of shorts, 20 pounds of corn fl meal, and 10 pounds of mcafscraps. H Mix and keep always avallablo in a dry mash hopper. For green feed, fl Btve all tho alfalfa, clover, or sugar H beets that tho hens will cat. Skim fl milk or buttermilk should bo kept fl m clean vessels avallablo at all tlmos fl for tho chickens to drink. Keep con-fl con-fl etnntly on hand oyster Bhell, charcoal, H or gravel for grit. Fresh water H should bo provided dally. fl The valuo of tho trap nest to farm- fl era is shown in a uniquo wny. Two fl l,ens, alike In general appearance, H are upon exhibition. Ono of these B hens laid 23C eggs In ono car, net- B tine ber owner 13.15. Tho other, B mating Just as n,uch' dld not lay a B tl"Sl egg. Sbo lost her owner ?1.7b. B Tho trap nest, which will hold tho B lalng hen until released, Is tho best fl method avallablo to tho farmer to B Pic out lh0 PayInB blrds' B How many cakes have been spoiled B by the dropping of a bad egg in tho B cako batter? Either that, or tho careful housewlfo has broken her H eggs first Into a separato dish in or- dcr to determine Its freshness. A H simple egg tester consisting of an ordinary shoo box containing an elec-iWL elec-iWL trie light with a circular nolo in tho yW lid of tho box tho size of an egg. can ttT bo made by any housewlfo. Then( H when tho eggs conio from the store, H In a few minutes all not absolutely M fresh can bo picked out. Further- more, tho storekeeper can bo notified. H If his eggs keep falling below Btand- B ard and ho will become moio care-B |