Show SOY BEANS USEFUL IN LAYING RATION Vegetable Protein Concentrates Concentrates Concen Concen- trat s Used US d in Test Recent e experiments with the use of vegetable protein concentrates have huye shown that a 0 complete or at least a partial substitution may be made The work worl has been heen largely with cottonseed cottonseed cot cot- and soy MY bean meal with wilh little If It nn any vomit on ground soy beans The success of ot these vegetable getable protein concentrates concentrates concentrates con con- depends upon two factors First a larger amount Is necessary In Inthe Inthe inthe the mash because the they do not run Iun U as us high In protein as do meat ment scrap anti and Second since they are low lowIn lowIn lowin In mineral a additional J m mineral must be added to make up for tor this deficiency The Ilme Missouri l n agricultural experiment station has hus fed the following mash to laying la hens Bran Brall 22 I Ibi h Shorts 22 lb s. Ib-s. Corn meal mC 22 Ibs lbs Cottonseed or soy bean meal 30 Ibs Done Bone meal 4 oi tbs lbs Salt Sal t l I lb The above mash about bout third one-third of the time ration It was kept before the hens all nil the time time and In addition a moist crumbly mush mash was uvas fe fed once d daily II No meat ment or milk was employed in the diet The Thc balance of ot the ration consisted of corn anti anil oats ural and regular methods of feeding hens hells were employed Oyster Oster sr shells sh or limestone limestone lime lime- stone tock inch was before the time hens all the time Such a ration produced ed as ns many manye e eggs gs per peg hen Imen us as did lid similar rations In which the time mash ma h c contained 20 per pcr cent meat scrap or instead of or the time cot cottonseed or soy bean meal The results re re- suits were not satisfactory unless the hone bone meal and salt was added A Ayears yeti years test with ground S soy soy I bean beam failed to produce quite as s many eggs as ns did dill cottonseed meal This may many be bed d due e to the fact that the time ground beans baans I I were higher higher- in fat and as us a u I result time was not nut properly properly- balanced A partial substitution mJ may h and made mn le he time following mash Is s recommended d Bran Dran 2 24 1 lbs Ibs bs Shorts 21 Zi lbs His Cornmeal Cornmeal 24 lbs Ibs Ground round soy BOY 15 15 Ibs lbs Tn 10 Ibs 10 Bone Jone meal meal 2 lbs Iba S H lt t 1 lb ib T This lis should he be bej kept kept opt In In open troughs before the tile liens hens all nil the time tine and fed the time same n as any regular la laying ing mash It ma may be that a larger percentage of ot of the be beans may mat be used but hut it is Is ad i advisable to await Dwalt further investigation o n before before- following this practice c |