Show ANIMAL FEED IS IMPORTANT Meat Scrap Milk and Its Ita Products Product or Fish Scrap Increase Egg Yield Prepared br by the United States Statu Department of or Agriculture A great Increase in our annual egg production may be expected when and farmers In general recognize recognize recognize rec rec- the Importance of animal t feeds dB In the rations for tor the laying flock fiock The demonstration of the superiority o ot of feed combinations containing meat scrap milk and Its products or fish scrap Is one of the most valuable valuable value able ahle additions to our knowledge of poultry management contributed by bythe bythe bythe the United States Department of ot Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Ag Ag- and various arious experiment sta sta- Practically all experimental tests have shown that these feeds will wll greatly stimulate egg production especIally especially especially espe espe- during the fall and winter months The fact that many farmers get no eggs at ot all during this period may usually be attributed to a D. lack of at essential animal feed The addition of at from tram 10 to 25 per cent of at one of at those named would In most cases make a remarkable difference Which one of these feeds should be used depends upon local conditions and prices The They are of about equal value when the thi protein content Is taken Into consid The fish meal and ond have given Just as good results as lS mea meat scrap Milk Is Just as good when available available available avail avail- able at a low cost and fresh buttermilk buttermilk buttermilk butter butter- milk and skim milk produce good re rev suits In some sections condensed buttermilk but but- and semi solid buttermilk have been fed with success In n a test extending from November 1 to July 10 on the government farm it eN Hens Need Animal Feed to Make Big Egg Returns at nt Beltsville Md Aid 30 hens on a ration without meat scrap or any animal feed averaged o 74 eggs each Another flock of at 30 20 hens of the same breed during the time same period laId an nn average of 11 eggs each the time difference of 3 39 30 eggs being be ing attributed to the ration which contained con tamed meat ment scrap Both flocks were out on range whenever the weather was favorable which made the difference dif ference Terence less than It would have bave been beell had the birds been kept in pens In III Ina a test made by Purdue university agri agricultural cultural experiment station animal feeds were shown to have havo a decided value In the ration of at laying laIng hens and pullets The pullets fed skim milk averaged 1402 eggs In n a year those thos fed meat scrap 1350 1359 eggs egg and thos In the check pen that received no animal an nn imal feed of any kind laid an average of only eggs It has been shown that It Is Impossible Impossible sible sable to Judge the value of a n hen ben a aa as asa aso a o layer unless she has been fed a n ration that would give her an all opportunity to demonstrate her capacity Pullets that have haye not yielded profitably be be- because because because cause of at a 0 ration lacking In lu animal matter have become profitable layers layen when the defect in m the ration was com cor rested |