Show f C I i I LIV i FATTENING MARKET POULTRY Great Variety of Feeds Can Be Used In Preparing Fowls Fowls Broilers Grow Rapidly prepared by the tha United States Department of Agriculture i The most desirable types of rations rind the most profitable feeding periods for the different classes of poultry fattened fat fat- in packing plants are discussed W m Department Bulletin 1052 Rations for Feeding Poultry in the Packing PackingHouse PackingHouse House Just Issued by the bureau ol of chemistry of the United States Department Department De De- of Agriculture Since the fleshing of poultry has become a large Industry In the United States Information information mation of tike the kind contained In this bulletin should be of a great deal of value The results obtained In the expert ments reported in this bulletin show that a great variety of feeds can be used in fattening broilers springs I Young Plymouth Rock Broiler roasters and hens a fortunate situation situa- situa Uon tion since It permits the feeder to adapt his ration to market conditions by taking advantage of special prices of certain feeds and also to use feeds teeds available locally A growing bird such as ns n a broiler or spring requires a n different ration than a n mature hen which changes most of ot her feed Into fat faL A simple ration of ot corn meal and buttermilk Is about as ns good as any for tor hens liens Broilers fed rations containing protein concentrates such as ns peanut meal coconut oil bean soy meal or meat scrap made appreciably better gains than those fed on corn meal and buttermilk They grow rapidly and need tissue-forming tissue feeds Springs also respond readily to rations containing contaIning containing con con- protein concentrates Throughout the 14 14 day day feed feeding Ins period period pe pe- broilers continued to gain well which shows that this tills Is not too long longn longa a n feeding period Springs grew very rapidly during the first 11 da days s but not trot so rapidly hough though profitably during dur duro during ing the remaining three days Roasters Roast Roast- ers gained well during the first two four-day four periods but not so well the thelast thelast thelast last six days It t was found that the practice of ot feeding hens only six to eight da days das s is well founded The dressing dressing dress dress- ing and chilling shrinkage of hens however howe was much less than in the case of broilers springs and roasters Any of the ordinary cereal cerCal grains supply the necessary carbohydrates and fats More care is needed In selecting selecting se se- se feeds teds for tor protein salts anI and The proteins of the cereal grains are present in too small amounts and are of too poor quality to produce the best results In broilers and springs unless other protein concentratES concentrates concentrates con con- are arc added Milk and cereals make one of the tine most profitable rations rations ra rn- ra- ra as milk mill supplies mineral substances substances sub sub- stances and very valuable proteins The TIle results given In the bulletin bulletin bulletin bul bul- letin show that peanut meal protein as well as soy beau meal protein Is especially valuable The proteins of buttermilk are especially valuable and If It used in sufficiently large amounts produce very desirable re re- Other protein concentrates are meat and fish scraps cottonseed meal coconut meal and sesame-seed sesame meal Corn wheat oats flats and other grains lack Inck such mineral minerai substances as calcium calcium calcium cal cal- sodium and chlorine which growing animals require In the rations rations rations ra ra- ra- ra where buttermilk or skim milk is us used d these In Ingredients ago fairly well supplied Milk also supplies vita vita- mines At present the milk available for tor 1 poultry fleshing purposes Is lar largely ely buttermilk fresh condensed or pow pow- dered Those Interested In the fleshing of or poultry mn may g get t this tills bulletin by addressing ad dressing the Department of Agriculture Agriculture ture at Washington D D. D C C. |