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Show FEED NOW FOR THE WTXTRE EGG PRODUCTION At this season of the year, when grass is more or less dried up, and bugs and fresh water are scarce, the hens are very apt to become ill and overfat from too much corn, oats, wheat, or barley they find in great abundance around the average farm. Do not expect the hens to do their best on an over-supply of starchy rood and a lack of green food, protein pro-tein and fresh water. This is one of the most critical of all months in pullet management. If they do not have a growing food, sup plied in a dry mash, they are too apt to become stunted and start a premature pre-mature molt. Feed a dry mash to hens and pullets pul-lets now to start them into winter egg production. While there is no one best ration, the Nebraska College Col-lege of Agriculture reports excellent results from the following dry mash ration: 50 pounds bran. 5 0 pounds shorts 50 pounds corn meal 50 pounds ground oats. 50 pounds tankage or meat scraps. 2 1-2 half pounds of table salt. The dry mash is for egg production produc-tion and to make muscle, tendons, skin, intestines and feathers and should be kept before the hens all the time in a self-feeder. On practically all the farms the hens are getting all the grain thev need, but if they are not, a good, cheap scratch ration is as follows: 50 pounds cracked corn 25 pounds cracked barley 25 pounds whole wheat 25 pounds whole oats. This should be fed twice a day in litter. The mash will cost about $1-25 $1-25 per hundred and the scratch feed about 85 cents per hundred. A. |
