Show FEEDING GRAIN TO POULTRY for growing stock or laying hens hem 30 to 35 per cent of ration should consist of corn by C R E BROWN north west experiment station crookston itlen corn Is moro more commonly feato fed to poultry in the united states than any other grain and when properly balanced with other feeds to ie one of the most valuable grains we WB have recent experiments indicate that corn Is more easily and thoroughly digested than other grains brains for growing stock or laying I ying hens from 30 to 35 per cent of e ration should consist of corn leal Is probably the best beat grain to febu singly in europe and canada it la Is more largely fed than any other grain wheat screenings when one ona can at a t them clean are superior to plum wheat for laying hens asbbey contain more inore protein and are therefore not so BO fattening oats being nearest to a balanced ration should be an excellent poultry feed but owing to their thick hulls they are not much relished by the tha fowls by soaking in water or sprouting oats oata may bt bd made very much more mora palatable barley Is an excellent poultry teed feed ond and some poultry men teed feed it when they cannot get corn wo we find it a splendid grain for fat fattening lening purposes and when cracked it Is splendid for little chicks buckwheat and millet make valuable additions to any whole grain mixture when fed in moderate proportions |