Show Milk i Products Add To Turkey Profits More Eggs Result Of Judicious Use Increased egg production of nearly 25 per cent and an increased profit of per hen as a result of adding milk products to the rations rations ra ra- ra- ra of breeding turkeys is indicated indi indi- indicated in results of a feeding demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- reported by th the Kraft foods company Two similar flocks of ot broad breasted bronze turkeys on the Lester ranch at Sonora Calif were placed on test at the beginning of the season Both I flocks were fed a ration consisting of commercial breeder mash in pellet form some oats and a little corn One flock had hens and the other Breeding and management management management man man- of ot the two flocks was identical A milk product product product pro pro- duct was added to the ration of ot the smaller flock n These turkeys show what excellent ex ex- results can be obtained by turkey raisers with use of proper feed and control of flocks Clocks Careful records of egg production production production tion and feed consumption were maintained from the start of egg production February 21 to May 26 when the birds were marketed because of the lateness of the hatching hatching hatching hatch hatch- ing season Both flocks were producing producing producing pro pro- at better than 40 per cent when marketed During the day 94 laying period the hens in the flock receiving the milk product laid a total of eggs an average of eggs each In the same period the hens in the control flock laid eggs or an average of each This meant that the test flock produced better than 25 per percent percent percent cent more eggs Rate of production was per cent for the test flock compared to 40 per cent for the flock Eggs from the test flock graded per cent saleable for hatching against per cent for the control flock With hatching eggs at 32 cents each this meant that each hen receiving the milk product produced an average of 1411 worth of hatching eggs or more than the average for forthe forthe forthe the control flock which was 1094 |