Show F FEEDING DING FLOCK OF LAYING HENS the new hampshire station gives the follow dulfo ig f feeding IS lor for liying laying lions liens formulated at the N 1927 17 of represent representatives atiles of 0 new england colleges mash formula DO pounds course yellow corn meal ineal wheat bran pounds preter prefer n ably ly W white p pounds n un d s 0 oat a t V products i be pili lle acta see e paragraph ti gi al 3 23 2 5 pounds p g u ti d s meat t scraps not less than limn CO por per cent cam protein 25 2 coundi aih scraps not less than 43 45 per cent protein 23 25 pounds teamed bone meal 23 25 pounds dried milk 5 pounds common salt grain formula pounds whole corn pounds wheat pounds ats 1 that dry dr yma be kept before the birds constantly in n hoppers or troughs that can be ando ami inre are kept clean and free from litter dirt tind filth that till nil hard groins be fed in hoppers or troughs the amount will III vary with the breed the lie rate of production tile the weather and poI possibly bly other factors but there Is a growing tendency among poultry men to feed graan more liberally 2 whole cani abra Is recommended because there are certain vi tamine losses in cracking and furthermore the file feeder is better able to check up on quality this presupposes that clinch q hale am e been taught to eat whole corn on the range or before being installed in the laying house 3 oats should hould be omitted from the scratch mixture when fed germinated the term oat products in the mash formula includes oat flour ground oatmeal or ground 40 42 oats all are used pound for pound 4 cod liver oil Is a valuable alite supplement nent that ought to be added to tile the ration during the winter months at tile the rate of one pint per pounds of feed or nearly one quart per liens per week or one fourth pint per hens per day it be fed the year around to liens hens kept in confinement |