| Show hopper feeding of both grain and mash Is 0 kd hopper feeding of both grata grain and ana mash the year round seems to be increasing several experiment stations have found it to be satisfactory particularly ticul arly so for the special laying laving breeds it seems to be doubtful it works as well for the me meat it type of birds many poultry men are hopper feeding corn and oats but not wheat for the reason that when W wheat heat Is fed with corn and oats the birds generally consume a greater percentage of wheat than of the other grains in that event because wheat brings the highest price of common grains the tendency would be to increase the feed cost to obviate this difficulty wheat la Is not hopler fed from four to six she pounds of this grain Is fed dally daily in the litter per hundred birds hopper feeding of grain except wheat Is liked for several reasons it simplifies the feeding problem and it la Is more sanitary reducing labor cost Is something upon which everybody Is concentrating cent rating and may perhaps be the main reason why hopper feeding 0 of grain Is gradually gaining in popularity |
