Show proper diet important to welfare of poultry birds should be tree free not only from present diseases but also from ban hangover weaknesses resulting from previous chick ailments such troubles as pull rum disease white diarrhea and typhoid are very likely to recur chicks that survive an attack of these diseases are usually stunted and some of them are likely to carry the infection to in chronic form consequently though they do not suffer themselves they are a source of danger to healthy birds which are housed with them for tills this reason every effort should be made to avoid housing healthy birds with others which have passed through an attack of the above named diseases says successful farming A proper diet Is important in keeping the birds in good condition so they can withstand disease the ration should include good quality grains such as corn wheat and oats it should RISO also contain proper minerals to satisfy the need for bones and egg shells A third requirement Is the vl vi tamin carrying animal and vegetable proteins two kinds of minerals are essential one Is calcium the chief sources of which are lime and oyster shells the other Is phosphorus which Is best supplied in bon emeal the animal proteins te ins most often used are tank a ge meat ment scrap serap and milk rind and the most common vegetable protein Is ground alfalfa I 1 |