Show WATCH FEED COSTS SAYS BYMAN since f feml cd crisis usually amount to from 50 to 75 pet per cent or more of the cost ot product ng turkeys it Is important tar fc r each grower to watch w h this t 1 ils item it e m ca r e ft g ly advised a d vi s e d abc fx aw P r by byron r 0 n A alder 1 i e f ex extension 1 en s i D it pou or of the utah state stale agri college an inadequate or mixed unbalanced teed feed may be expensive at any pipe pi pe lit kf it is the direct cause ot of small poorly fleshed birds at market inar kelt time the teed may be mixed and well balanced but the price may be so high that little ov ot ito nothing thing is left for profit after the cost 0 of feed is deducted from the selling price ot of the birds alders records show that it reputes tes 70 to so 80 pounds ot of grain and mash to feel feed facia each turkey from day old to 29 weeks old ot of this amount about no third should be whole gowns era ns and two thirds mash A mix mixture tur or of home grown grains such as wheat and barley is ds usually cheapest and best corn is ia a good graan tor fot poultry afy but supplies mcalli jig ag that the lards cannot get from other home produced feeds professor alder ex pains mash is usually made up ot of from 70 to 80 per cent ground grains or gran grain products pa such as bran and shorts in additon it must also supply some annial pirot eins and certain minerals mine ralls to make a complete or balanced ration Exper ime P show that after the first tour four to six the turkey can adapt itself to and do equally well as measured 1 in pounds of feed per pea pound 0 of ga gan n on mash containing from 15 to 25 per cent ot of crude protein aid abid that rate ot of growth may be retarded by mashe containing more or than this amount since drolen protein supplement is the met expensive pant paint of tile the mash the feeder should be especially interested in the th s lower rather than the maximum amount necessary for good rapid rap id growth |