Show leg weakness caused by improper feed to hens recent experiments with poultry at tile new jersey agricultural experiment I 1 11 edt station now new brunswick F show how that it Is unnecessary to use combier cial mineral mixtures for the prevention of leg weakness if a normal ration Is fed when 20 per cent of the laying mash losh consisted of commercial meat scrap and plenty of preen green feeds were available to tile lie birds no leg weakness net occurred mashes containing only vegetable e proteins or very high grades grade meat scrap which contains a low percentage percenti lige of mineral matter permitted leg weakness to develop deficient ra alons of this type were corrected hy by using a mixture of a steamed ground hone CO 60 pounds calcium carbonay carh 20 pounds and common stilt salt lu pounds three pounds of this mixture were ere used in 07 97 pounds of mash since lie he discovery at tile the new jersey se y experiment station that lint the adill tion of certain mate ilal a I 1 to 0 the lite mash tends to promote growth in young stock many poultry men have inquired about tile tho use of these materials mater lnla for promoting egg production authorities fit at tile he state that nt at the he present time hinsum rient clent data have been obtained to recommend omm end the addition of these substances to the laying mush mash but that different pens fed various amounts of vegetable materials in the mash maeh have shown appreciable differences in production |