Show P POORLY BALANCED RATION ESCHEWED 4 pays well to give pullets most careful attention when chickens are raised by bv artificial means tile the conditions under which they have to grow and develop are often far from ident ideal if in add thin tn this ahls their ration Is ton scanty in or it if its composition Is insulted to their needs there is little hope of being belli able aale to grow them at a profit not only tilts this but the unfavorable influence of wrong conditions early in life may extend throughout the file first laying year jear and so in a decreased return as compared with the income from a well grown nock flock controlled experiments have shown a poorly balanced fed to young chickens riot not only reduces the rate of gain hut but also reduces the mature nii iture weight of the lie pul lets increases itie lie uge age ut at which taie th first nry egg Is laid and materially reduces the lie number of eggs that thai will be laid durina the lie first laying year even een though tile the ration fed to lo the pullets after they loy are placed in n the laying lading house may be a good one since ne net x I 1 years liminie from the poultry enterprise III depend to a large extent on how low well the pullets are grown it la Is obviously worth while w bile to give them the very best of care and attention from froin hatching time right on through the summer the newer information about poultry nutrition shows clearly that there ts Is no ao one best ration either bither simple or comiles mixtures may be used provided they are ba lanced with respect to the essential nutrients required by growing pullets pal lets leading cause of dam damp p litter Is water dishes when damp litter appears in tile he laying house N too often the tion ot ol the house Is s blamed and wp we full fill to look for other more co pinion causes of tills this trouble while looking for possible causes of damp litter keep keel in m mind ind that it takes only a small of water to valise cause poultry litter to seem real damp the chief cause ol 01 damp litter in poultry houses Is the e water or drinking dish always look at the watering farst n vou will fand t eliat ha t they leak NI mima a n v times they are easily turned over or ire are open so that tile lie birds in them and carry tile water on their feet to the litter of tile the better ilo do not have any of the die above faults hut hilt the floor under the fountain Is wet this la Is caused by the water dropping from tile the beaks and wattles when the bird drank tills this la Is very noticeable where aher P there Is not enough fountain spa e allowed in n the pen |