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Show Green Feeds Suggested To Replace Proteins In view of the present shortage short-age of protpln, supplies, especially especial-ly anlmaL proteins, poultrymen will do well to provide an abundance abund-ance of succulent green feed for their birds during the 1943 growing grow-ing season, declares Professor Carl Freschknecht, poultry specialist spec-ialist for the Utah State Agricultural Agricul-tural Cqllege Extension Service. Professor' -Frlschknecht lists the advantages of good pastures for chickens or turkeys as follows: fol-lows: 1. ' Fewer pounds of feed need be purchased per pound of meat produced., 2. Cheaper mashes may be used when adequate quantities of green feed are available. 3. Deficiencies In rations are less noticeable with birds on pastures. 4. Pastures make for loss dependence de-pendence on transportation fa-cillltcs. fa-cillltcs. 5. More cheap wheat may be used. G. Green pastures or succulent green feed Increases yellow pigmentation pig-mentation of the .skin which makes for better health and marketing condition. 7. The mortality rate Is lower, low-er, the birds arc bigger, and their vitality Is better with green feed. The kind of poultry range that gives the be:;t results provides a supply of succulent, palatable, nutritious green feed during the 'spring summer and fall months, explains Professor Urlschknochl. Gats, wheat, rye, barley, kale, rape, spinach or svvlss chard can be sown at Intervals throughout Hit: spring and summer to maintain main-tain a constant supply of green feed for the poultry flock, Professor Pro-fessor I'l'lschkneeht suggests. lie also recommends that cereal grasses an: best for poultry when they an! cut or fed oTt before the planf.M start to form Joints. Among the perennial grasses suitable for poultry feed are Kentucky bluegrass, perennial rye grass, timothy, orchard grass, and meadow fescue. These grasses mixed with while ladlne or red clover also make good pastures for growing poults, the extension poultryman adds, Now Is the time to plant and provide a gooil supply of green feed for your chickens or turkeys tur-keys (hiring the summer and fall months, conclude.'i Professor Iscliknechl. |