Show KEEP THE GROWING CHICKS WELL FED several rations economical and effective growing chicks should be well fed to insure health protection against disease rapid economical gains while they are young and quality flavor to the meat of broilers and friers says 0 0 0 ufford extension at the colorado agricultural college A sl economical and effective growing ration for the farm lock flock can he be male made ufford suggests from the following ingredients the scratch sern tell mixture may be racked cracked c corn of a size suitable for the chick whole wheat or a mixture of equal parts of these two grains A mash mixture may be composed of the following feeds he says pine fine yellow cornmeal SR 15 pounds arnn airan 25 pounds shorts 25 pounds meat meal or meat scroll scrap 10 po pounds linds bone benl 4 pounds salt halt 1 pound ground wheat may be substituted for ane bran and shorts it if desired when milk I 1 14 available in any form it can very be fed to the lock flock it Is added the mash should be kept in suitable feeders allowing the chicks tree free beress to it at all limps the extension says an and d feeding space should he be provided so that thai at least one fourth of the flock dork can feed at one time tile the grain can he fed in hoppers morning or evening in amounts that the birds ran can clean up readily ren dlly or fed in a litter of straw that should he changed occasionally as a sant sanitary iary precaution green feed Is a very important part of the chicks filet diet when a green ainge lawn awn clippings alfalfa nl falfa let lettuce tilee or other greens are not available 5 to 10 pound of alfalfa lent meal s should hoid he added to each pounds of the above mash mixture |