Show lu ui I 1 MEAT SCRAP GOOD REQUIRED egg production Is increased by animal protein it Is an established fact that maximum egg production Is not possible on a ration of grain and grain byproducts without the addition of a high protein concentrate such as meat scrap high grade or milk states A J chadwell university of tennessee extension numerous tests have been made by state experiment stations to determine the per cent of protein concentrate to use in the hens ration the amount of meat scrap used in these experiments has varied all the way from 6 5 per cent to as high A as 23 25 per cent of the mash mixture ml sture in the majority of these tests a mash mixture containing 20 per cent of meat scrap or high grade gave the most profitable egg yields milk Is regarded as one of the best sources of animal protein tor for chickens of all ages satisfactory egg yields have been secured on a ration of grain and skim milk when milk Is fed as ag the only source of protein it Is necessary to feed four or five gallons per day to each hens experiments conducted at the kentucky experiment station showed that a gallon of milk was equal to a pound of meat scrap for egg production they also found that there was no advantage in feeding a mash that did not contain a high protein feed such as meat scrap or the following laying ration Is recommended om mish mash mixed feed bran and shorts 35 96 pounds cornmeal 38 pounds meat meal 20 pounds fine oyster shell 3 pounds pou charcoal 2 pounds salt 1 pound grain corn 63 pounds wheat 34 pounds |