| Show PO poultry U I 1 tri POULTRY OUTLOOK AND GOOD RATIONS Jn increase crease in price of eggs adds to interest by 11 it alp poultry Exten ilon specialist university of 0 illinois service with the seasonal increase in egg eg prices and the encouraging outlook for the egg market renewed interest Is being taken in lying laying rations b by y poultry nien men whose flocks normally produce some eggs annually there are of course several good laying rations but one that has given good result at the university of W f illinois college of agriculture consists of both mash and grain mixtures the mash is usually made up in pound lots by nit mixing xing together poun pounds ds of ground yellow corn pounds of wheat 55 pounds of meat scrap pounds wheat bran 20 pounds of dried milk 25 pounds of soybean oil meal 40 pounds of alfalfa leaf meal and 5 pounds of salt for winter feeding one pint of cod liver oil Is added to each ach pounds of mash this is kept before the birds in feed hoppers at all times the grain mixture when made up la in pound batches consists of 40 pounds of corn SO 10 pounds of wheat and 30 pounds of oats this Is hand fed the chickens being given 12 to 14 pounds for each birds twice iwic abdally dally oyster shell grit and any succulent green feed that may be available are given the birds free choice when reed feed prices are going up along with egg prices there is a temptation tatlo for poultry men to cheapen their feeding mixtures at the expense of some necessary worthwhile ingredient this is usually a false saving for a low priced ration is not ne necessarily e essa rily the most economical it is doubtful if it would be good judgment on the part of anyone to sacrifice a proved ration simply because it has advanced in price unless a satisfactory substitute can be found costing less money |
