Show FARM T ARM TOPICS PULLETS FED WELL WILL L LAY AY IN FALL careful summer attention pays good returns by H IT H alp extension Poultry min university oi 0 f illinois service C cheapest of all ways to feed pullets this summer will be to fee feed d them well egg production n next e x t september and october will depend on the summer feeding experience has demonstrated that worms and disease thrive best in poorly fed flocks and that good pullets are never raised by making scavengers out of them during july and august prospects look favorable for egg prices next fall because many people will attempt to economize on feed such a practice will make the feed used doubly expensive A ration which has given good results with pullets after they are eight weeks old is the one made of a starting mash and ground grain for each pullets two range feeders are recommended one containing starting mash and the other a coarsely ground grain mixture of equal parts of corn wheat and oats grinding the grain has a tendency to insure greater consumption of it and less of the mash some poultry men are making a practice of closing for a part of the day the feeder containing the mash especially if there is a tendency toward too early sexual maturity of the pullets this ration in combination with a good clean green range such as a alfalfa plenty of clean drinking water and some protection from extreme heat should go a long way toward developing pullets of normal growth free from worms and ready to lay next fall when egg prices are expected to be high despite the fact that most laying flocks are laying well at this time of year the need for careful culling should be noted every bird not laying and not having any value as a future breeder will consume about 20 cents worth of feed a month |