Show USE SURPLUS FEED IS S EXPERTS ADVICE S kimmila Skim milk saves on the protein supplements by A IL winter collet college of 0 agriculture Airi agriculture culture university ot of illinois service the present plentiful supplies of 0 feed can be used up profitably by chickens if they are pro pertly fed right now there are anre few better ways for farmers to improve their income on this feed than to use it for chickens at current egg prices it takes only about ten eggs to pay for the 25 pounds of teed feed eaten dally daily by hens consequently anything better than 10 percent pr production 0 action u means extra cash income from the grain that goes to poultry one farm adviser reports a farmer woots who Is milking making across a gross income of 30 a week on the sale of eggs from his COO bird bard flock it Is fairly safe to assume that the weekly feed cost on this lock flock Is not more than al t wing lowing 0 25 pounds of feed dally daily tor for each hens the farm poultry flock also can provide a profitable outlet for some of tho the an surplus oplus milk which Is a problem in certain areas A hock flock of COO hens can fuse use gallons of skim milk a week when the milk Is used as the chief source of protein in the ration there Is no particular value in the fat content of milk tor for poultry so the tbt dairy farmer can separate his cream and sell it more profitably than he can feed it atto to chickens on tile the other hand th the surplus should make it possible to save on the common pro feln supplements which are generally the most expensive part of the poultry ration A good mash mixture to use with a can be made from pounds ground yellow corn pounds ground wheat pounds ground oats 20 pounds meat scrap 8 pounds steamed bon bonemer bo nemea emeal 4 pounds ground limestone and 4 pounds salt with milk to drink instead of water |