REPORT OF TEE POULTRY MANAGER £27 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



When cut bone was given the mash was not fed. But this treatment was found too 

 fattening for the Plymouth Rock pullets, and the rations and times of feeding them 

 were made the same as with the older stock. 

 The rations this year are fed as follows : — 



To 110 Hens, One to Two Years Old. — In morning, 8 pounds wheat. Noon, 5 

 pounds ground grains (measured dry) made into mash. Afternoon, 8 pounds wheat or 

 buckwheat. Three times per week 8 pounds cut bone are given in lieu of the mash. Man- 

 gels regularly given and pure water, grit and ground oyster shells are in abundant sup- 

 ply. Sometimes steamed lawn clippings take the place of the mangels. The ground 

 grains for the mash are 2 pounds coarse ground oats, 2 pounds cornmeal, 1 pound 

 shorts. 



The reason for feeding the whole grain in the morning is that scattered in the 

 litter on the floors of the pens, the hens start at once to search for it, and exercise is so 

 induced. The whole grain in the afternoon is calculated to send the fowls to roost 

 with their crops fairly well filled. 



To 150 Pullets of Different Ages. — Morning ration 10 pounds grain, prin- 

 cipally wheat. Noon, 10 pounds mash. Afternoon, 10 pounds grain. Three times 

 per week 10 pounds of cut green bones take the place of the mash. The ground grains 

 composing the mash are : Cornmeal, 5 pounds ; coarsely ground oats, 3 pounds ; shorts, 

 2 pounds. 



The essentials such as roots, grit, oyster shells and pure water are in regular sup- 

 ply. The reason for adopting the above method of feeding the pullets is the same as 

 in the case of the hens. 



COST OF RATIONS. 



Every effort has been made to have the rations as cheap and effective as possible. 

 All kinds of feed are, at time of writing, and have been for some months exceptionally 

 high and in sympathy therewith the price of eggs and poultry has risen above the 

 average of previous years. Calculating at present values, the price of the rations is 

 put as follows : — 



RATIONS FOR 110 HENS FOUR TIMES PER WEEK. 



Cts. 



16 pounds wheat at 75 cents per bushel 20 



5 pounds ground grains for mash 6 



Lime, grit, mangels, &c 3 



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OTHER DAYS. 



16 pounds wheat 20 



8 pounds cut green bone at 1 cent per pound 8 



Lime, grit and mangels 3 



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RATIONS FOR 150 PULLETS FOUR TIMES PER WEEK. 



20 pounds wheat 25 



10 pounds mash 12 



Lime, grit and mangels 37 



