1905.] DISCUSSION. 161 



Question. Why do you prefer to feed corn and barley 

 without mixing? 



Mr. Delano. For the same reason that I do not want 

 beef, mutton, and chicken all in one meal ; I want variety. I 

 have no other reason for it. 



The President. Do you give them all they want to eat? 



Mr. Delano. I like to keep them a wee bit hungry. If 

 they get all they want to eat they get lazy and get fat. 



Question. If there is a market value for Guinea eggs, 

 what are they for layers ? 



Mr. Delano. I have had no experience with Guineas at 

 all. I have never raised one, but there is a market for 

 Guineas. They are never less than 75 cents a pair, and quite 

 often bring a dollar a pair when half grown. 



The President. Do you think that it is in consequence of 

 the game laws? 



Mr. Delano. Yes. 



Question. Is dry bone all right? 



Mr. Delano. All right, yes, but I think most of the feed- 

 ing properties are taken out of it. Oyster shells answer the 

 same purpose. 



Question. Hasn't there been some discussion the past 

 year over feeding mash without wetting? Do your fowls eat 

 it in that manner? 



Mr. Delano. I never experimented with a dry mash. I 

 can't tell you whether it has any advantages or not. 



Question. I sometimes think that if you had a good deal 

 of hired help there might be a possibility of their wetting it 

 too much. 



Mr. Delano. Not if you are anywhere around to watch 

 the help. Our chickens get dry food altogether. They get 

 two meals a day of this cake which we bake that has milk 

 baked in it. 



Question. If you had plenty of skimmed milk would you 

 advise a dry feed? 



Agr. — II 



