PROGRESSIVE POULTRY RAISING 



Another ration originating at the Cornell Station and 

 fed with excellent success is as follows: 



GRAIN 



Wheat 3 parts 



Corn or Kafir ^ parts 



Oats i part 



DRY MASH 



Corn Meal 60 Ibs. 



Wheat Middlings or Shorts , . .60 Ibs. 



Meat Scrap 50 Ibs. 



Wheat Bran 30 Ibs. 



Linseed Oil Meal 10 Ibs. 



Alfalfa Meal 10 Ibs. 



Salt i ft. 



This ration may also be fed according to the routine 

 outlined above. 



While the final finishing for slaugh- 

 Fattening for ter is done in the feed lot in the case 

 Slaughter f most f t ^ e f arm animals, this does 



not hold true for poultry. Instead 

 it is done at the packing house by means of milk feeding 

 in crates, because birds that are properly fattened on 

 the farm are so tender that they cannot stand the han- 

 dling necessary for shipment without bruising. These 

 bruises develop into highly colored green and blue patches 

 that spoil the appearance of the carcass and interfere 

 with its sale. The fattening process also has a peculiar 

 effect on the bones, rendering them so chalky and. brittle 

 that it is almost impossible to ship finished stock without 

 breaking legs and wings. 



While the final finishing must be done at the packing 

 house, it pays to send the birds to market in good flesh. 

 In the case of mature birds, it is a good plan to pen them 

 up and feed all the corn they will eat for a period of 

 two weeks prior to sale or shipment. 



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