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THOUGHT QUESTIONS 



1. What fact determines largely the amount of feed which can be 



grown at home? 



2. What are the two leading advantages and disadvantages of the 



home growing of poultry feeds? 



3. Into what four groups can all home-grown feeds be classified? 



4. When should gram feeds be raised? 



5. Discuss the home growing of corn for poultry. 



6. Is wheat generally grown on the farm where it is fed? 



7. What should be the value of wheat raised to the acre? 



8. Is it generally cheaper to grow oats than to purchase them? 



9. What crop can be profitably grown with oats? Why? 



10. How can home-grown buckwheat best be fed to poultry? 



11. What two dry fodders can profitably be grown on the poultry farm? 



12. What is the protein composition and yield per acre of alfalfa? 



13. Give a number of reasons why root crops should be grown by every 



poultry raiser. 



14. What is the leading root crop for poultry feeding? 



15. What is the best way to feed beets? 



16. What two methods are in general use for supplying green crops to 



poultry? 



17. Give a good combination of grasses to plant if a permanent sod is 



desired. 



18. Outline a good rotation to provide continuous green feed during 



the year on small yards. 



19. Enumerate the necessary crops for every poultry flock. 



References. United States Farmers' Bulletins: 164, Rape as a 

 Forage Crop; 224. Canadian Field Peas; 278, Leguminous Crops for 

 Green Manuring; 295, Potatoes and Other Root Qrops as Food; 339, 

 Alfalfa; 415, Seed Corn; 428, Testing Farm Seeds in the Home and in 

 The Rural School; 433, Cabbage; 443, Barley, Growing the Crop; 537, 

 How to Grow an Acre of Corn. 



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