514 A STUDY OF FARM ANIMALS 



Kafir corn or millet seed may be used to advantage. Where 

 barley is commonly grown, this is to be recommended as a 

 feed, and may be used in place of corn, if desired. 



A REVIEW OF THE POULTRY FEEDING SITUATION 



1. Compare the crop and the gizzard. 



2. What kind of diet should be given a fowl? 



3. How often should poultry be fed? 



4. Explain the meaning of forced feeding, and when it is practiced. 



5. Why is mineral matter fed, and under what conditions? 



6. Under what conditions should water be supplied? 



7. Give the best method of feeding young chicks from the second to 



eighth week. 



8. Give two rations for laying hens used in different states, and the 



method of feeding. 



9. Name the five most common feeding stuffs used. 



INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 



10. Carefully examine the crop and digestive organs of a chicken. 



(a) When taken from a freshly-killed fowl. 



(b) Freeze a fowl solid in winter, and with a saw cut it in two 

 lengthwise and somewhat on one side, to show the digestive 

 organs in place. 



11. Make up two pens of hens, equal in number. Feed one lot a car- 



bonaceous food, like corn; the other a protein food, such as wheat. 

 Give some green food, oyster shells, and grits. Keep a record of 

 egg production, and after some weeks report to the school. 



12. Make up two pens of hens. Feed alike, except to give one pen 



oyster shells, and allow none to the other. Keep a record of the 

 number and condition of the eggs, and report. 



13. Prepare what you believe to be a good ration of home-grown feeds 



for growing chickens, and bring a sample to school for inspection 

 and criticism. 



14. Report on the rations fed by any two or more poultrymen in the 



community in which you live, 



