220 PRACTICE OF POULTRY FEEDING 



The following scratch ration is recommended to be fed with 

 the above mash. ,, , . d . • 



Scratch Rahon. 



Whole or rolled barley 100 lbs. Cracked Indian corn 50 lbs. 



Egyptian corn or milo maize . 50 lbs. 



It is suggested that approximately one pint of this mixture 

 should be fed to each fifteen hens in the morning and 1^2 pints 

 at nights. 



A study of the above rations will show how similar are the 

 official recommended rations and methods of feeding. Difference 

 are due only to availability of feeds and prevailing prices. 

 REVIEW. 



1. Give points to consider in the location of the feed house. 



2. Give two important points in the design of the feed house. 



3. Give the special equipment necessary to equip the feed room properly. 



4. Define ration. What does it include? 



5. Tell of the necessity of having sufficient nutrients in a ration. 



6. Why is a certain proportion with respect to nutrients necessary? 



7. What is the meaning of the term nutritive ratio? Give example. 



8. What is potential energy as related to feeds? How can it be quickly 



determinedV 



9. Define balanced ration. 



10. Discuss the need of succulence in a ration. 



11. What is the effect of varying degrees of palatability? 



12. Discuss bulkiness in poultry rations. 



13. What is meant by an economical ration? 



14. Explain how to find the cost price of a pound of protein in any purchased 



feed. Give examples. 



15. How does ease of mixing and storing affect the economy of feeding? 



16. Of what use is personal attention in feeding? 



17. Enumerate the functions of grit, shell, charcoal, and salt. 



18. Mention four systems of poultry feeding. 



19. Discuss possibilities and usage of each of the four systems. 



20. Give the advantages and disadvantages of each. 



21. Outline the best combination of these systems. 



22. Outline a complete system of feeding laying hens. 



23. Give the rations and amounts for one of the States mentioned in this 



chapter. 



References. — Four Methods of Feeding Early Hatched Pullets, by James 

 £. Rice, Cornell Bulletin 249. Feeding for Eggs, by James Dryden, Oregon 

 Reading Course, Lesson 3. Feeding for Egg Production, by J. S. Jeffrey, 

 North Carolina Bulletin 211. Feeding for Winter Eggs, Pennsylvania Exten- 

 sion Circular 11. Feeding Laying Hens, by James E. Rice, Cornell Reading 

 Course, Bulletin 17. Rations for Poultry, by James E. Rice, Cornell Reading 

 Course, Bulletin 18. Forcing the Moult, by Stewart and Atwood, West 

 Virginia Bulletin 83. Methods of Feeding Poultry, in the United States 

 Farmers' Bulletin 244. The Forced Moulting of Fowls, in United States 

 Farmers' Bulletin 412. 



See appendix, page 568, lor War-time and Vineland Contest Rations. 



