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HOW TO FEED POULTRY FOR ANY PURPOSE WITH PROFIT 



Ration Xo. 12b Missouri University Ration 



I Scratch Mixture: In winter, 2 parts cracked corn, 1 



part wheat; in summer, 1 part cracked corn, 2 



parts wheat. 

 Mash Equal parts by weight, of bran, middlings, corn 



meal, and meat scrap. 

 II Scratch Mixture: In winter, wheat 6 parts, cracked 



corn 3 parts, oats 3 parts, buckwheat 3 parts. 



Mash: 



Corn meal 6 parts 



Middlings 6 parts 



Bran 3 parts 



Alfalfa meal 1 part 



Oil meal 1 part 



Meat scrap 5 parts 



III Scratch feed Early morning and night, cracked 

 corn; at noon, equal parts of wheat and oats. 



Mash Bran 3 parts, middlings 1 part, corn meal 1 part, 

 meat scrap 1 part, occasionally add 1 part oil meal. 



IV Scratch mixture same as in I. 



Mash Ground oats, with buttermilk or sour milk as 

 a drink. 



V Scratch Mixture: 



Cracked corn 6 parts 



Wheat 6 part 



Oats .'....4 parts 



Barley 2 parts 



Kafir corn 1 part 



Buckwheat 1 part 



Mash: 



Bran - 2 parts 



Corn meal 1 part 



Gluten meal 1 part 



Ground oats 1 part 



Ground oats 1 part 



Middlings 1 part 



Meat scrap : '. 1 part 



The method of feeding all these rations is the same 

 a light feed of the grain in the morning; the mash fed 

 either in hoppers, or in troughs, at noon; a heavy feed of 

 grain in the evening green feed given frequently, and 

 water, grit, and shell kept before the birds all the time. 



Ration No. 13b Manitoba Agricultural College Ration 



Scratch mixture wheat 2 parts, cracked corn 1 part. 



Mash crushed oats fed dry. 



Give cabbage or mangels once a day, all the buttermilk 

 the birds will drink, and keep water, shell, and grit always 

 before them. 



Ration No. 14b Michigan Experiment Station Ration 



Scratch mixture Cracked corn, wheat, and oats, in pro- 

 portions to suit the season, and the condition and 

 appetite of the hens. 



Mash: 



Bran 100 pounds 



Middlings 75 pounds 



Corn meal 100 pounds 



Beef scrap 100 pounds 



Oil meal 25 pounds 



If the mash is fed dry in hoppers, give a light feed of 

 grain in the morning in litter; at noon open the hoppers and 

 let the hens have mash at will until about 4 o'clock; then 

 close the hoppers and give a good feed of grain in litter. 

 Give plenty of green feed, shell, and grit, and keep water 

 before the birds. If the mash is fed moist, give it at noon. 



Ration Xo. lob Xorth Carolina Experiment Station Ration 



I Scratch mixture cracked corn 2 parts, wheat 1 part. 

 Mash: 



Corn meal 4 parts 



b, an 4 parts 



Meat meal 2 parts 



Bone meal 2 parts 



II Sciatch mixture as in I. 

 Mash: 



Corn meal 4 parts 



Bran 4 parts 



Cottonseed meal 4 parts 



Bone meal 2 parts 



In both rations the grain is fed twice a day in litter, 

 and the mash is kept before the birds in hoppers. The hens 

 have the run of yards in Bermuda grass throughout the 

 winitr, and occasionally a run on plots of oats and clover. 

 Thv.y aie kept supplied with water, shell, and grit. 



Ration Xo. 16b Montana Experiment Station Ration 



Scratch mixture Equal parts by measure, of wheat, 

 oats, barley and peas. 



Mash: 



Wheat bran 10 pounds 



Shorts 10 pounds 



Ground oat - 10 pounds 



Ground barley 20 pounds 



Meat scrap 10 pounds 



Flax seed 10 pounds 



Salt 26 ounces 



The flax seed is given in alternate months only. 



Ration Xo. 17b Washington Agricultural College Ration 



I Scratch mixture Equal parts by measure, of cracked 



corn, wheat and oats. 



Mash Equal parts by weight, of coarse bran, wheat 

 middlings, ground oats, corn meal, and 10 per cent 

 of meat scrap. 



Give a fairly liberal feed of grain in litter in the morn- 

 ing, and a heavier feed toward evening; keep the mash be- 

 fore the fowls in hoppers. Give grass, kale, cabbage, etc., 

 for green feed. Give both milk and water in separate ves- 

 sels. Keep shell and grit before them. 

 II Scratch Mixture: 



Wheat , 250 pounds 



Clipped barley .'. 100 pounds 



Sunflower seed 35 pounds 



Mash: 



Bran 125 pounds 



Middlings -90 pounds 



Ground oats 100 pounds 



Oil meal : 25 pounds 



Pish meal 50 pounds 



Charcoal flaked 1 bucket 



The scratch mixture is fed in litter twice a day; the 

 mash kept before the hens in hoppers. Green feed and ac- 

 ces. ories as in I. When corn is reasonable in price it is 

 used in the scratch feed in preference to barley. (The rather 

 unusual proportions in the mash in this case result from 

 the fact that mill stuffs in the vicinity are not always put 

 up in standard 100-pound bags). 



Ration Xo. ISb Oregon Agricultural College Ration 



Scratch mixture Oats 25 pounds, barley 10 pounds. 



Mash: 



Mill feed (bran and shorts) 5 pounds 



Ground oats or barley 5 pounds 



Ground corn 5 pounds 



Linseed meal 5 pounds or 



THREE SMALL. POULTRY RANCHES INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF PETALUMA, CALIF. 



Each one keeps 300 to 500 layers. 



