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bones cannot be obtained, animal meal may be 

 relied on for satisfactory results. Only meal that 

 is guaranteed wholesome should be procured. A 

 good quality will generally contain about 10 per 

 cent of nitrogen. This meal should be dry enough 

 to keep well for several seasons if necessity requires. 



Canned meat foods, specially prepared for poul- 

 try, are on the market. 

 These give satisfactory re- 

 sults under ordinary con- 

 ditions, but are usually 

 found to be somewhat 

 more expensive than the 

 animal meals. Some of the 

 so-called poultry meat 

 foods that are preserved in 

 tin cans consist largely of 

 liver. 



Skim milk. Skim milk may be substituted, 

 wholly or in part, for meat food without a marked 

 decrease in egg production, provided the proper 

 grain ration is given. In order to substitute milk 

 entirely for meat, it will probably be necessary 

 to give the fowls milk to drink instead of water 

 and to mix soft food with the milk. If milk be 

 depended upon entirely to take the place of meat, 

 somewhat greater skill will probably be required 

 in feeding than if a good quality of animal meal 

 is fed. 



FIG. 59. Another style of 

 bone-cutter. 



