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new, and so poultrymen find that a little of this 

 meal during the molting period aids in the pro- 

 duction of a new coat of feathers. 



The practice of feeding the mixed ground grain 

 in a dry condition has become popular with many 

 poultrymen. After extended trials it has been 

 found to be particularly well adapted to laying 

 hens. This feed is often spoken of as "dry mash" 

 and should constitute about one-third by weight 

 of the total grain food consumed. This "dry mash" 

 is fed from a hopper that is kept open before the 

 fowls for a part of the day only. The following 

 rations are recommended by the Poultry Department 

 of Cornell University: 



GRAIN 



Winter Ration Lbs. 



Wheat 60 



Corn 60 



Oats 30 



Buckwheat 30 



Summer Ration 



Wheat 60 



Corn 60 



Oats 30 



GROUND FEED "DRY MASH" 



Corn meal 60 



Wheat middlings 60 



Wheat bran 30 



Alfalfa meal 10 



Oil meal 10 



Beef scrap 50 



Salt 1 



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