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THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, FEBRUARY, 1928 



POULTRY FEEDING 



RECOMMENDATIONS 



Formulated at Conference of New 



England Colleges, November 



16, 1927 



200 lbs. 



100 lbs. 



100 lbs. 



100 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



5 lbs. 



Mash Formula 

 Coarse yellow corn meal 

 Wheat bran 



Middlings, preferably white 

 Oat products, (see par. 3) 

 Meat scraps, not less than 

 protein 



Fish meal, not less than 

 lirotein 



Alfalfa leaf meal 

 Steamed bone meal 

 Dried milk 

 Common salt 



Grain Formula 



50% 



45% 



200 lbs. Whole corn 

 100 lbs. Wheat 

 100 lbs. Oats 



1. Dry mash should be kept before the 

 birds constantly in hoppers or troughs 

 that can be and are kept clean and 

 free from litter, dirt or filth. Hard 

 grains should be fed in similar hop- 

 pers or trough. The amount will 

 vary with the breed, the rate of pro- 

 duction, the weather, and possibly 

 other factors, but there is a growing 

 tendency among poultrymen to feed 

 grain more liberally. 



2. Whole corn is recommended because 

 there are certain vitamin losses in 

 cracking, and furthermore the feeder 

 is better able to check up on quality. 

 This presupposes that chicks have 

 been taught to eat whole corn on the 

 range, or before being installed in the 

 laying house. 



3. Oats should be omitted from the 

 scratch mixture when fed germinated. 

 The term "oat products" in the mash 

 formula includes oat flour, ground 

 oat meal, or ground 40-42 lb. oats. All 

 are used pound for pound. 



4. Cod liver oil is a valuable supplement 

 that should be added to the ration 

 during the winter months at the rate 

 of 1 pint per 100 pounds of feed or 

 nearly 1 quart per 100 hens per week, 

 or i pint per 100 hens per day. It 

 should be fed the year around to hens 

 kept in confinement. 



5. Suggestions for use of supplements 

 including milk: Feed daily to each 100 

 hens 2 to -3 pounds of dry oats that 

 have been germinated ; mix with the 

 germinated oats 1 pound of semi-solid 

 buttermilk and J pint of cod liver oil, 

 or in lieu of semi-solid, substitute 4 

 pounds of mash for mixing with the 

 oats and oil. 



6. Alfalfa leaf meal has been included 

 in the ration for its mineral and vita- 



"NEW ENGLAND SEVEN" 



PROGRAM TO BE URGED 



Chick Feed 

 200 lbs. Fine Yellow cr. corn 

 100 lbs. Cracked wheat 



1. The mash mixture above is the regu- 

 lar laying mash adapted for chicks 

 by the addition of 25 lbs. of dried milk, 

 or in other words, to each 100 lbs. of 

 laying mash add 4 lbs. of dried milk. 

 The addition of the extra milk may be 

 omitted when liquid or other milk is 

 fed separately. 



2. The use of cod liver oil is recommend- 

 ed. Usually it will be unnecessary 

 after chicks are on good range. It 

 should in general constitute not more 

 than 1 per cent of the total mash and 

 grain or chick feed, and may be mixed 

 with either. 



3. The term "oat products" in the mash 

 formula includes oat flour, ground oat 

 meal, or ground 40 42 lb. oats. Either 

 of the first two is preferable but when 

 they are not available, the ground 

 oats may be substituted pound for 

 pound. 



4. Some coarser cracked corn can be 

 used when the chicks are from three 

 to four weeks old, and whole corn 



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Believing that seven apple varieties will 

 serve our needs better than seventy, the 

 Agricultural Colleges in New England, 

 through the Extension Service, are co- 

 operating on a Better Variety Program. 

 Seven apples have been selected as es- 

 pecially well adapted to New England 

 conditions. 

 Mcintosh 

 Baldwin 

 Wealthy 

 Gravenstein 

 Delicious 



Northern Spy 



Rhode Island Greening 



The above varieties are the leaders in 

 the New England States. Upon them 

 our reputation as a fruit section depends. 

 And although it is doubtful if many grow- 

 ers will want all of the seven varieties, 

 three or four can be selected to suit any 

 section. Others should be grown only in 

 a limited way for special or local markets. 



The Better Variety Program is one of 

 the first steps in the matter of cooper- 

 ation among the fruit growers of New- 

 England. During 1928 emphasis is being 

 placed on the elimination of odd varieties, 

 (1) by planting only recommended varie- 

 ties, (2) by top grafting the younger, 

 more vigorous trees, and (3) by cutting 

 down those trees not adapted to top graft- 

 ing. In general most trees under fifteen 

 years of age may be topgrafted, but it is 

 ■far better to do the work before the tree 

 is ten years of age. 



One feature of the work this year is a 

 Top Grafting Contest. Aiiy grower with 

 more than ten trees of odd varieties is 

 eligible. 



You have labor saving 



machinery on the farm. 



WHY NOT GET YOUR WIFE LABOR SAVING 

 DEVICES FOR THE KITCHEN? 



HOW ABOUT AN ELECTRIC TOASTER OR PERCOLATOR? 

 Such conveniences help to make house work easier. 



That Good Hardware Sto7-e 



Tel. 11 



Foster-Farrar Co. 



162 Main Street 



Open 



Saturday 



Evening 



Northampton, Mass. 



