AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



self. In the case of the experienced poultry 

 breeder this slightly increased cost is usually 

 enough to cause him to formulate his own rations, 

 but the beginner can well afford to pay a few extra 

 cents or even dollars for this " sure thing " in 

 the feeding line at least until he has acquired 

 some practical personal experience. The feeds 

 for youngsters cost from two dollars to three dol- 

 lars per hundred-pound bag; those for mature 

 fowls seldom cost more than two dollars per hun- 

 dred pounds, which is clearly only a few cents more 

 than it would cost for an ordinary mixture of the 

 same amount of wheat, corn and oats. 



There are two methods of feeding poultry, the 

 " mash " system and the " dry- feed " system. The 

 Different former employs the use of wet or 

 Methods of damp mixtures of soft (ground) 

 Feeding {QQ ^ The latter emp l oys tne feeding 



of only dry grains and seeds, and is now the most 

 popular among practical American poultrymen, be- 

 cause it is Nature's way of feeding. The dry-feed 

 system does away with all bother and labor of 

 cooking and mixing food, and by throwing all the 

 seeds and grains in a deep litter the birds are com- 

 pelled to scratch and hunt for all the food they get, 

 and they thus secure much healthful and invigorat- 

 ing exercise. This also keeps them busy, con- 

 tented and happy, and in the winter is a great aid 

 toward keeping up the bodily warmth of the 



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