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cent fat, 6 per cent ash, 7 per cent fiber, and 46 per cent starchy 

 matter, and would cost $1.50 a hundred unmixed at retail. The 

 writer has had good success with a mixture of 100 lbs. corn meal, 

 50 lbs. wheat bran, 50 lbs. Jiour middlings, 50 lbs. gluten feed and 

 50 lbs. beef scrap; it contains 22 per cent protein, 6 per cent fat, 

 5 per cent ash, 4 per cent fiber and 51 per cent starchy matter, and 

 costs $1.50 a hundred unmixed at retail. The scrap may be omitted 

 and mixed in with the grains as often as it is deemed necessary. 

 Such mixtures may be fed either dry, or made into a friable mash 

 with skim milk or hot water together with a little salt. Either of 

 the above combinations will certainly be productive of good results 

 and will cost less than the average ready ration. 



After a chemical and microscopic study of the various poultry 

 mashes on the market, the writer suggests the following don'fs ! 



1. Don't buy a feed that contains much in excess of 5 to 6 per 

 cent ash. 



2. Don't buy a feed that has noticeable quantities of grain hulls, 

 hay or weed seeds. 



3. Don't purchase one that is guaranteed to contain less than 15 

 per cent of protein. 



4. Don't purchase a food that is bitter, mouldy or sour. 



5. Don't fail to make a careful examination of both guarantees 

 and physical condition before ordering. 



6. Don't forget that if you are a large consumer, you can prepare 

 a first class mixture for $1.50 a hundred pounds. 



C/iick feeds are composed of finely cracked wheat, 

 Scratching corn, hulled oats, kaf^ir corn, and often millet seed, 

 Grains. grit and charcoal. They average in the vicinity of 



Pages 29-31. II per cent protein and 3 to 4 per cent fat. A rea- 

 sonable quantity of grit (10 to 15 per cent) is not 

 objectionable, but it is generally more economical to purchase it 

 separately than to pay 2}^ or more cents a pound for it. These 



