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it contains considerable albumen, it is also particularly rich in 

 ashy matter. It is doubtful if it has a greater feeding value 

 than a good quality of meat scraps. 



The alfalfa meals collected sold at an aver- 

 Alfalfa Meals. age retail price of about $34 a ton. They 

 Page 42. vary considerably in value, some containing 



decidedly more fiber and less protein than 

 others. Alfalfa meal cannot be considered economical for poul- 

 try as a source of nutriment. It is generally used, however, as 

 a substitute for green feed during the winter season. It is 

 believed that the poultryman can secure his own green feed 

 cheaper by providing himself, during the summer season, with 

 dry lawn clippings, early-cut green clover or alfalfa, waste 

 cabbage and mangels. In case alfalfa meal is purchased, pref- 

 erence should always be given to the brands containing 14 or 

 more per cent of protein and not over 30 per cent of fiber. 

 Home-grown alfalfa is, as a rule, preferable to the baled or 

 ground alfalfa shipped from the West. 



Judging from the wide variations in chem- 



Poultry Mashes ical analysis and in the ingredients used, it 



and Meals. can be safely assumed that there is no defi- 



Pages 43-46. nite idea of what would constitute a satis- 



f^factory poultry mash. In proof of this, 



note the analyses and statements of ingredients given on pages 



43-46 of this bulletin. It certainly would prove economical for 



the large consumer to purchase the individual feeding stuffs 



that he considers necessary to give the best results and to mix 



the mash at home rather than to depend upon the ready-to-use 



mashes for which he must pay a price considerably in advance 



of that asked for their several components. 



