POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



convert the starch into sugar. Distillers' grains are a 

 bulky product containing considerable crude protein, 

 fiber, fat and the more insoluble parts of the nitrogen 

 free extract. It is a very good product when made from 

 corn and is about equal to gluten feed. If produced from 

 rye instead of corn, both the protein content and feeding 

 value are much lower and not so well adapted for feeding 

 poultry. Distillers' grains may be used to make up a 

 small part of the poultry mash. 



ACORNS 



Acorns are often used as a hog feed where the hogs 

 pick up the acorns off the ground. Turkeys on range 

 will pick up a limited number of acorns and appear to 

 thrive on them. Cases of stock poisoning have been re- 

 ported from the use of damaged acorns or where they 

 have been fed in too large amounts. Coarsely ground 

 acorns were reported fed to laying hens in England with- 

 out affecting egg yield. 



CONDIMENTAL OR STOCK FEEDS 



Condimental or stock feeds are extensively advertised 

 both for stock and for poultry. They are usually made 

 up of linseed meal, corn meal or wheat middlings, mixed 

 with meat scrap, dried buttermilk, common salt, charcoal, 

 anise, fenugreek, pepper, epsom salts, copperas, gentian, 

 ginger and allspice. Follow the directions given on the 

 boxes of these feeds furnished by the manufacturer. It 

 is sometimes more desirable to buy the condiments and 



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