POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



these mixed feeds very economically and are usually able 

 to sell them at a price which is economical if the labor 

 of home mixing is taken into consideration. By buying 

 these prepared mixed feeds the poultryman is always able 

 to get a variety of grains which are in good mechanical 

 condition. 



Where the individual feeds are bought in small quanti- 

 ties from small local markets the poultry keeper may have 

 trouble in getting the grains desired which forces him to 

 keep changing his ration. Some of the companies which 

 produce breakfast foods also make poultry feeds on a 

 large scale, using by-products from the manufacture of 

 these breakfast cereals for their poultry feeds. A very 

 high grade poultry feed is often produced as a by-product 

 by this process as such feed is usually of the very best 

 quality, although not of the right condition or size for 

 human food. 



The poultry keeper who has only a few fowls is not 

 usually in position to buy in lots of 100 pounds the sepa- 

 rate feeds necessary to make a varied and well-balanced 

 ration, while if such feeds are bought in smaller quanti- 

 ties than this the rate per pound is usually much higher 

 than for the larger quantities. If he buys only one scratch 

 grain and one ground grain the results secured are not 

 satisfactory, as a palatable and well-balanced ration can- 

 not be made from such a combination. Consequently this 

 class of poultry-keepers can usually purchase commercial 

 mixed feeds to better advantage than they can buy the 

 separate grains and mix their own rations. The price of 



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