POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



spreading them out in the sunshine or in a thin layer on 

 the feed room floor until the must is all dried up. 



Corn and corn products are the poultry feeds which 

 are most apt to become mouldy or musty especially dur- 

 ing the spring and early summer. Cracked corn and 

 corn meal should never be kept in large quantities during 

 the spring and summer and should, if possible, be cracked 

 or ground only a short time before they are used. Pur- 

 chase small lots of these feeds at that season of the year 

 and watch their condition carefully. If the grain starts 

 to heat in the bins or sacks, work it over several times 

 with a shovel on the floor of the feed room to prevent 

 heating. Heated feeds or those which have been wet 

 will quickly get musty or mouldy. 



Meat scrap frequently gets wet and cakes up and be- 

 comes mouldy, making it very essential that this feed be 

 kept in a dry cool place. Great care should be exercised 

 in feeding garbage especially garbage containing waste 

 meat products to avoid feeding any decayed meat feeds. 



FEEDING THE GENERAL FARM FLOCK 



The general farmer especially if he grows considerable 

 grain is in the best position of any poultry keeper to make 

 money from his fowls. Poultry having free range on 

 the farm will pick up all their green feed and a very 

 large amount of waste feed including grains, seeds and 

 bugs. More or less waste products from the garden as 

 well as skim or butter milk are also available for feeding 

 poultry on many farms. The farmer should feed home 



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