PRACTICAL FEEDING OF POULTRY 



tening feed. For the growing mash use i part rolled oats, 

 I part ground oats, i part meat scrap, I part bran, i part 

 middlings and 2 parts corn meal. 



A good scratch feed to use with this mash can be made 

 of 2 parts cracked corn, I part wheat and i part oats. 

 Gradually decrease the oats in the mash and increase the 

 corn meal until the mash becomes a fattening mash of I 

 part bran, i part middlings, ]/?. part meat scrap and 3 

 parts corn meal. Use with this fattening mash a scratch 

 feed of 4 parts cracked corn, I part wheat and i part 

 oats. The quality of capons can be materially improved 

 by either pen or crate fattening them for the last two or 

 three weeks, using the rations advised for fattening in 

 chapter XI. 



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