PRACTICAL FEEDING OF POULTRY 



between profit and loss in the management of the farm. 

 The poultry farmer must plan his farm to economize 

 labor in every way that is not detrimental to the health 

 and production of the fowls. The labor on general farms 

 where poultry is a side issue is a factor of small im- 

 portance but becomes a big factor on specialty poultry 

 farms. Convenience in the arrangement of the poultry 

 houses, the use of simple methods of feeding, and having 

 labor saving devices and large feed hoppers assist greatly 

 in keeping the labor charges to a low level. The poultry 

 farm should be planned for future growth and develop- 

 ment and the effect of arrangement on future labor costs 

 should be carefully considered. 



It is essential in the rearing of chickens and in the keep- 

 ing of breeding stock that the fowls be given a reasonable 

 amount of yard or range space as it is easily possible to 

 congest the plant so that the vitality of the stock cannot 

 be maintained. An arrangement which is too congested 

 to keep up vigor and vitality is not practical, although it 

 may involve the lowest expenditure of labor. Labor can 

 be saved economically by the arrangement of the yards 

 and buildings, by the placing of gates, by the use of large 

 dry mash hoppers and in some cases by the use of feed 

 and litter carriers. Litter and feed carriers are only 

 practical where the houses are about 200 or more feet 

 long. If there are several houses in one group, a central 

 feed and shipping building may be maintained and the 

 track arranged to use the trolley from the central house 



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