POULTRY FOR PROFIT 99 



feeder should know in what proportion to mix the 

 feeds in the ration. Give a hen all she wants of a 

 ration made up of the proper proportion of different 

 feeds. 



4. A ration should contain a variety of feeds. 



5. The ration must be cheap. 



6. Fowls need grain, meat food, mill feeds, green 

 food, grit, shell and water. 



7. Quality and not quantity is important. 



8. Exercise is absolutely necessary. 



9. The conditions under which the flock is kept 

 will influence any ration; for example, confined 

 fowls need more green food and meat food than do 

 farm fowls. 



Sample Rations 



The following rations, which are used at and 

 recommended by various state experiment stations, 

 will give a good general idea of what a ration 

 should be: 



PURDUE EXPERIMENT STATION. Grain: 

 10 pounds corn. 

 10 pounds wheat. 



5 pounds oats. V 



Dry mash : 



5 pounds bran. 

 5 pounds shorts. 

 3i/2 pounds meat scraps. 



The mixed grain is fed in deep litter lightly in 

 the morning, and all the fowls will eat in the even- 

 ing. The dry mash is kept in a hopper open before 

 such fowls as Leghorns at all times. For heavier 

 breeds the hopper is not opened before noon, because 

 of their tendency to eat too much and thereby cause 

 digestive troubles. In order to keep the ration 

 properly balanced, the 13% pounds of dry mash 



