POULTRY FOR PROFIT 103 



164 half a dozen dry mash formulas are given of 

 which the following is typically Calif ornian : 



Bran 6 quarts or 3 pounds 



Corn meal 1 quart or 1.5 pounds 



Barley meal 2 quarts or 2.2 pounds 



Alfalfa meal 1 quart or 0.5 pounds 



Soy bean meal 1 quart or 1.3 pounds 



Beef scrap 1 quart or 1.5 pounds 



Coarse bone meal. . . 0.5 quart or 1.0 pound 

 This formula is calculated for 100 hens one day 

 and is intended to be used with 9 to 12 pounds of 

 grain and some green feed. 



A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RATION. The following 

 formula has been successfully used by a large num- 

 ber of Southern California poultrymen. It is cal- 

 culated for a ton (or about a ton) of mash : 

 300 pounds bran. 

 300 pounds shorts or middlings. 

 100 pounds feed meal (coarse corn meal). 

 200 pounds Kaffir meal. 

 150 pounds beef scrap. 

 150 pounds fish scrap or whale meat. 

 70 pounds fine ground bone. 

 100 pounds alfalfa meal. 

 400 pounds ground barley. 



10 pounds salt. 



With this is used, for Leghorns, a scratch feed con- 

 sisting of 3 parts whole barley (soaked 12 hours and 

 drained 24 hours) and 2 parts wheat, with a little 

 whole corn mixed in. 



Methods of Feeding 



There are almost as many methods of feeding as 

 there are feeders. According to that most generally 

 followed, a light grain feed is scattered in deep litter 

 in the morning, and a heavier grain feed given at 



