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PRACTICE OF POULTRY FEEDING 



This mash is kept before the birds all the time in large self- 

 feeding hoppers. 



TABLE XI. Dry Mash, Mixture No. I. 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 3.02. 



The above dry mash is designed especially for the feeding of 

 White Leghorns. Where heavier breeds are kept, such as Plymouth 

 Rocks or Wyandottes, the tendency will be to take on an excess 

 of fat. Under these conditions it is the best policy to restrict the 

 amount of mash eaten by leaving the hopper open during the 

 afternoon only, thus inducing the birds to work more for the grain 

 fed in the litter. 



During the molting season, or in the months of July, August, 

 and September, oil meal is substituted for the gluten in the same 

 proportion, to hasten the growth of feathers. In the spring, as 

 soon as the birds get out on green grass, the alfalfa can be gradually 

 omitted. Meat scrap is gradually reduced in amount as soon as 

 the birds get out on free range and can find insects and worms. 

 The extent to which the above mash can be changed or reduced 

 during summer will depend upon the character and amount of 

 range which the birds have during that time. 



The following modification of the New Jersey dry mash is very 

 economical for summer feeding, the change from one to the other 

 being made gradually as soon as the birds are on free range with 

 plenty of forage: 



