816 PRODUCTIVE FARMING 



ing fowls. This system consists in feeding wet ground feed 

 once or twice a day and dry grains at other times. 



Recently a number of poultrymen have adopted a plan 

 known as the dry-mash system of feeding. A dry mash is 

 made by mixing a number of finely ground feeds together. 

 This is kept in a self-feeding hopper or feeding fountain at all 

 times. Besides this dry mash one or two feeds of mixed whole 

 grains are given in the deep litter on the floor. The heat- 

 producing feed, as whole corn, is fed in the evening, during 

 cold weather. 



EXERCISE. Feeding Dry Mash. If possible, to make a 

 trial in winter, let one or more persons near by try the dry 

 mash, fed by the hopper method. They may report results 

 to the teacher or to the school. 



Feeding for Winter Eggs. The feed for egg production, 

 as well as for forcing the growth of young broilers, should 

 be very rich in protein. Below are given several different 

 rations in use on egg farms : 



Dry Mash No. 1 100 pounds wheat bran, 100 pounds 

 wheat middlings, 100 pounds alfalfa meal, 75 pounds good 

 beef meal. 



This is given as a dry mash. Whole wheat or a mixture 

 of wheat and oats is thrown in the litter every morning; 

 and whole corn or cracked corn in the evening, just before 

 roosting time. Shell, grit, and charcoal are kept in separate 

 boxes. 



Dry Mash No. 2. 100 pounds cornmeal, 100 pounds beef 

 meal, 100 pounds alfalfa meal, 5 pounds oyster shell, 3 pounds 

 grit, 3 pounds charcoal. 



This mash is fed in the open hoppers and kept supplied 

 constantly. Two grain feeds are given in the litter each day 

 to get the fowls to exercise. This is a mixture of one part 

 oats, two parts cracked corn, and three parts wheat. 



Wet mashes are very commonly fed to chickens of all ages. 



