999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION What is the value of wheat screenings ? 



ANSWER Wheat screenings are almost worthless. There is of 

 course a wide difference in them, but even the best are of little 

 value. The proportion of good sound grain in them is very small, 

 and a much greater bulk must be consumed by the fowl in order 

 to secure the same result. This excess of worthless matter is not 

 only injurious to the fowl but makes the cost of feeding greater, 

 because much more is required to sustain the fowl. 



QUESTION How should vegetables be fed, raw or cooked? 



ANSWER Principally raw, but potatoes and turnips are better 

 cooked and fed with the mash. Raw onions should also be fed in 

 that manner. 



QUESTION Is pop corn of any value as a food for fowls ? 

 ANSWER Very little. If it can be procured very cheaply it 

 may be fed in small quantities. 



QUESTION Of what value is ground charcoal as a food for 

 fowls ? 



ANSWER It should not be fed regularly. It is chiefly valuable 

 as an absorbent of gases and a corrective of mild bowel 'disorders. 

 It is especially serviceable in cases of 'sour crop, as it stops fermenta- 

 tion and sweetens the contents. 



QUESTION In what quantities should green cut bone be fed 

 to chicks ? 



ANSWER Feed it to chicks about every three days, giving them 

 what they will eat up clean. 



QUESTION How much grain will the average chicken eat at one 

 time? 



ANSWER No fixed amount can be stated. The amount of other 

 food given influences the matter. Ordinarily a half pint is suffi- 

 cient. 



QUESTION What advantage is there in feeding linseed meal, 

 oil meal, oil cake and other like foods ? 



ANSWER They are of an oily composition and are supposed to 

 aid in growing feathers, thus being especially valuable before and 

 during the molting period. They are also valuable as a mild laxa- 

 tive. 



QUESTION Is it necessary to feed cut clover to chickens if they 

 have a range on green rye or other growing green food ? 

 ANSWER No. 



