990 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION What are clipped oats that are so often recom- 

 mended as preferable to ordinary oats? 



ANSWER They are the ordinary oats with the pointed ends 

 clipped off. They are very desirable, but cannot be procured in some 

 localities. 



QUESTION Is there any danger of crop bound or injury to the 

 crop in feeding large quantities of oats ? 



ANSWER Only in exceptional cases does any injury result. 

 Oats are valuable as a food for fowls and should be fed in some 

 form. There are hulled, clipped and ground oats, either of which 

 are good. 



QUESTION How can oats be fed so as to eliminate all chance 

 of the sharp points penetrating the crop? 



ANSWER Pour scalding water over them, which will soften 

 them. Allow them to cool and then feed them in troughs or other 

 receptacles. 



QUESTION Can fowls be successfully raised without any animal 

 or meat food at all? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Does cooking increase the digestibility of vege- 

 tables and green food? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Should salt be regularly given to fowls in their 

 food? 



ANSWER No. Salt, pepper and other like seasoning is not 

 necessary, and is generally harmful. 



QUESTION What is a good chick food similar to the grain 

 mixtures on the market for young chicks? 



ANSWER Cracked wheat 25 parts, pinhead oatmeal 15 parts, 

 millet seed 10 parts, cracked corn 10 parts, granulated charcoal 5 

 parts, chick size grit 10 parts, buckwheat 5 parts, rape seed 5 parts, 

 broken rice 5 parts, cracked peas 5 parts, and ground beef scraps or 

 other meat meal 5 parts. Some of these are not easily obtainable in 

 all sections and the mixture should be made with the ingredients at 

 hand and considering cost. 



QUESTION What is meant by "mash"? 



ANSWER The term is applied to food in a mealy or powdered 

 form, usually ground grains, to which is added liquids and thoroughly 

 mixed to a wet, crumbly consistency. 



