C2 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION Is stale baker's bread a good food for poultry ? 

 ANSWER Yes, if not moldy. It should be soaked in water, 

 press-ed comparatively dry and then used as a part of the mash. 



QUESTION Will it pay to save lawn clippings till winter for 

 winter green food ? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Is broom corn seed a good food for fowls ? 

 ANSWER It is fairly good if thoroughly ripened. It is of about 

 the same value as sorghum seed. 



QUESTION Will mash food prove injurious to fowls if fed after 

 it has become sour? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION W T ill heavy feeding of new corn have a bad effect 

 on fowls? 



ANSWER Yes-. Feed it sparingly, or mix it with old grain. 



QUESTION Of what advantage is beef tallow fed to exhibition 

 birds? 



ANSWER It is supposed to assist in putting a gloss on the plum- 

 age. 



QUESTION Is it profitable to feed liberally of wheat if it costs 

 75 cents per bushel ? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is blood from the butcher shop a good food for 

 fowls ? If so how should it be prepared ? 



ANSWER Yes. Place it in a sack and boil it. 



QUESTION Are the prepared chick foods on the market, in the 

 shape of a mixture of various grains, worth the price asked for 

 them ? 



ANSWER Most of them are. 



QUESTION Is raw corn meal made into a mash good for young 

 chicks ? 



ANSWER In small quantities only. It is very easy to feed too 

 much of it, in which case serious bowel trouble is the result. It is 

 better left out of the bill of fare entirely. 



QUESTION Will cinders from coal ashes answer for grit? 

 ANSWER No, they are too soft. 



