999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 53 



QUESTION Is the dry feed method as good as the plan of giv- 

 ing mashes occasionally? 



ANSWER One method is as good as the other, and neither one 

 can be said to be better than the other. It all depends upon how the 

 fowls are fed. 



QUESTION Is charred corn of any special value as a food ? 



ANSWER An occasional feed, say once a week, is very bene- 

 ficial. Take shelled corn and burn it till well charred on the out- 

 side. 



QUESTION If any one grain can be said to be a better egg 

 producing food than all the others, what is it? 

 ANSWER Wheat. 



QUESTION What is the objection to too much wet or sloppy 

 foods such as mashes ? 



ANSWER It is nature's plan for the fowl to grind the food 

 with grit in the gizzard and this activity is necessary for good 

 health. Too much mash food produces sluggishness of this organ 

 and disease results. 



QUESTION What is the limit of age of sour milk for feeding? 

 ANSWER Do not feed it if it is more than three davs old. 



QUESTION Do a majority of the successful egg farmers feed 

 mash? 



ANSWER Yes, nearly all of them feed it once a day. 



QUESTION Where can cramming machines for fattening poul- 

 try be purchased? 



ANSWER W .H. Allen. Jr., Arlington, Mass. 



QUESTION Is oatmeal a good food for bantams? 

 ANSWER It is one of the best foods that can be given. 



QUESTION Are sweet potatoes a good food for fowls? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Will linseed meal or cottonseed meal take the place 

 of meat? 



ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Is it advisable to feed green cut bone in winter, 

 even though the fowls have free range? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



