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be ground and mixed with alfalfa meal, but alfalfa is 

 best fed without mixture or adulteration. 



Miscellaneous Green Crops for Winter Feeding. In 

 addition to those already mentioned, many other green 

 crops are grown for winter feeding. A mixture of oats, 

 peas, rape, and clover planted on the same ground and 

 cut while green makes a good forage crop for fowls. 

 First, sow 3 bu. oats and 2 bu. peas per acre and harrow 

 into the ground; then, seed over the oats and peas 

 with a mixture of 6 qt. clover seed and 1 qt. German 

 rape seed. 



ANIMAL FOODS 



MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS 



Marked success in producing eggs and in growing 

 poultry for the market cannot be obtained without the 

 use of some animal food. 



Insects and worms form an important part of the 

 food of wild birds and of domestic fowls whenever they 

 are permitted to range. 



Lean Meat. Meat is an acceptable substitute for 

 insects and worms. Lean meat is especially useful 

 in the feeding of laying hens, for by using this food 

 much protein may be added to the ration without in- 

 creasing its bulk or using concentrated foods that 

 impair digestion. The carcasses of horses and cows 

 are composed mainly of lean meat and are used as 

 poultry food. 



Meat Scrap. There are two kinds of meat scrap, 

 fat and lean. The latter kind contains twice as much 

 protein as carbohydrates, while the former contains more 

 fat than protein and very little ash. The best lean- 

 meat scrap should be selected for laying hens; the more 

 protein and the less fat the scrap contains, the better 

 it is for the hens. Fat-meat scraps and fat or tallow 

 are used in fattening special grades of table poultry. 



Animal Meal. One of the numerous by-products of the 

 slaughter houses is animal meal. The feeding value 



