200 FEEDING STUFFS 
The constant use of onions is discouraged, as their function is 
nothing more nor less than a stimulant. Onions are desirable when 
the birds are off their appetite or out of condition. Birds relish 
onions in all forms. It is necessary to limit the amount fed, how- 
ever, as they are apt to impart some of their odor to the eggs and 
flesh. Limited quantities of chopped onion tops are a desirable 
addition to rations for growing chicks. 
Root-crops require considerable labor to grow, harvest and 
feed. Their succulence and palatability, however, make them a 
necessary part of every poultry ration, especially when other 
green forage is not available. 
TaBLe X.—Composilion of Vegetables. 
(Total ingredients are given, regardless of their digestibility.) 
Feed. Water. Ash. Protein. | Fibre. es Fat. 
Roots. Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. 
Potatoes (white)........ 78.9 1.0 271 6 | 17.3 0.1 
Potatoes (sweet)........ 71.1 1.0 1.6 13 | 24.6 A 
Beets (mangel)..........} 90.9 1.1 14 9 5.5 2 
Beets (sugar)........... 86.4 9 18 9 9.8 l 
Beet pulp (dry)......... 8.0 5.4 9.5 15.4 61.3 4 
Beet pulp (wet)......... 89.8 6 9 24 6.3 a 
ONIONS: sscieie es eee oe 87.6 6 1.4 7 9.4 3 
TRUPHIPS ise 2 ep eens aidan 90.5 a“ Lal 1.2 6.2 2 
GCarroteses ced ands uiscnaccgs 88.6 1.0 1.1 1.3 7.6 4 
Artichokes....  ........ 80.0 1.0 2:5 Ss 13. ple 
Leaves. 
Cabbage.......... .... 90.5 1.4 3.8 1.5 24 ft 
Tete. odo Kh eos 95.9 3 1.6 S 1.0 2 
Beet tops............... 88.0 2.4 4.4 2,2 2.6 2.2 
RADE. cose tances : $0.2 2.0 3.4 2.6 2.3 5 
Onion tops.......... , 91.0 1.1 3.9 3.0 8 2 
Chard (Swiss)...........| 87.8 2.4 4.4 2.9 2.5 ct 
Cabbage is one of the most popular and most valuable vege- 
tables for succulent poultry feed. The crop grows rapidly and a 
large yield is possible from a small area. Cabbage is generally fed 
direct from the field in the late fall without storing. It is the best 
practice when growing cabbage for poultry feeding to allow it to 
head up well, because the total weight of succulent feed is thereby 
greatly increased. Cabbage may either be fed chopped fine and 
mixed with mashes, or it may be suspended on a cord or on a 
hook and the birds allowed to eat it directly from the head. 
