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find in the prepared beef scraps, sold by dealers in poultry 

 supplies, a very satisfactory substitute. They may be 

 bought in any quantity, will keep indefinitely in a dry place, 

 and are convenient to handle and to feed. Owners of small 

 flocks containing a dozen to thirty birds often find the meat 

 scraps left from their tables and kitchens sufficient to fur- 

 nish all the meat required by their fowls. 



Kind and Quantity of Foods. 



No rules for feeding fowls can be formulated which apply 

 in different cases with equal success. One poultryman hav- 

 ing had excellent success when feeding certain foods will 

 sometimes decide that he has discovered the true secret of 

 success and will publish his manner of feeding. Those who 

 read and repeat his method fail to secure as good results. 

 That is due to different environment, care, etc. 



Two men living in the same neighborhood, handling the 

 same varieties of fowls and using the same methods of 

 housing and caring for their flocks will use different meth- 

 ods of feeding, yet one mil have as good success as the 

 other. 



There are, however, certain grains and combinations of 

 grains which are necessarjr to produce good results under 

 any and all conditions. The principal grains fed are com, 

 wheat, oats and barley and they in their various combina- 

 tions are sufficient to produce a good yield of eggs, if the 

 green food, meat, etc., are furnished and if the To wis are 

 properly cared for. Variety, although necessary, is usually 

 secured by alternating these grains, though additionl 

 varieties are fed at times in limited quantities, with good 

 results. It is evident that less of the damp mash mixtures 

 made from ground grains are being fed as time goes on. 

 The tendency is to furnish most of the grain ration dry and 

 whole or cracked, in order that it may be fed in a deep lit- 

 ter to promote exercise. 



It is also claimed by those in position to know that too 

 much feeding of damp mashes impairs digestion. The ma- 

 jority of successful poultrymen may be divided into two 

 classes as regards their manner of feeding: one class feeds 

 dry food entirely and the other a combination of dry and 



