DESCRIPTION OF FEED STUFFS 



tensively used in that section of the country as a feed for 

 poultry and dairy cattle. It is valuable for growing chick- 

 ens as well as for egg production on account of its high 

 protein and mineral content. 



In experiments conducted by the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, it was found that soy bean meal was a good 

 feed for laying hens but not nearly equal to the animal 

 protein feeds, such as meat scrap or fish scrap. A mash 

 for laying hens in which the high protein feed was made 

 up of lo per cent of soy bean meal and 15 per cent of 

 meat scrap gave fairly satisfactory results but not as good 

 results as a mash containing 25 per cent of meat scrap. 



COWPEAS AND BEANS 



Cowpeas are another leguminous crop which is grown 

 considerably in the South and turned under as a soil im- 

 prover. The cowpea is beanlike in shape, the seed is not 

 palatable or much relished by poultry, but in some sec- 

 tions of the South these seeds are fed on the vines 

 when a considerable amount of them is eaten. The cowpea 

 is also used as a substitute for Canada peas in the rations 

 for pigeons but is not so well liked for that purpose as the 

 Canada peas. The cowpea is quite similar to the field pea 

 in composition and contains considerably less fibre than 

 that seed. 



The common field bean is used extensively as a human 

 food in this country and poor grades or damaged lots are 

 sometimes available for feeding poultry. This seed is too 

 hard to be adapted as a poultry feed in its raw state and 



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