PRACTICAL FEEDING OF POULTRY 



and are also of good quality, they will not give good re- 

 sults regardless of their analysis. 



Large feed companies are able to purchase, store and 

 mix grains in very large quantities and thereby are able 

 to handle feeds more economically than small feed 

 dealers. During certain seasons, especially during spring, 

 these large companies are able to supply a much better 

 grade of cracked corn and some other feeds which are 

 apt to spoil readily, than are smaller dealers. For these 

 reasons commercial mixed feeds are often sold at prices 

 which make them a good investment for the poultry 

 keeper. 



On the other hand there is more or less distributing 

 and operating costs connected with the handling of these 

 commercial feeds which must be added to their price. 

 By buying the mixed feeds the poultryman or poultry 

 keeper can get a variety of feeds without purchasing a 

 large quantity of each feed which he may have to keep 

 under conditions whereby they are subject to waste by 

 rats, mice and other destructive forces. Most poultry- 

 men agree that it pays to get mixed chick feeds on account 

 of the danger of getting cracked corn in the spring which 

 does not keep well or which will heat and become mouldy 

 or musty. 



The cracked corn and chick grain handled by the large 

 feed companies usually contains a kiln-dried corn which 

 has been held by them for some time, often for more than 

 one year, to be sure that it is perfectly dry and the product 

 is in good condition. Each poultryman or poultry keeper 



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