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unground feeds. By grinding grain in a mill we save the 

 fowl the necessity of doing the grinding. However, this 

 practice cannot be continued indefinitely ; if it were, the 

 fowls would not get sufficient internal exercise to keep them 

 in the best of condition. 



Standard Rations 



20 pounds kaffir corn 

 20 pounds wheat 

 30 pounds cracked corn 

 15 pounds oats 

 10 pounds barley 



5 pounds sunflower seed 



This ration may be used as a standard grain ration at 

 all seasons of the year. Its value is not lessened by in- 

 creasing or decreasing the amount of kaffir corn and by 

 decreasing or increasing the amount of cracked corn ac- 

 cordingly. These two feed stuffs can be used interchange- 

 ably, or the amount of corn may be reduced and the 

 amount of wheat increased so that frequently poultrjonen 

 may feed the following ration : 



60 pounds wheat 

 30 pounds corn 

 10 pounds oats 



A meal mixture for fattening broilers may be made up 

 as follows : ^q pounds corn meal 



20 pounds wheat middlings 

 20 pounds ground oats 



6 pounds meat scrap 



This should be mixed with buttermilk to a thin batter 

 and fed twice daily. 



