GO POULTRY FKEDIXG AXD FATTENING 



containing about forty per cent of nitrogenous matter, 

 and linseed meal fully thirty per cent. The new 

 process linseed meal can be used without bad effects to 

 increase egg production if judiciously fed, but the old 

 process linseed meal, containing ten per cent of fat or 

 oil, is too fattening for layers. This is one objection 

 to cottonseed meal, which has twelve to thirteen per cent 

 of fat, whereas the gluten meal has only about five per 

 cent of oil. Proper care in feeding either of these 

 concentrated meals will enable you to use them in the 

 poultry yard. Begin feeding them very lightly, and 

 increase as experience shows you can safely do. Never 

 feed such rich food exclusively — give it in connection 

 with a variety of other stuff. 



Garbage from village or city swill will do to feed 

 once a day to hens, if it is well cooked and mixed witli 

 ground feed of some kind. As long as hens thrive on 

 this feed and remain in good health there is no 

 objection to feeding it. 



Sour food induces bowel trouble. Don't leave any 

 about. Peed only what will be eaten within twenty 

 minutee. 



Cider pomace will l)e eaten quite freely by fowls 

 in winter and serves the same purpose as roots or green 

 food, at less cost. Preserve the pomace in hogsheads 

 or tight barrels and press down the contents with 

 jackscrews or barrel headers. 



