PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Fat-soluble A occurs in such feeds as whole milk, eggs, whole grains, 

 linseed, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, and potatoes, and meats. Its absence 

 results in rickets, a disease affecting the whole body. 



Water-soluble B is found in skim-milk, eggs, whole grains, bran, lin- 

 seed, and most vegetables. Its absence results in Beri-beri, or poly- 

 neuritis. A fowl fed solely on polished rice contracts this disease and 

 may be cured by feeding whole rice or any of the feeds named above. 



Water-soluble C is found in milk, cabbage, turnips, carrots, potatoes, 

 beets, lettuce and fruits. Feeding substances deficient in this vitamine 

 results in scurvy, and the cure of this disease is secured by correcting 

 the ration. Water-soluble C is found in all fruit juices and more or less 

 in nearly all vegetables and fresh meat. 



All of the above nutrients are important. Even the crude 

 fiber is of value in limited quantity, as it furnishes material 

 to stimulate the peristaltic action of the intestines. In excess, 

 however, it hinders digestion. The enumeration of poultry- 

 feeds given above comprises chiefly those produced on the 

 farm. By careful planning the poultry keeper can produce his 

 own feeds, thus reducing expenses and enabling him to prepare 

 his own rations. Grain mixtures and mashes prepared at 

 home are not only of known composition, but the quality of 

 the nutrients can be known and regulated. 



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