PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Some elements of the ration may have to be purchased, such 

 as protein concentrates and a few vegetable meals, but in the 

 main the grains and green feeds can be produced on the farm. 

 The balanced rations given below have been tried out and we 

 believe will be found safe and reliable. 



Rations for Growing Chicks 



Ration No. I. For first two weeks. Nutritive ratio required 1 : 4.5. 



Scratch feed: Lbs. 



Rolled or pin-head oats 100 



Mash: 



Corn meal 20 



Oat meal 20 



Bran 20 



Wheat middlings 20 



Meat scrap 20 



Totals . ."200" 



■ 15,48 lbs. Fat X 214 :^ 



Adding 



Dividing by 32.92 ^ 



Protein 



Nutrient 

 Carbohydrate 



35.92 



35.92 

 1 



Fat 

 8.00 



0.76 

 1.42 

 0.80 

 0.80 

 3.70 

 li6.W 15.48 



34.83 

 150.91 

 4.5 , the nutritive 

 ratio. 



Ration No. II. For third and fourth weeks. Nutritive ratio re- 



quired 1 : 4.5. 



Scratch feed: Lbs. Protein 



Wheat Too 11.90 



Dry Mash: 



Corn meal 20 1.84 



Oat meal 20 2.94 



Wheat bran .' 20 3.08 



Wheat middlings 20 3.12 



Meat scrap _20^ 9.94 



Totals . 200 



9.58 lbs. fat X 2% ^ 



Adding 



Dividing by 32.82 =;:: 



Ration No. III. After fourth week. 



Scratch feed: Lbs. 



Whole wheat 40 



Cracked corn 40 



Hulled, oats 20 



Dry Mash: 



Corn meal 20 



Oat meal 20 



Bran 20 



Wheat middlings 20 



Meat scrap 20 



Totals 200 32.82 



11.09 lbs, FitX2'A = 



Adding 32.82 



Dividing by 32.82 ^z^ 1 



Nutrient 

 Carbohydrate 



71,90 



13.74 

 13.48 

 10,78 

 12.08 

 0.00 



Fat 

 2.10 



0.76 

 1.42 

 0,80 

 0.80 

 3.70 



120.16 



26.77 



146.93 



4.5 , 



11.9ff 



the nutritive 

 ratio. 



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