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of corn, wheat, oats, and barley. Kaffir corn and buckwheat 

 are also used, but these are not so generally available or so 

 widely grown as corn, wheat, oats, and barley and usually 

 cost more. Corn and wheat are the two best grains and 

 are similar in value as poultry feeds. On account of the 

 hulls and higher fiber content oats and barley are not as 

 satisfactory as corn or wheat. Rye is not fed to any great 

 extent and does not seem to be relished by fowls. Slightly 

 damaged grains or wheat screenings sometimes can be pur- 

 chased at a reduced price to an advantage, their value de- 

 pending entirely upon their quality, condition, and cost. 

 Ordinarily only sound grains in good condition should be 

 fed to poultry and moldy grains or by-products should never 

 be used. 



Mash feeds. The most common mill feeds and by- 

 products fed in mash form are corn meal, wheat bran, 

 wheat middhngs, and beef scrap. Corn chop, corn and cob 

 meal, gluten meal, ground oats, and low grade wheat flour 

 may also be added or substituted to advantage. A mash 

 composed of several of these by-products together with 

 meat scrap should be fed in addition to the scratch grains 

 as discussed on page 213. It should be remembered that 

 a highly compUcated mash consisting of a large variety 

 of ground grains is not necessary to secure satisfactory 

 results, for such results can be secured from a mor-e simple 

 mash containing 3 or 4 grain by-products together with 

 meat scrap. 



Commercial feeds. Quite a variety of commercial 

 mixtures both of scratch grains and of ground grains are 

 prepared for poultry. The value of such commercial feed 

 depends upon its composition and the quality of the grain 

 used in its preparation. When grains can not be grown 

 or when only a comparatively small number of fowls are 

 kept, it is usually better to purchase commercial mixed 



