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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



feeds. The average farmer is usually in a position to feed 

 home-grown grains, supplemented with purchased mill feeds 

 and meat scrap or commercial ready-mixed mash feeds. 



The methods of feeding as practiced by successful poul- 

 trymen vary to the extent that some purchase their feeds 

 and mix them, while others depend entirely on commercial 

 mixed feed. 



Meat feed. Meat scrap or some other animal feed rich 

 in protein is of most importance in the mash a,nd should not 



Figure 200. — Classification of poultry feeds. 



be omitted, if a profitable egg production is to be secured. 

 Either fish meal or fish scrap can be used to replace the 

 meat scrap in the mash and compares favorably in results 

 obtained with a good grade of meat scrap containing the 

 same per cent of protein. Skim milk or buttermillc, either 

 sweet or sour, may be used for replacing part or all of the 

 meat scrap. It may be used either in mixing the mash, if 

 a wet mash is fed, or it can be kept before the fowls to drink. 

 The vegetable protein feeds are not a satisfactory sub- 

 stitute for the meat or animal protein feeds. In sections, 

 however, where they can be obtained cheaply they may be 

 used to replace from one fourth to one half of the meat scrap. 



