66 POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 



down; notice in each case the length of the piston 

 stroke. Examine the treadle construction and 

 lever attachment. 



After becoming famUiar with the principle of 

 the cramming machine, prepare the following 

 feed for use in same. 



2 parts fine ground oats. 



1 part fine corn meal. 



1 part fine ground buckwheat. 



Pulverized charcoal 5 lbs. to each 100 lbs. 

 of mixtiu-e. 

 A few hours before feeding take a sufficient 

 quantity of the above stock ration and mix it 

 with skim milk to the consistency of cream, fill 

 the food hopper, and at feeding time wheel the 

 machine in front of the birds to be fed. 



Take the bird in the left hand, holding its feet 

 and flight feathers firmly in the same hand. 

 Stretch out the neck with the right hand, and 

 push the feed tube down the bird's throat, being 

 sure that the nozzle ends in the crop. Place the 

 fingers of the right hand on the crop and press 

 the treadle with the foot. The pressure of food 

 in the crop will tell when the right amount of 

 food has been given. Feed hghtly at first, 

 gradually increasing the amount up to the second 

 week, when the bird should receive a .full ration 

 three times a day untU kilUng time, which is usu- 



