350 POULTRY CULTURE 



"Feed for the first forty-eight hours: 



RoUedoats 2 parts. 



Wheat bran 1 part. 



Small amount of charcoal. 



Nutritive ratio, 1 :5.1. 



"Give clean, sharp sand after the first feed, but not before. 

 If clean sand cannot be secured, use fine commercial chick grit. 

 Water and also sour milk or cottage cheese should be placed 

 before the chicks at the time of the first feeding. 



'■"When four or five days old give the following ration: 



Wheat bran 2 parts. 



Wheat shorts 1 part. 



Cornmeal 1 " 



RoUedoats H " 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 5.1. 



"To the above dry mash add J^ pound fine salt to each 100 

 pounds of mash. 



"From the above ration work gradually into the use of 

 cracked corn, wheat, and kafBr corn, after the chicks are six 

 weeks old." 



The Iowa State Experiment Station recommends the follow- 

 ing rations in chick feeding: 



Ration I 

 Cracked grain 

 "First four weeks: 



Cracked wheat 3 parts. 



Finely cracked corn 2 " 



Pin-head oatmeal 1 part. 



Feed twice daily. 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.4. 



"For later feeding give the following: 



Whole wheat 3 parts. 



Coarsely cracked corn 2 " 



Hulled oats ". 1 part, 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.4, 



