THE FEEDiya OF POCLTHY 



511 



Eighth week to maturity 



Scratch Feed Mash 



200 lbs. cracked corn 200 lbs. liran 



100 " oats or wheat 100 " middUngs 



100 " corn meal 



100 " ground oats 



75 " meat scrap 



5 " bone meal 



In addition to the above, it is desirable to feed young 

 chicks sprouted oats, cabbage, mangels, beets or green grass, 

 each of these to be fed in finely prepared form, as may bo 

 available. When on the range such food need not be pre- 

 pared. Infertile eggs from the incubator, hard boiled and 

 chopped up, make excellent feed for young chicks and thej' 

 should always be fed rather than cast aside. 



Figure 249. — The average amount of grain consumed by a laying lien in a 

 year, producing 142 egg.s. Photograph from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 1040. 



Rations for egg production used in different sections of 

 the United States, vary moi'e or less, according to material 

 available. The following rations are recommended by vari- 

 ous authorities engaged in research work in feeding fowls. 

 (By United States Department of Agriculture — Farmers' Bulletin 1067) 

 Ration No. 1 



M.ASH 



16 lbs. com meal 

 6}^ " meat scrap 



1 " bran 



1 " middlings 



Scratch Mixture 

 1 lb. cracked corn 

 1 " wheat 

 1 " oats 



