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drink in place of water it will still be necessary to include 

 meat scrap or tankage in the mash. A flock of one hundred 

 hens must drink from three and one-half to four gallons of 

 milk daily in order to get sufficient animal protein from this 

 source alone. As there is likely to be a shortage of milk on 

 every farm at times, it is well to include some meat scrap 

 in the mash even when milk is fed, in order to guard against 

 a drop in egg production due to a shortage of milk. Since 

 the meat scrap adds greatly to the palatability of the mash, 

 this is a further reason for including it even when milk is 

 bein^ fed. 



One of the most palatable m^sh mixtures and one 

 which gives thoroughly satisfactory results in egg produc- 

 tion is the following: 



Dry Mash. 



1 part by weight of wheat bran. 



1 part by weight of flour middlings. 



1 part by weight of ground corn or corn meal. 



1 part by weight of ground heavy oats. 



1 part by weight of meat scrap. 



This mash may be made somewhat more palatable by 

 the addition of one part of gluten feed. Since this by-prod- 

 uct is not available in all parts of the state, it has not been 

 included in the standard mash formula just given. 



Fowls generally prefer grain to mash. As it is import- 

 ant, however, that they consume a large amount of the 

 mash, the latter should be made as palatable as possible 

 and should be kept always before them in an open hopper. 

 By feeding lightly of grain in the morning, a large con- 

 sumption of mash is also encouraged. 



Moist Mash is a Further Stimulant. 



Hens appreciate an occasional treat in the form of 

 moist mash and it is probable that the judicious use of a 

 moist, crumbly mash once a day will result in a slightly 

 higher egg yield than can be obtained by a dry-mash sys- 



