96 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



ered sound practice to let the breeding hens have free range 

 all winter and liberal grain feeding, without artificial lights, 

 while the pullets may be confined and fed under artificial 

 illumination for high winter production. 



Careful Methods of Feeding Will Pay. 



Success with poultry, as with any other class of live 

 stock, depends nearly as much on the method of feeding as 

 on the particular ration used. The judgment of an experi- 

 enced feeder is worth infinitely more than any rule or sys- 

 tem of feeding. The suggestions in this circular are based 

 upon a comparatively simple feeding plan that has been 

 found to give profitable results at this Station. They will be 

 of the most value to persons who use them critically, sup- 

 plementing the general plan with ideas and practices gained 

 from their own experience. Every feeding mixture can be 

 improved by the addition of a liberal amount of common 

 sense. 



If You Want a Full Egg Basket — 



Feed all scratch grain in deep litter, summer and win- 

 ter. Keep the hens busy. 



Keep a good dry mash in open hoppers every day in 

 the year. 



Always provide animal protein in some form, either 

 milk to drink or meat scrap or tankage mixed in the mash. 

 Many flocks that are fed grains freely are starved for ani- 

 mal feeds. 



Provide succulent feed if the hens are not on green 

 range. 



Never use musty or moldy grain. 



Change wet litter at once. There is danger in damp, 

 moldy litter. 



Begin gradually any changes in the ration or the 

 method of feeding. 



Watch the appetites of the fowls so that you will know 

 how much to feed them. 



Give light feedings of scratch grain in the morning to 

 encourage mash consumption. 



