General Management and Feeding of Adult Poultry. 45 
An Analysis of Various Poultry Foods. 
The different constituents in every pounJ weiitht of — 
Bone 
Formers. 
Flesh 
Formers. 
Fat or Oil 
Starch. 
Water. 
Waste. 
Ounces. 
Ounces. 
Ounces. 
Ounces. 
Ounces. 
Ounces. 
Barley or Barley Meal ... 
1 u 
9 \" 
0 4 
- Te" 
Buckwheat 
16 
1 
9 *« 
1 
1 
Buckwheat Meal 
TS 
2 A 
9 
Ta 
10 
2 
Bran 
Tii 
2t\ 
IQ 
I 6 
2 
2 I 
Beans or Peas 
.5 
iB 
4 
6 
1 "6 
2 A 
1 A 
Carrots ... 
1% 
1 
32 
n 
!S 
Dari 
t\ 
lA 
1 2 
1 6 
11 
2 
8 
Grass 
T% 
_6. 
2 
1 6 
2A 
12 A 
1 
Hempseed 
TS 
1 1 <^ 
3 A 
7 -3- 
' 1 0 
1 A 
- 15 
Indian Corn or Meal 
t\ 
1 
I A 
10 
1 -Is 
1 tf 
Lean Beef 
2 
IS 
3 
-8_ 
1 6 
0 
12 A 
0 
Milk 
12 
1 a 
8 
1 6 
H 
13 }3 
0 
Pollard 
H 
1 5 
Te^ 
8 A 
2 A 
Oatmeal ... 
1^ 
1 5 
1 6 
10 A 
lA 
A 
Oats 
ft 
2 
it 
7 A 
1 ,\ 
3 A 
Onions ... 
ft 
aV 
1 2 
1 6 
14 A 
5 
16 
Parsnips ... 
2 
16 
*_ 
4 
1 6 
1 A 
13 
I 
Potatoes ... 
tV 
1 
a fraction 
6 
8 A 
0 
Rice 
a fraction 
1 y\ 
J) 
13 II 
1 6 
0 
Turnips ... 
1 
T6 
1 0 
1 a 
14 if 
tV 
Wheat 
T6 
lit 
^8^ 
11 -3- 
1 if 
_2_ 
This analysis applies only to the very best samples, not to inferior foods. 
If fowls are kept tame and properly cared for there will be far more pleasure derived from them, 
while they will assuredly prove much more profitable ; and it is the easiest thing in the world to keep 
Poultry tame by the exercise of gentleness and kindness at all times. No matter how wild the birds 
are, if you show them that they have nothing to fear, and that you are their friend, they will become so 
confident as to eat out of your hand, and suffer themselves to be picked up and examined at any time. 
This is most desirable, as the birds certainly thrive better than those that are frightened or in constant 
dread of your presence ; and nothing is more annoying than having to chase a bird all round the yard if 
it is required for any purpose, and it is worth while to try and gain the bird's confidence, to obviate this 
unpleasant task. 
In the feeding of green-cut bone to Poultry, Fanciers and Farmers have an excellent food, which 
practical experience, by severe tests, has proved to be invaluable. We are indebted to the Agriciilticral 
Student^ published in America, for the following, which shows that the value of raw bone fed to Poultry 
has been conclusively determined by an exhaustive experiment. The lollowing is the report : " The 
experiment Avas started with four divisions, and two pens in each division — one of old hens and one of 
pullets, ten to each pen — the first division receiving green-cut bone, crushed oyster-shell, and gravel, 
second division receiving green-cut bone and gravel, third division receiving crushed oyster-shell and 
gravel, the fourth division receiving gravel only, each division receiving the same amount of ordinary 
foods in addition, 
