1906. 
TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
689 
FEEDING TROUGH FOR DRY MASH. 
At Figs. 283 and 286, page 678, we show 
two feed troughs, which are illustrations 
from Bulletin No. 130 of the Maine Ex¬ 
periment Station. Quite a little has been 
said of late in favor of feeding what is 
known as a dry mash to poultry. This 
dry mash is really a mixture of the grains 
usually put in the wet mash, but without 
moisture of any kind, so that instead of 
feeding it in a pasty mass it forms a 
powder. It was found that where this 
dry mash was fed in the ordinary open 
trough much of it was wasted, since the 
hen in picking it up dropped considerable 
away from her bill and a good share of 
this was scattered over the ground and 
lost. In order to overcome this various 
forms of troughs have been prepared, 
which will enable the hen to help herself, 
and at the same time will prevent her 
wasting any large quantity of the feed. 
Many of our readers report good success 
with this method of feeding, and we give 
here an extract from the bulletin referred 
to, which shows what Prof. Gowell thinks 
of this material. A number of our read¬ 
ers, good poultrymen, have also indorsed 
this dry mash?t 
The dry meal mixture is composed of the 
same materials, in the same proportion as the 
moist mash was, but the method of feeding it 
is different. It is kept within reach of the 
birds at all times, but they never stuff them¬ 
selves with it, either because they do not 
fear an exhaustion of the supply by their 
competing mates, or else it does not taste 
so good to them as to cause them to eat of 
it to repletion. Yet they appear to eat 
enough of it. It is rich in the materials 
from which hens make eggs. liens that lay 
many eggs must be generously nourished. 
In the changes in feeding made here, it was 
not the quantity or composition of the ra¬ 
tion that was altered, but the feeding habits 
of the birds. Early in the morning for each 
100 hens, four quarts of screened cracked 
corn are scattered in the litter, which is 
six or eight inches deep on the floor. This 
is not mixed into the litter, for the straw is 
dry and light and enough of the grain is 
hidden so the birds commence scratching 
for it almost immediately. At 10 o’clock they 
are fed in the same way, two quarts of wheat 
and two quarts of oats. This is all of the 
regurar feeding that is done. 
Along one side of the room, is the feed 
trough, with slatted front. In it is kept a 
supply of dry meals mixed together. This 
dry meal mixture is composed of the follow¬ 
ing materials; viz.. 200 pounds good wheat 
bran; 100 pounds cornmeal; 100 pounds 
middlings; 100 pounds gluten meal or brew¬ 
ers' grain: 100 pounds linseed meal; 100 
pounds beef scrap. These materials are spread 
on the floor in layers one above another and 
shoveled together until thoroughly mixed, 
then kept in stock, for supplying the trough. 
The trough is never allowed to remain empty. 
The dry meal mixture is constantly within 
reach of all of the birds, and they help them¬ 
selves at will. Oyster shell, dry cracked 
bone, grit and charcoal are kept in slatted 
troughs and are accessible at all times. A 
moderate supply of mangels and plenty of 
clean water is furnished. About live pounds 
of clover cut into inch lengths is fed drv, 
daily to each 100 birds, in Winter. When the 
wheat, oats and cracked corn are given, the 
birds are always ready and anxious for them 
and they scratch in the litter for the very 
last kernel, before going to the trough, where 
an abundance of food is in store. It is very 
evident that they like the broken and whole 
grains better than the mixture of the fine, 
dry materials: yet they by no means dislike 
the latter, for they help themselves to it, 
a mouthful or two at a time, whenever they 
seem to need it, and never go to bed with 
empty crops, so far as noted. They appar¬ 
ently do not. like it well enough to gorge 
themselves with it, and sit down. loaf, get 
over-fat and lay soft-shelled eggs, as is so 
commonly the case with Plymouth Rocks 
when they are given warm morning mashes 
in troughs. 
Some of the advantages of this method of 
feeding are that the mash is put in the 
troughs at any convenient time, only guard¬ 
ing against an exhaustion of the supply, and 
the entire avoidance of the mobbing, that 
always occurs at trough feeding, when that 
is made the meal of the day. whether it be 
at morning or evening. There are no tail¬ 
ings to be gathered up or wasted, as is com¬ 
mon, when a full meal of mash is given 
at night. The labor is very much less, en¬ 
abling a person to care for more birds than 
when the regular evening meal is given. 
The average amounts of the materials 
eaten by each hen during the last year are 
about as follows; 
Grain and the meal mixture.. 90.0 pounds. 
Oyster shell. 4.0 pounds. 
Drv cracked bone. 2.4 pounds 
Grit . 2.0 pounds. 
Charcoal . 2.4 pounds. 
Clover . 10.0 pounds. 
These materials cost about $1.45. The 
hens averaged laying 144 eggs each. 
PRODUCTS , PRICES AND TRADE. 
Heavy Importations. —During the past. 
•Inly the United States Appraisers at th's 
nort were specially busy, passing on nearly 
$01,000,000 worth of goods, in about 61,000 
packages. Only six per cent of this amount 
was covered by diamonds and other pre¬ 
cious stones. Automobiles were an important 
item, amounting to about $100,000. For the 
six mouths ending with .luly over 800 of 
these machines were Imported. 
Inquiries are at hand from several per¬ 
sons who wish to gather and sell roots and 
herbs. One dealer in this city who has been 
in the business for some time and will buy 
direct from the gatherers is Geo. A. Ellwood, 
279 Pearl street. His name is given here 
for the convenience of those desiring to look 
the matter up further. Prices paid depend 
on the quality and conditions under which 
the goods are cured, and as a rule the profit 
to the gatherer is small. 
The alleged attempt of the American So¬ 
ciety of Equity to organize the peppermint 
oil producers so that a minimum price ror 
the product may be fixed seems to have 
stirred up opposition among dealers in this 
city. One large concern states that it has 
taken the matter up with President Roose¬ 
velt, calling his attention to the fact that 
this move would he a “combination in re¬ 
straint of trade.” and a violation of the 
Federal laws. Can it be that peppermint 
oil is about to join the ranks of the trust 
octopus ? 
Prime eggs have gone up one cent on 
account of heavy consumptive demand and 
tlie long spell of hot. weather, which always 
causes damage or entire loss. An egg will 
not stand much exposure to 90-in-t lie-sham* 
weather, and additional care is needed both 
in collecting and handling on the farm. Dur¬ 
ing the last 10 days many eggs have been 
sold at a discount of five to it) cents per 
dozen on account of heat damage. Of course 
part of this damage occurs in transporta¬ 
tion where cars are delayed or stock stored 
improperly. The present range of prices on 
under grades is lower. 
Wake up there, Noah Webster, make ready 
for the fray; rebellion in its awfullest 
form's already under way. With verbal car¬ 
nage in their eyes, hear the reformers yell: 
Down with the fogies old and young, we'll 
show you how to spell ! Ho, veterans of 
the spelling match repel the vandal foe: 
close up the orthographic ranks, ye spellers 
high and low. Make haste, O wavering 
multitudes, will ye stand idly by. while our 
language is Josh Billingsed, with no pro¬ 
testing cry. And all who after years of 
toil learned English as she's spelled, come 
ye who dare, no effort, spare, until the foe 
is quelled. 
Tiih Chicago health authorities have had 
their hands full recently. In one week 175 
tons of food stuffs were destroyed, consist¬ 
ing of canned.goods, fish, fruits, dried eggs, 
ice cream and bakery stuff. Some of the 
dried egg factories were using rotten or 
moldv stuff which was disinfected and 
desiccated. Dried eggs are an entirely legiti¬ 
mate product when made of good stock, but 
concerns that doctor them with chemicals 
should he squelched as soon as possible. 
Rotten eggs are found useful in some forms 
of leather manufacture, and their employ¬ 
ment for such purpose is lawful, but we 
know of no other case in which their use 
may be considered safe or sane. 
Fruits. —Apples have sold a trifle lower 
than last week, but this is mainly beeaus« 
the offerings included a greater proportion of 
varieties recognized as inferior in quality. 
Two of these are Alexander and Duchess 
of Oldenburg, both very good for cooking. 
The better specimens of Alexander are usual¬ 
ly showy enough to top the market, how¬ 
ever. An excellent variety which generally 
sells low, being seldom found in market at 
its best, is Maiden Blush. This apple is 
delicious when allowed to ripen until just 
ready to fall from the tree, but starchy 
and poor when picked earlier. From the 
talk heard about the markets in this city 
one would judge that buyers are going to 
be careful and that, there will be less plung¬ 
ing than usual. I’lums have been tem¬ 
porarily scarce •and sold at unusual prices, 
retailing- at 50 cents and up per eight-pound 
basket. Receipts of peaches are light, and 
some of the finest fruit of the season is on 
hand from Western Maryland and West 
Virginia. Grapes from the Hudson River 
section are more plentiful and lower. 
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