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Cod Liver Oil for Pullets 
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I have about 600 White Leghorn pul¬ 
lets live and six months old, started lay¬ 
ing. For green.? I have mangel beets, and 
may sprout oats later. How is cod liver 
oil for these pullets? Will it take the 
place of sprouted oats? Will it pay to 
feed both, or is it unnecessary? I expect 
to feed raw bones and sweet milk this 
Winter. E. h. Y. 
Elk Lick Pa. 
Cod liver oil an,d sprouted oats both 
contain vitamin A, one of the growth- 
promoting vitamins and, to that extent, 
one would probably replace the other. As 
the oil is a comparatively expensive pro¬ 
duct, however, it would be a practice of 
doubtful economy to use it in the place of 
the green feed. One pound of oil to each 
100 lbs. of mash is believed by some who 
have tried it to be a valuable addition to 
the laying ration of hens and pullets, and 
it may become a popular practice to use 
it. When used the oil should not be 
mixed with the mash far in advance of 
need. I cannot tell you whether or not 
it will pay to use both oil and green food ; 
that is a matter for further trials to de¬ 
termine. Mangels, by the way, are not 
“greens.” They are succulent vegetables, 
of value as poultry food, but do not con¬ 
tain some of the needed constituents 
found in green leaves, at least to the same 
extent. M. b. d. 
Potatoes for Poultry 
As feed is high and potatoes cheap, I 
think a good many readers would be in¬ 
terested in feeding potatoes. I have a 
lot of poultry. Can potatoes be fed to 
them? Are they a cheaper feed at l^c 
per lb. than corn at 3c per lb.? What 
is the best way to feed the potatoes, 
boiled or raw? j. w. 
Georgetown, Conn. 
Yes, potatoes may be fed to poultry, 
either raw or cooked. Their value cannot 
well be compared with that of corn, since 
they cannot take the place of corn. They 
may be used as a supplement to grain 
food, giving the chickens or older fowls 
what they will readily eat once daily, 
but corn and other grain foods must also 
be plentifully supplied if either growth 
or production is expected. If fed raw, 
potatoes act as a succulent food, as man¬ 
gels and cabbage do, though they are not 
as well liked by poultrymen as these lat¬ 
ter vegetables are. Potatoes may be 
boiled and mixed with a fattening mash 
when it is desired to fatten fowls for 
market. M. B. d. 
Price for Custom Hatching 
Can you tell me what poultrymen 
usually charge for custom hatching of 
baby chicks? M. e. l. 
The price of custom hatching varies 
considerably in regard to the locality. 
Custom hatching in New Jersey runs 
from 2c up to 5c an egg, depending upon 
the incubator capacity of the community 
and the men in charge of the work. In 
the Vineland and Toms River districts, 
where considerable custom hatching is 
done, the price is 2c to 3c an egg. In 
North Jersey the price runs from 3c to 
4c and 5c an egg. The poultrymen of 
South Jersey are justified in charging 
lower prices, due to the fact that they are 
in the custom hatching business, and do 
a very large volume of hatching a season, 
while to the men that charge more, cus¬ 
tom hatching is only a side line to their 
baby chick business, and in most cases is 
only done as an accommodation to the 
poultrymen of that district. w. H. A. 
New Jersey. 
Sick Pullets 
My pullets, three months old, get lame. 
Some of them cannot walk much; they 
fall on their backs and cannot get up. 
They live for three weeks or so, get very 
thin in flesh, and die. f. h. 
West Dover, Vt. 
There are probably a number of causes 
of this trouble, frequently appearing in 
growing pullets and cockerels. In some 
cases intestinal worms in large numbers 
are found; in others, there is a disease 
similar to rheumatism or gout, affecting 
the joints of the legs; in still others a 
disease similar to or identical with rick¬ 
ets is held responsible, this being due to 
lack of needed materials in the ration to 
promote growth and proper hardening of 
the bones. There is a “leg-weakness,” 
too, that is not understood; apparently 
healthy young fowls suddenly losing the 
use of their legs, without other evidence 
of sickness, and recovering spontaneously 
or dying within a few days. 
Where the cause is not known, I should 
remove the affected birds from the flock 
and administer a half grain tablet of cal¬ 
omel, following it within a few hours 
with about two teaspoons of castor oil, 
as a physic. Then feed lightly, with 
plenty of green stuff in the ration. If 
worms are found in considerable num¬ 
bers, a teaspoon of spirits of turpentine 
may be given each affected bird and re¬ 
peated after a day or two if needed. It 
is sometimes best to give a larger dose of 
turpentine, mixed with an equal quantity 
of some simple oil. M. B. D. 
Don’t be Satisfied with “Pin 
Money" Profits from Poultry 
It's just as easy to make it pay a worth while in¬ 
come. Qovernment figures show astonishing facts 
F EW people realize the immense 
sums paid to poultry raisers 
every year. YetU. S. Government 
statistics place poultry values for 1923 
at $1,047,000,000! This amazing 
sum is greater by $300,000,000 than 
the total wheat crop! It is greater 
than the value of all cattle raised. 
It is more than three times the en¬ 
tire tobacco crop. Four times the 
commercial truck crops. More than 
twice the combined potato and 
sweet potato crops. 
Year ‘round Profits 
In the face of these figures it is hard 
to associate poultry with “pin 
money,” as many do. For records 
prove that poultry, properly han¬ 
dled, can be made an unending 
source of profit for the owner. In fact, on 
many farms poultry intelligently handled 
shows greater profit per dollar investment 
than any other branch of the business. The 
poultry raiser has a steady, year ’round 
“crop” of eggs and poultry to sell. A 
market is always waiting for the supplies 
he produces. Crop rotation, fertilizing, 
droughts and frosts mean nothing to the 
poultry raiser. 
Feeding Very Important 
In raising poultry for profit proper feed¬ 
ing is absolutely essential. Proper feeding 
means healthier hens—more eggs — stur¬ 
dier, faster growing chicks. Proper feed¬ 
ing means the difference between failure 
and success in the poultry business. It is 
folly to try to “save" on feed—or to feed 
on a hit-or-miss plan. Careful feeding of 
a scientifically balanced ration is the 
$3.00 Net Profit per Hen 
from a flock of 1500 
White Leghorns 
The writer moved to Nelson Heights in 
July, 1915. November first he purchased 
ten good quality single comb white leg¬ 
horns from F. V. Stapf. 
It is a point of interest that we had noth¬ 
ing in view in regards to keeping poultry 
on a large scale, but owing to success from 
the very beginning, through rigid culling 
and mating, have increased the number of 
birds, each year, that at the present writ¬ 
ing have a flock of 1500 birds. 
We depend entirely on sales of market 
eggs for all improvements and cost of 
feeds. In other words—“Eggs and still 
more Eggs” is our main objective, espe¬ 
cially in the form of high flock averages. 
The first laying house erected at Bandi’s 
farm was 6 ft. x 8 ft. shed roof type. Now 
one of our present laying houses contains 
oyer 4000 sq. ft. of floor Space. 
Our annual output of eggs and chicks now 
runs well into the thousands. 
Our average net profit $3.00 per year 
per hen. 
There is no secret or witchcraft connected 
with it. Just good stock and Globe Feeds 
mixed with a little common sense. 
HERMAN BANDI 
Owner and Proprieter 
only true economy. It pays big dividends 
in the long run, even tho it seems to cost 
a little more at the start. 
Egg Mash Necessary 
You can’t look for a big egg production 
or expect to develop healthy chicks, un¬ 
less you feed your hens properly. And 
no hen is properly fed unless her ration 
includes a good egg mash. Feed scratch 
grains daily. This develops yolks. But 
yolks alone don’t make eggs. The 
whites must be built at the same time. To 
make whites, egg mash is an absolute 
necessity. The right kind of egg mash 
promotes egg production in a healthy, nor¬ 
mal manner. Since so much depends on the 
egg mash you use, it is important that you 
chose carefully. Your selection will mean 
the difference between profit and loss. 
The Choice of 400,000 
Thousands of experienced poultry raisers 
recommend Dickinson’s Globe. The rea¬ 
son for this is easily understood. Dickin¬ 
son’s Globe Egg Mash, when used as 
directed, never fails to bring results. It is 
the result of more than 22 years of ex¬ 
haustive tests and experiments, plus the 
experience of practical poultry raisers. 
These tests have been carried out by lead¬ 
ing poultry men in our research labora¬ 
tories and model experimental farm. The 
result is an ideal Egg Mash. Because of 
this Globe Egg Mash is now the choice 
of 400,000 poultry raisers. It will pay you 
to get detailed information from your local 
Globe dealer. He is a good man to know. 
Money making flock of 1500 White 
Leghorns owned by Herman Bandi 
of Millvale Pa. Read Mr. Bandi’s 
letter in the panel at the left. 
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