Making Money
On the Farm
XI. Poultry Feeding
By C. V. GREGORY,
Author of "Home Course In Modem
Agriculture"
Copyright, 1909. by American Frcaa
Allocution
THERK are four main objwts In
feeding poultry-to uiuintain
life, to cause growth, to pro
duce eggs nnd to fatten. A
large shnre of the feed given to any
animal goes to maintain life. It Is
only when a fowl receives an excess
over that amount that it can grow,
produce eggs or lay on fat. Tims it
will be (wen that it pays to feed lit)
crally. The wider the margin over
the maintenance ration up to the
amount the Mid is able to use the
greater will be the profit.
On the farm fowls will pick :
most of their foc.d. at least I lirniii.li
the summer time. Yet even then thev
Flo. XXI FEEDnJO '.'HE CHICKENS.
must be given some food, especially
of the kinds that they are not able to
find for themselves. The most plenti
ful food on the average farm and the
one that the birds are most likely to
get is corn. Corn Is a heating food
and Is not suited for laying liens or
growing chickens If fed alone. Some
oats can be used for the older fowls,
but this feed is not suited for young
chickens unless ground, (tats are nu
especially good food for laying hens.
One of the best grain feeds is wheat.
It Is usually too expensive to be fed
very extensively, but It may often be
used for pnrt of the ration. Wheat,
either whole or cracked, makes a
splendid feed for young chicks. A
mixture of wheat and oats growu to
gether makes an excellent feed for
nil kinds of stock us well ns poultry.
VIHIng byproducts.iiclu us-shotts.
bran slid ollmeal, can be mixed In
small quantities with the other feed
and fed to advantage.
SuceuUnt Food Ncetary.
One of the greatest needs of poultry
in winter is some kind of succulent
feed. This can be provided by storing
away a quantity of cabbage, turnips,
mangels and pumpkins. These can Ik
chopped up during the winter nnd fed
with other feeds or given alone. The
fowls wlll.nllch them very much aud
make a liberal response at the egg bas
ket. If there Is a silo ou the place
some silage may be fed to the fowls to
advantage. It is cheap and appetizing.
Clover und alfalfa bay chopped line In
a feed cutter make good roughage. If
soaked in hot water beforo ft oiling the
bens will eat large amounts. Kitlior
bran or ut alfalfa may Ik; mixed in
the mash feeds in the proportion of
one-quarter to three-quarters of the
grain.
Vlu of Animal Food.
When allowed free range fowls ob
tain large amounts of animal loud in
the form of Insects. Some feed of this
kind is essential if the best results
are to be secured. Beef scrap is a
packing house byproduct that can be
purchased at a reasonable price. It is
a very valuable feed for growing
chickens nnd laying bens. The most
common animal food on the farm is
skimmllk. This Is a valuable feed for
all classes of fowls. At the Virginia
Txpcrliuent station it was found that
sklnimllk Is worth a dollar a hundred
as a food for laying hens, l'uttermllk
is also a got d feed. If you have many
laying hens and can get plenty of
fresh bones from the butcher It will
pay to get n bone cutter and make lib
eral use of cut bone as a food. It is
high In protein nnd also contains a
large amount of the mineral foods so
badly needed by the laying liens.
Mineral foods form an Important
part of the ration. Of the dry matter
of the egg S.'.ii per cent Is composed
of mineral matter. Crushed oyster or
clam shells, plaster aud slaked lime
ore tho best sources of minerals.
Fowls also need grit to usslst In
grinding their food. A pile of sharp
rand In the poultry yard Is one of the
lest means of supplying this. Charcoal
It a good preventive of Intestinal trou
bles. A box of It should be kept
where they can get at It at nil times.
A little salt mixed with this charcoal
Is beneficial.
Feeding Young Chicks.
There are three especially Important
feeding problems that confront the
ultry ralser-fectllng young clil ks,
eedlng for egg production nnd fatten
ing. The greatest source of loss In
poultry raising Is improper feeding of
young chickens. The newly hutched
chicks should not reeeite nr.y feed at
II until they are forty-eight hours old.
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O iimbs of dry or toasted bror.d make
tood feed for the first few days. They
may be ui;usti!ied with a Utile milk
or fed dry. Chicks will do better if
most of their food Is given In a dry
form. One of the most common mis
takes made in feeding chickens Is In
giving too much. They should never
be fed more soft ford than they will
eat up clean in fifteen or twenty min
utes. I try grain scattered in straw or
cut clover will, oi course, last longer.
I'leiity of pine water, grit and char
coal should be provided. Any scheme
that will comitel the thicks to exert
themselves in getting at their food will
lie beneficial to I heir health. The less
they are permitted to bolt their food
tho less liable to digestive troubles
will they become.
The breadcrumbs may continue t
form a considerable part of the ration
for two or three weeks. Hard boiled
eggs tdiopped fine and mlscd with the
crumbs are good if not fed In too
large amounts. Oatmeal Is one of trw
best grain foods, but Is too expensive
to feed extensively. Crushed corn or
wheat It a jocd feed to scatter In the
litter. P-y the time the thicks r.re
three weeks old grain ran replace the
breadcrumbs entirely. About a week
later a little beef scrap can be aiMcd
ti the ration. S'.ilmmilk can be given
from the time they are n week Id.
The l est wry to fe:d sklmmllk U to
let it sour until it becomes curdy. Then
pour off the whey aiul feed the curd
fresh or dilcd. It It greatly liked by
chiel-s In tblier form. The chick
should be fed throe times n day n::d
oftencr if they are not allowed to nn
out. As they grew older the oats tmy
be cut down In amount and tho cheap
er grains fed more liberally.
Feeding For Egg Production.
If winter eggs nre desired it Is Im
portant that the hens and pullets lit
fed In such a way as to stimulate egv
production. The animal food part o(
tho ration, which Is very Import;-.!)!,
may consist of either beef scrap or
dried curd. This should be put In a
self feeding hopper, where the hens
can get to It at nil times. Hoppers con
taining charcoal, grit r.nd oyster shells
should also be provided nnd kept full.
Fresh water Is important nnd should
be supplied plentifully. Automatic
fountains nre the best means f water
ing when the weather Is not too cold.
Iu cold weather water should be given
In troughs at least twice n day. This
matter of giving laying fowls n proper
amount of water Is not ns well attend
ed to ns It should be.
The breakfast for the laying lions
may consist of shell, d corn scattered
In the Jitter In the scratching shed
This will keep the hens scratching all
the forenoon and will give them the
exercise which they need to keep
healthy nnd In laying condition. At
noon a dry feed of mixed oats and
wheat can be stuttered In the straw.
This keeps the hens scratching two or
three hours longer. The nmln feed of
the day Is given at night In the form
of n mash. A mash consisting of one
part bran or cut clover or alfalfa, out
part ground com. one part ground oat
and one part middlings Is very good,
although Utre re many otbee mix
tures that can be used. In cold weath
er the mash should be fed warm. 'After
eating the mash the liens will go to
roost warm and comfortable nnd with
full crops conditions which favor n
high egg yield.
In feeding laying hens the aim
should bo to give nil they will eat up
clean. In rddltlon to the rations given,
some of the green feeds mentioned
should be fed If they enn be obtained
In the Runnier tho hens have free
range and can get plenty of green food
end Insects. This, together with the
lower price of eggs, makes It unprofit
Til' v VV til I
FIrt. XXII-CAPON ltFAPY FOIl MAtiKET.
able to give much high priced feed at
this season of the year. The charcoal
nnd grit should be fed nil the year
round.
Fattening.
It Is the common practice to let the
chhkens run until along toward fall,
when the cockerels nre cnught ni.d
sold without any special preparation
for market. At the usual fall prices
tho cockerel yield n fair profit. This
profit can be greatly Increased by fat
tening tleiii for a few weeks before
marketing. A bunch of twenty or thir
ty' can be shut In a yard together nnd
fed n grain mixture consisting of two
parls corn and one part shi rts. They
will gala rapidly en such feed ami In
two or three weeks will be rtndy to bo
marketed with a considerable Increase
both in price and weight.
Where a special market fir hlnl
class poultry can be obtained It pays
to crate fatten. This Is done by conllti
l'lg the birds in slat led crates, tiered
up under a slid. They nro fed some
such a nmsh nt ground cat, two
parts; ground barley, one part, and
ground torn one part, mixed with
sklniiullk. This Is fed In troughs three
times a day, giving the chickens a'l
they wlil dean up In thirty minute.
From one to two pounds can be put on
each one In three weeks, and the nunl
ity of the meat Is greatly Improved at
the same time, enough to double the
1'iiec If n hh.'h class market can be so.
cured. A stlil bltrher quality i f meat
rnn be obtained If the chicks nre ca
t'ottlr.od when they are three or four
months eld.
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INVITATION.
Greetings: To the Pioneers
and old settlers, of Plattsmouth
and Cass county, wherever lo
cated: You are most cordially
and urgently invited, to be pre
sent in Plattsmouth on Sept.
2nd, being the second day of
the Merchants Carnival, to meet
old friends, and talk over old
time experiences, live over the
past and renew your youth. The
occassion will be enlivened with
speeches and good music.
By Order of Committee,
S. L. Thomas
Conrad Schlater
i Henry Eikenbery
I Thomas Wiles
I J. M. Meisinger
j B. S.Jlamsey, ec'yu
j 'S. B. Windham, Chairman.
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lier. Vale Record.
Pact.
Ambitious young men who contem
plate a change from bookkeeping
should bear in mluil the fact that
I there is likewise an upkeep connected
j with a poultry farm. Indianapolis
News.
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A Missoiui man seat a quarter sev
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low Fiinpesteil that he cut out the
heels with a pair of scissors and put
them in the 'ou druwer.
Reduced rates to Lincoln, Neb., and
return on Auff. 28th to Sept. 15th and
and on Sept. 1 1th to 19th inclusive via.
the Misouri Pacific. H. Norton, Agent.
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1ST-Fruit jars 45c per doz.
Sewing machines $2 to $12
2 N D -1 ron beds, mattresses
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3RD-Hard and soft coal
stoves and ranges $4 to $39
4TH Kitchen cabinets and
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6TH -Rockers and dining
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Carnival Week Bargains
Reularprice Carnival price
Rexall Violet Tolcum 2oc for 20c.
Rexall Tan and Freckle Lotion 25c. .20c.
Rexall Tooth Powder 25c 20c.
Rexall Disappearing Cream 50c .35c.
Remember the above prices are for
Carnival week only.
Special Merchants Day lnr$raui
for Merchants JJay Oniy
The above bargains together with 40
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per cent discount on box Stationery.
One 25c Marvel Tooth Brush free with
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