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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1920)
THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1920. Pou "N- o . J MM- Propel feeding is the final of the " three big essentials and, as explained sae ' ws nviv( xyniif nil , portant as the other two. It is classed as the third big essential because it only become or value to the poultry raiser when the requirements of the first two essentials are met" Poor stock and faulty housing will make the best feeding method a farce. - Progress in this important essen tial has been very rapid the Jast few sears and there have been many comparatively recent developments that have almost completely re versed the feeding methods of the old days. Much credit for this con dition is due to agricultural colleges, the various experimental ftationi and reputable teed manufacturers, . who themselves have worked hard and earnestly to produce a quality balanced ration that will increase egg production and at the same time maintain the health of the flock. Scratch and Mash Feed. There was a time when scratch feed was looked upon as the main stay of egg production. It was the hen's only ration. It is surprising to note how common this impression is even today, despite the fact that a great amount of educational work has been carried on to disprove the utter folly of this theory. That a good dry mash is a bigger factor in egg production than is scratch feediis acknowledged by all authorities on the feeding subject. And still people will go on feeding scratch ,fced ou4y and blaming the fowls because the eggs that are laid hardly pay their keep. Perhaps they are like the man who came into my office to inquire my opinion in regard to how hens should be fed and after receiving it said: "Well, that may all be so, but I am going to feed my chickens just the way my father fed his when I was a boy on the farm." He could not grasp the ' fact that progress in this great world of ours had even enveloped the poul try business within its fold. I ven ture the assertion that this man did -not make a success of poultry rais ing unless perhaps experience, the greatest teacher of all, led htm to adopt modern methods. It is more likely, however, that he failed and went out of the business blaming the chickens, as so many other people have, when as a mattes' of fact the blame was upon him entirely. I have never found an instance of failure in poultry raising that a lit tle questioring did not bring out ,vthe proof that the fault was that of the individual and not the birds. Bear this in mind when you hear some one say there is no money in poultry raising. . Maximum Egg Yield. To gain anywhere near the maxi mum egg production of which- your flock is capable, neither' scratch . feed nor mash feed atone will .do ' the work. The one cannot do with out the other, if eggs are to be se cured. Fowls can exist better on scratch feed only than on mash feeed only, that is certain. But it is the right combination of the two that brings results.' The main function of scratch feed is to supply bodily energy and provide exercise, while that rvf mash feeil is in jsunnlv the material that makes eggs. In feeding for eggs, hens should be made to consume twice as much mash (preferably dry) as scratch teed. It may be diif icnit to do this f your hens have not been brought u on mash: To bring this condi tion about it may be necessary to lessen the amount of scratch you are now feeding.. I have known of in stances where it has been necessary to starve hens into submission to this system when they were not used to it. Once won over, however, they took to it with a vengeance, and a very noticeable increase in egg yield resulted. You cannot go wrong on the theory of depending upon a good mash ration for eggs. Utilize Table Scraps. The back lot poultry raiser can re duce the cost of keeping a small flock of hens by feeding table scraps along with the mash feed. To feed roperly and eliminate any waste, ta le scraps should be ground into fine particles. The ordinary food chopper or grinder that forms part of most all kitchen equipments is just the thing for this purpose. Ground table scraps are frequent ly mixed with the mash ration, par ticularly where it is .customary to feed a wet mash once a day. I, see no harm in the wet mash ration if it is not overdone. A feeding of wet mash once daily, say about 11 o'clock each morning all that the hens can clean up in about 10 minutes' time will, in my opinion, aid rather than hinder the productiveness of the flock. ' In feeding table scraps, see to it that the fowls get them while they are fresh. Under no circumstances feed scraps that have been allowed to stand until they hive become moldy or sour. Do not include coffee or tea grounds- " Value of .Water. - Few poultry raisers realize the ex tent to which water influences egg production. "And yet an analysis of the tee shows it to be almost three- fourths water. Fresh, pure water for If your i l1 4 .... i You AroTo Blamo IT'S not the hens' fault when they don't produce. When they haven't the health and yigor with which 11141. s iu 7nui mviu mj f ttutjr is to add to their feed ' f Pratts Poultry Regulator More Egtfs! Eggs from all your hens all the time. The big gest possible profit from the high egg prices I That's what you get oo after you begin to use Pratts Poultry Regulator. rrevent coiqs, catarrn, your poultry. Put Prattt Roup Remedy in the drinking water. "losr haw Is H TW M IrttflsT Nebraska Seed Co. Stewart's Seed Store the layers is as important as food. The heavy drinkers are usually the heavy layers. Fowls like cold water in warm weather and warm water (not hot) in cold1 wcatheri Served in this way, tljey will drink more, -and when one realizes the amount of water an egg requires it can be read ily appreciated now important it is to make the water as tempting to hens as possible. That is where the modern heated water fountain, comes in for winter use and that is why it should easily pay for itself in a few weeks. Warm water in winter means more eggs if the balance of your, feeding system is correct. Water should be kept before fowls continuously. Your responsibility does not cease here, however. Water must be as nearly pure and fresh at all times as that that you would drink. This, cannot be done with open containers. It necessitates a covered fountain of some sort. Your poultry supply dealer no doubt has several different kinds of fountains that will fill the sanitary require ments I have outlined here. Don't make the mistake of thinking the modern sanitary ' drinking fountain for hens is a luxury. It is an essen tial in poultry equipment. Grit, Charcoal, Oyster Shells.' Grit, charcoal and oyster shell should be accessible to fowls at all times. ' They will help themselves to all they require. Chickens have no teeth and utilize grit for this pur pose. I he grit grinds the tood they consume and prepares, it for diges tion. Grit should be hard and sharp, and cubical in shape. Charcoal is an excellent aid to di gestion, and, while little is consumed in the aggregate, if it is kept handy to the birds at all times they will peck awav at it sufficiently to secure all that is required to keep the diges tive organs in good condition. . Oyster shells are very necessary, as they provide the mineral matter for egir shells. They are consumed much more rapidly than either grit or charcoal and a generous supply should be ever present. My next article will continue the discussion of poultry feeding. (copyright, is; ii. By jsan M. wnuney.) "Bad? Man Arrested After FisuVBattle Robert Wilson, Sioux City, la., told police that he was a "bad" man and did not give a rap who knew it. Wilson was arrested Saturday night after an automobile he had stolen collided with a street car at Twenty-eighth and , Leavenworth streets. When arrested. Wilson had a revolver in his hands and an au tomatic pistol in the stolen machine. He threatened to shoot the of ficer if placed under arrest and it was only after a. warm fistic battle that Wilson was subdued and lodged in jail, charged with grand larceny and carrying concealed weapons. lhe car belonged to Florence fc. May, 4816 Farnam street, and was stolen from in front of the Black- stone hotel. During the cotton-pickinsr season this year in Texas negr labor earned as high as $20 per day. 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Pitching prices too high, it is clear, would only attract competition from other cities and drive away customers, thus making it difficult even to make any profit at all in the future. , . ... 'v ' ... ... ,- Good will is the basis on which Omaha does busi ness. Here it is realized that if service is taken care of, profits will take care of themselves without much looking after. It is the aim, of course, to make as much profit as can(be done not upon a single sale, but upon the total volume of business. As Omaha business houses the factories wholesalers, jobbers and retailersT extend their trade territory, handling ever larger quantities of commodities, their profit on each sale can be reduced, with a corresponding saving to the buyer, and without any diminution in the total pjrofit even with larger profits. , Good business men do not want to sell you some thing that you do not need. As Charles ,W. 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' Business house that are on the ground naturally are in closer touch with the requirements of this dis trict than those that are situated at a distance. low ever good the intentions of eastern concerns, they are unable to gauge the needs of the consumer and the suitability of their goods to market needs with the exact ness of Omaha business men. . ' Trading at home has more to back it up as a good thing than merely the pleasure of keeping the money circulating among ourselves. Distribution costs arecut through lower freights, . and the seller feels a closer sense of responsibility to his customer. A great many Omaha businesses have developed personalities of their own. Theirname on an article has come to denote substantial quality and uniform . standards of service. When you buy from them you know what you are getting, and that it will fill your need. , ; ' Sometimes we may heed a thing, and yet not want it, or not know that we need it. Advertising is the . means of reaching this situation. Local dealers can see , your needs, and awaken you j to them. Thus, it may occur now and then that we may thank the salesman -for selling us" something that at the time we did not ; Want and did not know we needed. ? - - . -".. Insurance is likely to be one of these things, or eyeglasses, or certain kinds of food, or warmer clothr ing for the impending cold season. -Man's needs are, numerous, and his wants infinite, but Omaha stands ready to supply any need, and that at a price based on reason and justice. f " W. H. ArjMANSON. Pres. W. L. Wilcox, V. Prss, W. A. Smith, V. Pres. Kacto Tyler 5188 mm Omaha L Council Bluffs Street Railway Comp James E. Fester. Sec.-Treas. Merrick E. Lease, At cjr. Snpt. CASt Barker Block Diiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiral, 5ff 6,000 t MILES Guarantee- Cornhusker Tires NEBRASKA TIRE RUBBER CO. 3187 5PAULDING Sausage Purity Provision Co. 2424 Q St. South 2404 GASOLINE SAVER All kinds of flavoring extracts. 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