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An in te re stin g article in w hich
C lara M. N ixon of Oregon Agri-
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discussion of the feeding of
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By CLARA M. NIXON.
M A IN T E N A N C E ration fo r chicks
__ | is one w hich will provide energy
form ing m aterial to su sta in the
body processes, and supply th e elem ents
needed in th e re p a ir of th e organs and
th e grow th and developm ent of the
body. W heeler gives the follow ing,
w hich was calcu lated from a c tu al food
consum ption of chicks:
A
Digestible N utrients per 100 Lbs. Live
W eight of Chicks (for 1 da.)
To
D r y M a tte r . . .
A s h .....................
P r o te in ...........
C a rb o h y d ra tes.
P s t ...............
2 W k». To 4 W k*. T o 6 Wka.
10.1 lb s.
9 .6 lb s.
2 .6 lb«.
0 .5
0 .7
0 .6
2 .0
2 .2
3.0
7 .2
6 .2
5 .6
0 .4
0 .5
0 .4
T he amounts here given are the
amounts digested, not total amounts
eaten . The ta b le shows that the chieks,
though th ey need more nutrim ent per
chick as th ey grow older, do not re
quire so much per pound weight.
SEVERAL GOOD RATIONS.
Oregon Experiment Station Ration.
S ta r tin g Food.
B ran m ixed crum b ly
w ith r a w
b rea d sq u eezed dry ou t o f m ilk.
G rain M ixture.
1 p in t crack ed w heat.
1 p in t crack ed corn.
M ash M ixture.
3 lb s. w h ea t bran.
1 lb. w h ea t m idd ling« or sh orts.
1 lb . corn m eal.
P in c h o f s a lt a d ded w h en m ix in g .
egg;
First Feeding Time—24 to 36 H o r n
F irst Week—Starting food twiee a
day; grain m ixture three times a day
on clean sand; a fte r two or three days,
grain in litter; clean water; grit, char
coal, cracked bone, in separate diahe«;
green food.
One to Three Weeks—One feed a day
of moist mash, what they will clean up
in an hour; grain mixture in litter two
or th ree tim es a day; grit, charcoal,
cracked bone, and beef scrap in hop
pers; w ater; green food.
Three to Six Weeks—M orn^g feed of
moist mash; two feeds of grain mix
tn re; dry middlings in a hopper, if
signs of diarrhoea appear; hopper fed
beef scrap; water, grit, charcoal, crack
ed bone, always available; milk to
drink; green food.
After Six Weeks, or On Range—
Morning meal of moist mash; two feeds
of grain mixture; milk (or beef serap).
charcoal, grit, bone, water. Oats may
be added to the grain mixture, if do
oired; the proportion of wheat may be
increased or decreased as it becomes
lower or higher in price thaa corn.
Cornell Ration.
S ta r tin g Food.
0 lb s. rolled o»ts.
8 lb«, bread crumb«.
2 lbs. sifted b eef scrap.
1 lb. bon« m esl.
M o isten ed w ith sk im m ilk.
One m eal of m oist m ash if d e found anyw here in th is region, and y e t
dressed tu rk e y s b rin g high p rices a t
the holiday season, so high th a t m eat
Maine Station Method.
S ta r tin g Food.
dealers fin d it p ro fita b le to ship in
4 lb s. w h e a t b r a n .
large
q u a n titie s of th e fow ls in re
3V4 lb*, c o rn m eal.
frig eratio n .
2 lb s. s c re e n e d b e e f s c ra p .
1 lb . a lf a lf a m eal.
Vi lb . lin s e e d m eal.
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Hens Laying Small Eggs.
M ash M ix tu re N o. 1.
2 lb s. w h e a t b ra n .'
3 lb s . c o rn m eal.
1 lb . D a is y f lo u r ( o r o t h e r
f lo u r ) .
1 lb . s c re e n e d b e e f s c ra p .
Vi lb . lin s e e d m ea l.
G rain M ix tu re.
15 lb s. c ra c k e d w h e a t.
10 lb s. p in h e a d o a tm e a l.
15 lb s . fin e c ra c k e d c o rn .
3 lb s. f in e c ra c k e d p e a s.
2 lb s . b r o k e n ric e .
5 lb s. c h ic k g r it.
2 lb s . c a rc o a i.
M ash M ix tu re N o. 2.
1 lb . w h e a t b ra n .
2 lb s. c o m m eal.
1 lb . w h e a t m id d lin g s .
1 lb . b e e f s c ra p .
To th e E d ito r— P lease te ll me through
your paper w h at m akes m y B u ff L eg
lo w -g ra d e horn p u llets la y very sm all eggs th a t
are all yolk. T here is no w h ite to th e
egg a t all.
E. H. T.
T his in d icates irrita tio n in th e ovi
duct.
T he a ffe c te d b ird s should be
se p ara te d from th e flock an d k e p t from
all undue excitem ent. D octor Salmon
advises to give green and cooling food,
avoiding m eat, condition pow ders, pep
per and all foocj^ of an ir rita tin g n a
tu re, keeping th e hen q u iet and g iving
her 20 g rain s o f Epsom sa lts and two
grain s common b ak in g soda; th is is to
F irst Feeding Time— 36 to 48 hours. be follow ed w ith one-half drop tin e
To Three Weeks—Two feeds of s ta rt tu re o f aconite root th ree tim es a day.
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ing food, scalded and mixed with rolled
oats, two parts of oats to six of mix
ture; two feeds of grain mixture in
light litte r; green food; fine grit, char
coal, cracked bone, and clean w ater a l
ways before the chicks.
Three to Six Weeks — Substitute m ash
m ixture No. 1 (moist) for the starting
food; otherw.ise as above.
On Range (a fte r six or eight weeks)
—Constant supply of wheat, cracked
corn, beef scrap, cracked bone, oyster
shell, and g rift in separate troughs or
hoppers; hopper-fed mash m ixture No.
2; water.
Ontario Agricultural College Ration.
S ta r tin g Food.
4 lbs. bread crum bs.
1 lb. hard b oiled egg.
F ed dry.
G rain M ix tu re.
3 0 lba. cra ck ed w h eat.
3 0 lb s. g ra n u la ted oa tm ea l.
8 0 lba. fi ne crack ed corn.
1 0 lba. sm a ll grit.
M ash M ix tu re.
1 0 lb s. w h ea t bran.
1 0 lb s. shorts.
1 0 lb s. corn m eal.
3 lb s. anim al m oal.
First Feeding Time—24 to 48 hoars.
First Two Days—Starting food, fed
five times a day; lukewarm water to
drink.
After Two Days—Three feeds of
grain mixture, with one of bread and
milk, and one of whole wheat; or with
two feeds of moist mash; fresh boiled
liver twice a week, if obtainable—in
that case, animal meal omitted from
the mash; for chicks on range with the
hens, the grain mixture may be hopper
fed.
After Eight Weeks—Moist mash in
the morning; grain noon and night. An
increase in the proportion of animal
food will hasten the development of the
chicks.
If there is no green food within
reach, it should be furnished to chieks
of all ages.
To Stimulate Turkey Raising.
In an effort to stimulate interest in
the raising of turkeys, an industry
G rain M ix tu r «
that has been seriously lagging in the
8 lbs. w h eat.
Inland Empire for several seasons, the
2 lbs, corn.
poultry department of the interstate
1 lb hu lled o a ta
F in e crack ed fo r th« y o u n g e st c h ick s; fair association has secured, through
w h o le w h eat »nd hu lled oata and la rg e r crack
ad c o m for older c h ick s; oata o m itted for the National Bronze Turkey elub, the
awarding of a number t>f ribbona for
r a n g e chick s.
toms and hensi This is in addition to
M ask M ixture.
regular prizes offered by the associa
3 lbs. w h ea t bran.
S lb«, w h e a t m idd lings.
tion. Daring the last season the lack
3 lb s. c o m m e e t
of turkeys in the Inland Empire was
3 lbs. b e e f scrap .
sharply emphasized when a number
1 lb. bone m eal.
F ed dry from fir s t m e a l; m o ist and dry of persons who desired to raise a few
a fte r f ir e days.
of the birds fonnd themselves unable to
First Feeding Time—14 to 48 hoars.
get any local eggs. Inquiry showed
First Five I>ays--Starting food fivo
that only a few flocks wars to be
times a day. what they will oat in 15
minntoe; grain mixture in tray of dry
mash always available; fixe grit, char
goal, bone and green food scattered over
other food; water.
After Fivo Days—Grain twice a day
In litter; scanty feed of moist mash
three times a day; as chicks grow older,
two feeds of moist mash, thea only one
•—at noon; water, grit, charcoal, cracked
bone, always at hand, and hopper fed
beef scrap if desired; milk to drink.
Chicks should be knegry once a day,
preferably in tke morning.
On Mange—Grain, dry mask, beef
•rrap, grit, shell, bone, water, always at
Keep Tour Eye on the Layers.
Our Egg Exports.
R eports show th a t 121,000,000 dozens
o f eggs w ere exported to fo reig n coun
trie s d u rin g 12 m onths. F rom th is it
would be reaso n ab ly sa fe to estim ate
th a t th e egg crop of th is co u n try
crow ds th e corn crop v ery closely, or
would if accu rate re tu rn s could be ob
tain ed of th e num ber o f eggs consum ed
in th e homes of th e farm ers.
T he num ber o f eggs exported has
ra p id ly increased in th e last few years.
I t is rep o rted th a t in 1903 th e value of
h e n s ’ eggs ex p o rted was $33,297 and in
1913, $4,391,653.
K erosene fo r P o u ltry .
I f kerosene wore n o t so common and
cheap we would consider it a g reat
p o u ltry rem edy.
I have cured my hens b y th e use of
a sm all sp rin g bo tto m oil can, w ith
w hich L in jected a little oil in to th e ir
nests.
I f th e ir heads are sw elled an o in t th e
sw ollen p a rt w ith common vaseline.
C ontinue th is tre a trn *nt about fo u r
The average hen lay s only seventy- days.
K erosene is a good lice k iller; so is
fiv e eggs a y ear. These sev en ty -fiv e
eggs, a t th e av erag e price, would be hot s a lt brine.
O ften a teasp o o n fu l of kerosene will
w orth a little m ore th a n a dollar. A t
the p resen t price of feed, i t costs all cure th e cholera in chicks.
of $1.50 to feed a hen fo r a y ear. H ence
the m argin ap p ears on th e w rong side
ELITE PRIVATE
of the ledger.
This m eans that men who expect to
BUSINESS COLLEGE
make m oney in egg production must se
404 COM M O NW EALTH BLDO.
lect for layers hens that are above the
PO R T LA N D , OB.
average. In almost every other line of
stock selection it is being carefully car
ried on. The breeders of cattle and
swine have for years been improving
their stock so as to meet the needs of
the consumers. The dairyman daily
weighs the milk of each individual cow
to determine which cows are returning a
profit and which are failing to pay
their board, but the farm hen is going
unnotieed.
PURITANISM SAID TO
THREATEN FREEDOM
CONGRESSMAN DECLARES TEN
DENCY IN THIS COUNTRY IS TO
ENSLAVE THE MANY FOR EX
CESSES OF FEW.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 25.—“ The dark
spectre of pnritanism is beclouding the
sun of freedom. It is the lot of the
present generation to defend the
sovereignty of the individual against
the tyranny of the majority.’’ With
these words United States Congressman
Richard Bartholdt, of Missouri, declar
ed that Carl Schurz, Emil Preetorious
and Carl Daeazer would find1 a new
fight for freedom was to be waged if
they were living in this epoch.
Mr. Bartholdt spoke at the unveiling
of a monument to the three German
editors, erected in commemoration of
their support during the eivil war.
“ It seems,” he said, “ as if it had
fallen to the lot of the present genera
tion to defend the sovereignty of the
individual, the inherent right of self
control against the majority, a struggle
in which there is as mueh at stake as
in all the preceding struggles for the
preservstion of liberty. The plan is to
enslave the many because of the ponsi
ble excesses of the few, and American
self government, the prond boast of our
leader*, is no longer to be a government
of each by himself m matters of per
zonal conduct, bat of eaeh by all the
it”
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