. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . the conditionthey are in and the severity of the weather. Itis true that certain types have a greater tendencyto put on fat than others. It is more natural forthe Asiatic and general-purpose fowls to becomefat than for those of the Mediterranean class, justas it is more natural for Angus, Hereford andShorthorn cows to convert their food into fat thanfor the Holsteins and the Jerseys. Oats, peas,wheat, barley, buckwheat, millet, etc., contain lessstarch and oils than corn and are excellent grainsto keep in the litter for hens to scratch in, so
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . the conditionthey are in and the severity of the weather. Itis true that certain types have a greater tendencyto put on fat than others. It is more natural forthe Asiatic and general-purpose fowls to becomefat than for those of the Mediterranean class, justas it is more natural for Angus, Hereford andShorthorn cows to convert their food into fat thanfor the Holsteins and the Jerseys. Oats, peas,wheat, barley, buckwheat, millet, etc., contain lessstarch and oils than corn and are excellent grainsto keep in the litter for hens to scratch in, some- CARE OF HENS IN WINTER. 339 times one, sometimes another, and again perhaps amixture—hens like little surprises. Bundles of un-thrashed wheat are excellent to open and throw intothe scratching- shed for a grain ration. Oat-and-peahay is also good. Animal Protein.—It is the animal protein and thesucculent green food the hen gets in summer forherself which she misses most in winter, and withwhich she must be supplied if she is going to pro-. PoiiUry House. Utah Experiment Station, Logan. Ttah. duce many eggs. There is now no freshly turned sodfor her to scratch in for bugs and worms, no flies aresailing by for her to catch in mid air, no grass-hoppers are in the new-mown hay. Clover and al-falfa fields are dry and brown, or white with goes within doors, -reluctantly at first, perhaps,but she soon forgets the pleasures of summer if herfew wants are carefully and regularly protein may be easily furnished in the form 34^ PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. of skim milk, meat scraps from the table or thosewe buy, ground bone from the butcher shop, thewaste from butchering, an occasional liver or heartfrom the butchers, hung up for the hens to pick at,or cooked and chopped. Blood meal is good, butthat docs not contain bone and is therefore not sogood to buy for the hens as the poultry foods onthe market, which, like Swifts Ideal PoultryFood, contain ground bone
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