. Eggs and egg farms : Trustworthy information regarding the successful production of eggs--the construction plans of poultry buildings and the methods of feeding that make egg farming most profitable .. . 15—A GASOLINE HEATED COLONY BROODER AND CHICKS imagine that alfalfa is the best green food in existence, but reckoning on its cost compared with other foods, we are not far astray in saying it is the cheapest. Cabbage, for instance, contains more nutriment than alfalfa, and, fed in equal quan- tities, will likely be a better egg producer, but it is a much more expensive food. To obtain best
. Eggs and egg farms : Trustworthy information regarding the successful production of eggs--the construction plans of poultry buildings and the methods of feeding that make egg farming most profitable .. . 15—A GASOLINE HEATED COLONY BROODER AND CHICKS imagine that alfalfa is the best green food in existence, but reckoning on its cost compared with other foods, we are not far astray in saying it is the cheapest. Cabbage, for instance, contains more nutriment than alfalfa, and, fed in equal quan- tities, will likely be a better egg producer, but it is a much more expensive food. To obtain best results alfalfa should be cut between the periods of medium and full-bloom, and should be carefully cured, bearing in mind that the leaves are most nutritious. We cannot place too much importance on the feeding of green stuff. It goes a long ways towards successful breeding. CUT BONE VERSUS ANIMAL MEAL Sometimes we jump at conclusions too quickly altogether. Experiments, even when conducted on a proper basis, are not always conclusive. Cases in point are investigations which have been made regarding the comparative value of cut bone and animal meal. Of four experiments, two resulted in favor of the bone, and two in favor of the meal. Now, if a reader had known the result of only one of these experiments, he would have sworn by it, of course. Therefore, beware. It seems to be a fact that if hens are largely fed upon highly pungent foods the eggs will be to some extent tainted by those foods. A fishy diet will impart a fishy flavor; onions will give some of their pungency to the eggs. We have read of fowls eating the carcass of a dead muskrat and laying eggs with a musky flavor. All of the instances which have come under our notice where eggs have been affected unfavorably by the food have been cases where the food possessed a strong odor and had been consumed in considerable quantities. Other foods that have been equally disgusting to our sense, but which lacked volatile prope
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