. Western agriculture. L loose mils or/,/™-. 8 4 C^-^onee.| (-Top of foundation M»ajw^l -M iwi ijR-AJ. gaBa:-?.-^?. i^wl. \ Support {—vEj_. ^ DETAILS of DUST-BOX JJET/ULS of AESTS Figure 164.—Showing in detail the interior of a well-arranged poultry house. POULTRY 353 proper amount and variety of feed shows first in decreasedegg production. If only sufficient, feed is given to maintainthe body functions, there will be no eggs produced. Thenumber of eggs laid is often determined by the amount andkind of food available. When fed correctly, all food above. Figure 105.—Poultry colony house the amo
. Western agriculture. L loose mils or/,/™-. 8 4 C^-^onee.| (-Top of foundation M»ajw^l -M iwi ijR-AJ. gaBa:-?.-^?. i^wl. \ Support {—vEj_. ^ DETAILS of DUST-BOX JJET/ULS of AESTS Figure 164.—Showing in detail the interior of a well-arranged poultry house. POULTRY 353 proper amount and variety of feed shows first in decreasedegg production. If only sufficient, feed is given to maintainthe body functions, there will be no eggs produced. Thenumber of eggs laid is often determined by the amount andkind of food available. When fed correctly, all food above. Figure 105.—Poultry colony house the amount required to keep up the body is manufacturedinto eggs with no increase in the weight of the fowl. Fowls running on the farm with little or no attention willlay a large number of eggs during the spring months. Thefeeds of this season indicates in a general way what is neces-sary for egg production. The industrious hen will find seedsof all kinds in various stages of sprouting, also insects andworms, and young tender grasses and roots. During thefall and winter a good ration would contain a scratchingfeed and mash as follows:Scratching Feed Mash Wheat 60 parts Bran 100 parts Chopped barley 50 parts Corn 20 parts Shorts 100 parts Chopped alfalfa 10 parts Oats 10 parts Chopped corn 50 parts Beef scraps 50 parts Whole grains should be scattered in a deep litter of straw,morning and night. Dry mash should be kept in the hoppersat all times, and a feed of mash moistened with buttermilk 2 3— 354 WESTERN AGRICULTURE fed at noon. Fresh water, crus
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