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WAR-TIME POULTRY.i

Rhestrau Manwl, Canlyniadau a Chanllawiau
Dyfynnu
Rhannu

WAR-TIME POULTRY. STRAIN. i ———— [Fourth Article.] (Special to the "Leader.") lyi our last article v-e dealt with the (ejection of'breed. In this we take fcteain c,WaLy important as the breed, it not 11410 ao. We cannot too strongly empha- R-K) the importance of this -su bjecL It is i^edesa—or nearly go—building a fine icftiiie, adopting modem methods of feed- lit, &c., and tilling it with any sort of *>v. is so long as iliev answer u> the deacrip- tion of your selected breed- They may tE\. White Leghorns, White Wyauidotte, tr. Bulf Oipui^WJIISJ and yet be poorer ayers than a inongrpi picJsad up how. any jiarket stall. You must, bo sure that the you purchase are of a good laying stfadn. I 6a.r Laying strain, net ex- EiDition aLradr, It is not suthcient that joii purchase ircm a reputable breeder, kilt you must see that he is a utility breeder. 'iiiere is eontidcrabLe risk when anying from the yards of exbibitors-too jiaiiy eu" the wasters, irom. the exhibi- jian pens find their way into the utility pe,IIS. You must not loi>e siyht of the fact ih^ui thare is a tremendous difference be- fween the eoojiomic qualities of the hen (hex been bred solely for the ehow IØ1 and thehen that hao been bred to lay. ,vel-y ex h il)i[ioii hen do not suggest that every œhil.>iÜOll hen is a bad layer, but you cannot expect that k lowl bred only for show points can equal In. egg production the hea that is ^ascended fiom a long line 01 heavy pro- Juicers—the hen that in the oixiinary sourse of things will at least repeat the record of its parent or possibly oeat «6r, after all, this is what strain means, [it is the result of scientific breeding, i.e., trap-nesting, keeping a close record of the produce of each heai, the number laid in the year, the age at which .she commences faying, the months in which she lays, &c., then keeping for a future season only Fh'; progeny of those individuals with the heavies egg record. The capacity for egg production, like every other ciiaracteristtc, is hereditary. See to it tha.t you not only (elect a suitable breed, but that it is of gjidoataed laying strain. Then, and only Jhcu, c;.¡,n you be sam of success. FEE,DING. "Sow that we are" fixed up with a food, dry, weii-ventilated and comfortably, w.t,-se, a pen of likely layecs, and plenty pi enthusiasm, there is no reason why pleaty oi eggs si»uki not be iorthooniing, fciways providing tiiai due regard is paid io the feeding, tiood feeding will improve IL poor layer. Bad feeding wiil spoif the laeat record layer. Further, feediag is that part of the undertaking whei-e money is made-—or lost. Your pront will depend on how you feed. You can iced on expensive foods, which will take all the eggs laid to pay for, and you can feed on common grawe iines, which will leave you an ex- cellent margin. COST OF FEEDING. A question that we 4Lm often asked is, How much does it cost to feed aix hend? h is a question that opens up quite a lot ai others. What to ieed: How to feed? How to prepare the How much house waste can be utilised ? When to feed,f And there are & host of others. But AS to the cost. We will leave ontlhe extra advantage possessed by all honsehoklercs in a. greater or lesaer degree—table refuse, i The amount of solid food required by a hen varies aemrcl-in- to her breed, size, age. and laying capacity. Bat for the j purpose of our estimate, we will take the average, which is four ounces per day, or one and three-quarter pounds per weak. This amotnt will koep an average bird in good health and fnil lay all the year round. (The reader will, of course, under- stand that the handiul saved during the paoii-Itin-, period comas as an extrl% at- bit when the hen is in lull lay). Six herks will therefore consuxue 10t Ik-s. per week, at an average cost of 7^1 bs. of food per Kg. (the present fair market price). We find the cost is Is. 4-d., or 2Jd. per ltmvl per week, or. say, per year. We will assume that the novice succeeds in producing 140 egjrs from each during his first year, and that each eg-j is vt\lH<>oè at li(i- or 7 for 18. I do not think tb,1 eery* will lie sold cheaper than this price at any time next year. We will leave out if a count winter egg-" at Sd. ^oh. There is still a. credit balance of 8s. Gd. per head. From the foregoing figures it will be readily fpen that backyard poultry is a sound investnofimt, apart frwm the neces- sity that existe for the home production D1 eess. A GOOEY MENU. Below -we give a pro)d menu for laying I which should not cost more than ocr estimato:— I ilash Feed.—Scalded bran, 4 parts, 1 naadze meal. 2 parts; pea meal, 2 parts: eltarps, 1 part; meat (cooked), 1 part; green stuff (cooked), 2 parts. Grain Feed.-Wheai; or oats. or- Maeh Fr-pd.-Barley meal, 3 parts; middlings, 2 parts; pea meal, 1 part; fish meal, 1 part; well-cooked potato paringe, 3 parts. Grain Feed.—Oats. ( Mash Feed-Bran, 3 parti; 2 parts; maise meal, 1 part; house scraps, 3 pa rts. Grain Feed.-Who-.t. ÛT- K.ash reed.-Br-am, 2 parts; sharps, 3 parts; ba rley meal, 2 parts; Sussex ground oi's, 2 parts; fish meal, 1 part. Grain Feed.—Cracked maize, or a good mixture of maize, wheat, oats, and Dari. This list will be sufficient for the time. With it, it will be possible to give the necessary variety. It some future time it may be possible to deal at leagth with the food values of aac h meal and grain and their suitability for poultry; also a formula which will ¡ enable the novice to work up his own ibalanoed rations. CHRIS JONES. I

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