¥ Under the Authoritative Direction of Prof. F. C. Elford Dominion Poultry Husbandmen NG "With Specialized Trformation Contributed by G. W. Miller Author of Coldbelt Poultry Course. Registered in accordance FEEDING Bova UMAUALLX Layers may often be fed at con- siderably reduced co:t perv dozen epEk produced by utihzing teed- stuffs that are at hand. Un every 'farm and many back lots there are quantities of yellow carrots, beet, small potatoes, and other root crops or who.esulle poughage Lhdt make exceilent feed.tuni. for poultry and tha¢ would otuerwise go to wasle, Wieh tuese are used lhe quantity of DIOPG expensive Giang led may be corre poudingy reduced. When the roots mentionad are made part of the ration they snould be 'boiled or stewed unl:l they are cooked enough to mash easily. It is best to do this early in the morn- ing, so that by feeding time tae cooked roots will be cool. Mix with this enough bran and other ground grains to make the compounc crum- bley, and if a little onion is used it will make it more palatable. The onion is said to have certain disease preventive qualities, but if too much is added to the feed it will flavor the eggs. At g regular hour between tyolve and two o'clock give the layers a full feed of this vegetable mash in troughs, all they will eat up cean in twenty minutes, Ser---- » Affect of Feeding Meat Scraps Beef scrap or meat meal cos "two or three times-as much per hun- dred pounds As ground cereals, but it 18 notwithstanding an economical feed. From twelve to fifteen per cent. of every laying mish should be beef scrap, meat meal or ther equivalent in other eanimal by-pro. ducts. High grade tankage is equal- ly as good, but care must be tak- en to make sure that its quality-is good. Tests conducted at the Ohio Experiment Station proved that Bar- red Rocks consumed 32.6 per com. more feed per dozen eggs when 2.2 per cent. meat scrap was used in the mash than when 13.3 per cent. was used. White Leghorns con. sumed 36.9 per cent. more feea with the lesser amount of meat scrap than with the greater, In otsar words, it required about one-tnire more feed to produce a dozen eggs with a ration containing only 2.2 per cent. meat scrap than with one scontaining 13.3 per cent, of meat scrap. ; S----" Commercial Masues Properly Bak Sl HA Anced, The better; giuaes of commercial laying pidsh coniain about 1¥ per ceut, Of laying tcrep. This should be taken nto cpusideration. when compuring their cost, When there is plenty of milk, either sklmmed or buttermilk, a lesser amount of 'meat meal may by used without imcreacing the cost ot producdg a dozen eggs. ' Sprouted Oats, Succulent green feed in some form is n also for high produc: tion in winter, Probaply the most 'suitable green feed in mid-winter is sprouted oats, fed ' when the ! sprouts are about a haif-fuch "1n oF length, Give the hens the whole growth, suit roots, grain and all. Cabbage and mangels are also good in' helping to produce guality, but the eggs will be at lighter in weight thah when the oats are fed. It is well tg remember that with the Copyright Ack jet you have his table scarps tor your héns. These scraps are gen. erally rich intprotefn and are very palatable to the fowl, Questions on this Week's Lesson, 1. How may small and other roots be used to lessen the feed cust per dozen eggs? 2. What effect has meat serap or other vegetable protein in the ration on egg production?- 3. How may succulent feed be best supplied for layers in winter time? 4. |Degcr.be how maye best be fed. table scraps Answers to Last Week's Questions 1. Condiiion, or quality, of flesh is the factor that mostly controms the price obtained for market poult- ry. 2. Feed may be more profitably used in feeding young stock be cause it increases weight and im. proves the quality, while with mat- ure birds only the quality of the flesh is improved. + 3. A fattening crate is made by making a frame work 54 inches long, 24 inches wide and 16 Inches high, using wire netting for top, back and sides, and laths for front and bottom: In front the laths should be two inches apart to per- mit the birds to put through to feed» and 13% apart at the bottom to allow the droppings to fell through. There should- be a removable V-shaped trough for feeding. 4. A producer should finish his birds for market because by to do- ing he not only .incresses 'the weight at a nominal cost for - feed but greatiy improves the flesh, thus making a double profit on the feed. From the (Countryside Frontenac McLEAN, Clk Deg. 24.--Not a very large crowd attended the Cliristmas tree on Wed- nesday. night: on account of the storm. Credit is given the teacher, Miss E. McDonald, for the way she had the '¢hildren practised. The roads are not in a very good condft tion. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Asselstine, Fleming, Bask, are visiting at E. Brown's and other relatives'. Mrs, John Rayéroft is home from King- 'ston, where she was cdlled on ac- count of sickness. Oscar and Phyl- Hs Vanvolkenburgh are visiting at their grandmother's, Mrs. A, Foster. My. and Mrs. Votery and baby and Mrs. Revell and girls and Miss D. Wagan are visiting at William Wa- gar's. Miss Nuwllie Cousins at her father's, William Cousins'. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Embury at William Hare's for Christmas, Miss Ger- trude Raymond at Mountain Grove, Mr, and Mrs. E. Brown and girls, and Mr. and Mrs. B. Asselstine at George Asselstine's on Sunday. Bd. ward Ball at William Cousins'. John Embury has returned from the green tnerr MNeady inches THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG pr pe ye ei 1 Suspend Now aper iver This space is the actual size of the Gyproc advertise- ments which have proven so successful. weight With backyard fiocks, table and "kitchen refuse should always be I are run through a woods. 5 Merchants & Manufacturers 1 nds to Joos) The public always. r ELH tity i { BURRIDGE, Dec. 22.--~Everyone enjoys the bright sunshine of the last few days. The schools have closed for Christ- mas holidays, The Christmas tree attending high school in Westport, is home for a few days. D. Barr held in Westport, wad a great sue- |. cess. Miss Blanche Woods, who is : tha, at J. Barr's; Jack N | Tog | and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Taylor and daughter, Alice, motored to King- ston one day last week. Visitors: Mr, and Mrs. J. North at J. McNiel's; 'Walter Woods at A. Barr's; Mr. and 'Mrs. 8. BE. Barr and daughter, Ber- and Cecil Thompson at W. C. Taylor's | Lang. Alphonse Beatrice Lachance sp good advertising in . papers. Mr. and Mrs. * Waram. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams and children are spending Christmas at D. Mec- Millan's. B. Sexsmith is home from camp. Miss Murfel Spencer arrived home from Dean Lake in time for the Christmas concert on Friday eve- ning. M. Spencer is home from fpamp for «Miss Gertrude Spencer arrived home Saturday evening from Montreal River, where she has been teaching. 'Miss. Robena Doherty 14 spending | with Miss Lucy Andress. Root is working for A. G. Miss Adell and t Sunday at w. od The Valley choir the evening service at Webb. a few Clif ' wood on Dec. 23rd. This was a spe- cial Christmas service. Rev. Mrs. Littlewood kindly invited the Joung people in for the evening and a very pleasant time was spent. he party them met at W. Sex- smith's on theif return home and spent the rest of the evening In singing and Christmas talk. The Christmas concert was held in the hall on Friday evening. A nice sum of money was made. The children's part of the concert was well given. A number of drills.and and news- Also young men going through var- fous manoeuvres. Whereupon she sought the individual in charge and made her plea. "Can you give me a job in your chorus?" bestowed upon her an indul- gent smile. "I'd like to help you, girile," was bis answer, "but we are rehearsing for a tashionabfe wedding." A Juvenile Dissomb Dissombier, Infant ed her. Mother--Good gracious, \, Infant terrible--Oh, don't Worry, mom. I made believe I was well terriblé--A. lady came - {while you were out and I entertain. |