Third annual catalogue of the Cyphers Incubator Co . 8 THE CYPHERS INCUBATOR COMPANY It is the most easily digested of all grains, andforms the best basis for egg production, whereaided by proper accompaniments—green food andmeat. Wheat has good feeding value, and shouldform another third of the grain ration. Greenfood, such as boiled clover, should form about. MACHINISTS DEPARTMENT. 25 per cent. Clover is one of the most healthfulstimulants that can be given fowls. Cabbage,turnips and potatoes can be fed as a to 10 per cent, meat scrap should be bone, while being a go
Third annual catalogue of the Cyphers Incubator Co . 8 THE CYPHERS INCUBATOR COMPANY It is the most easily digested of all grains, andforms the best basis for egg production, whereaided by proper accompaniments—green food andmeat. Wheat has good feeding value, and shouldform another third of the grain ration. Greenfood, such as boiled clover, should form about. MACHINISTS DEPARTMENT. 25 per cent. Clover is one of the most healthfulstimulants that can be given fowls. Cabbage,turnips and potatoes can be fed as a to 10 per cent, meat scrap should be bone, while being a good egg stimulant,contains a large percentage of fat in not asdigestible a form as secured in corn ; while leanmeat, such as horse flesh, or pressed beef scrapgives the nitrogenous food that meat is designedto supply. Both green food and meat are neces-sary to perfect egg production, and eggs fromconfined stock not supplied with them are worth-less to hatch. Yet, if either green food or meatis given in large quantities, the eggs will beplentiful, but large and watery, and will nothatch. Too much turnip is very bad, and toomuch cabbage also. They should be given mod-erately at the noon feed, which should consist ofcracked corn or whole wheat scattered in theirlitter. Fine-cut clover should be boiled andmixed in a mash with wheat bran, corn meal andmeat sc
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