Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1919 — VINEGAR BARREL IS MOST USEFUL [ARTICLE]

VINEGAR BARREL IS MOST USEFUL

Can Be Arranged to Furnish Green Feed Which Will Abet Egg Production. SUCCULENT FEED IN WINTER Has Always Been More or Less of a Problem With Poultry Raisers— Beet Tops, Cabbage Leaves and Waste Greens Used. A chicken silo —to provide succulent feed for the flock in winter. Ever try one? Supplying green feed for laying fowls in winter has always been more or less of a problem with poultry raisers. That green feed at all times is most desirable in making up a balanced ration goes without saying, but how to supply it in sufficient quantities and in succulent form when the ground is frozen or covered with sijow Is not a very easy matter, from an economic viewpoint. - Greens for Winter Use. The practice of gathering greens during the open season and drying them for'' winter use —the method of preparation at feeding time being to steam or boil the greens is well known. It has been successful,--and it has met the purpose intended to such a degree that it is recommended as a good poultry procedure. To those, however, who seek a green ration approximating a natural state, a poultry silo is suggested for trial. Home-made silos for this purpose have been used by demonstrators and other practical poultry raisers in the South nnd have given jjerfect satisfaction. They can very easily be constructed— In the same manner and out of -the same material that are used in making home-made silos for cattle —and large expense can be overcome and the same purpose accomplished by utilizing an ordinary whisky, .molasses, or vinegar barrel, or a hogshead. The smaller containers are t ecommended <£is more convenient where fowls are kept in pens —one barrel for each pen. Simplicity of Construction. The illustration above shows the simplicity of the construction or rather reconstruction of the barrel type. The cross section pictured gives an idea of the contents of the barrel or hogshead, showing the layers of different greens. In this it may be mentioned that between these layers litter from the barn floor —usually containing grain—may be used. It has a tendency to absorb superfluous juices.