Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1919 — Green Feed In Winter. [ARTICLE]

Green Feed In Winter.

Green feeds for poultry contain only a small percentage of actual food nutrients, but are important becaqse of their.succulence and bulk, which llghten the grain; rations and assist in keeping the, birds in good condition. The poultryman should secure a sufficient supply of such, feeds to' last through the winter months in sections where growinggreen feeds -cannot be obtained. When chickens are fattened

without the use of milk, green feed helps to keep them in good condition. Cabbages, mangel wurzels, clover, alfalfa, and sprouted oats are the green feeds commonly used during the winter. Cabbages do not keep as well In ordinary cellars as mangel wurzels, so where both of these feeds are available the cabbages are fed first. They are often suspended, while the mangel wurzels are split and stuck on a nail on the wall of the pen. Clover and alfalfa may be fed as hay, cut into one-half to one-inch lengths, or may be bought in the form of meal. Alfalfa meal has a feeding analysis equal to bran, but is not as. digestible on account of its larger percentage of fiber. Clover and alfalfa should be cut while slightly immature if they ftre to be cured and fed to poultry. The leaves and chaff from such hay are especially adapted for poultry feeding.