Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1912 — SALT IN THE POULTRY FOOD [ARTICLE]

SALT IN THE POULTRY FOOD

No Living Thing Can Get Along Entirely Without It and Chickens Should Have Food Salted. Many people labor under the Impression that no salt should ever be put into poultry food, simply because highly salted food, such as salt fish, or pickled meat, has sometimes killed! chickens. As a matter of fact, no living thing can get along entirely without salt in some form. Chickens can. always get salt in summer by eating grass, which absorbs a certain amount from the soil. But in winter it is different. During cold weather all prepared chicken food, such as mashes and boiled vegetables, should be salted in about the same proportion as for human food. If this Is done, the poultry will be healthier , and more productive. _