Grain and Sour Skimmilk as a Laying Ration

Abstract

Since mill feeds and ground grains are not in common use among many Kentucky farmers, it was thot advisable to test the value of sour skimmilk with and without a dry mash, when fed in conjunction with the scratch grain.Three pens of 20 White Wyandotte pullets each, of the same age and housed under identical conditions, were used in the experiment. All pens were fed the same grain ration. Pen 1 was fed a dry mash consisting of 20 pounds each of corn meal, ground oats, bran, shorts and meat scraps in addition to the grain ration; the second pen was fed the same mash, with the exception of the meat scrap, in addition to the grain, and had sour skimmilk available at all times; while the third pen received nothing but sour skimmilk in addition to the grain.From November 1, 1920 to March 1, 1921, the grain .