ave used the Baby Chick Food this season and have had excellent
results. I find it to meet all requirements. It makes rapid growth
and at the same time maintains vigor.

L.B. SPRECHER, Director, Penna. State Poultry Association._
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The second or third day after feeding has begun, cut out a meal or two
of the baby chick food and instead sprinkle a little regulation chick
feed (scratch feed) in the litter. There are many good brands of such
feed on the market. If preferred, one may be made as follows:

~Scratch Feed for Chicks~

Cracked Wheat 15 lbs.
Fine Cracked Corn 15 lbs.
Pinhead Oats 10 lbs.
Broken Rice 3 lbs.
Charcoal 2 lbs.

At the beginning of the second week the scratch feed may be given three
times daily, just the quantity they will clean up and hunt for more, and
the baby chick food left in open hoppers or dishes to which the chicks
may run at will. By this time, too, grit may safely be left in open
hoppers before the flock. And if milk is not given freely it is well to
supply some additional animal food each day. Fine fish scrap or beef
scrap--always of high quality--may be fed sparingly in troughs or on
pieces of board. Do not feed too much of this material. If bowel trouble
develops, reduce the quantity of animal food. The amount given may be
increased progressively as the youngsters gain in size.

While Pratts Baby Chick Food need not be fed longer than the first three
weeks, it is good practice to continue its use for two to three weeks
longer. But at any time after the critical twenty-one day period one may
safely begin to substitute a somewhat coarser and heavier developing or
growing mash for the baby chick food. We advise the use of Pratts
Buttermilk Growing Mash. Here is a good home-made mixture:

~Growing or Developing Mash~

Cornmeal 10 lbs.
Wheat Bran 20 lbs.
Feeding Flour 10 lbs.
Fine Ground Oats, Sifted 10 lbs.
Fine Fish or Beef Scrap 10 lbs.

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_"The regular use of Pratts Poultry Regulator in the ration for
growing chicks prevents deaths from common disease, increases the
appetite and hastens growth. This means less loss, earlier laying
or market maturity, bigger profits.