For the production of large numbers of hatchable eggs turkeys require a ration containing the various nutrients and vitamins. Good results can be obtained with a simple laying ration, such as laying mixture No. 1, if the birds get an abundance of fresh green feed and have range. When ground oats or ground barley is included in any mixture it should be finely ground. Alfalfa leaf meal should be bright green in color. The cod-liver oil should be a standard good-quality product, or the equivalent in fortified cod-liver oil may be used if thoroughly mixed. _Laying Mixture No. 1_ MASH _Parts by | SCRATCH weight_ | | Yellow corn or barley (ground) 20 | Mixture of equal parts of Wheat middlings or ground wheat 15 | yellow corn, wheat, and Oats or barley (ground) 20 | heavy oats. (Grain sorghum Meat scrap (50- to 55-percent | may be used in place of the protein) 10 | corn.) Fish meal (60- to 70-percent protein) 10 | Wheat bran 12 | Ground oystershell or limestone 7 | Dried milk 5 | Salt (fine, sifted) 1 | --- | Total 100 | Laying mash should be kept before the birds at all times beginning about a month before eggs are expected. Scratch mixture should be fed in troughs, at the rate of one-fifth of a pound per day per bird, so that the consumption during laying will be about equal parts of the mash and scratch. The birds must have access to growing green feed, direct sunshine, and water. If the birds cannot obtain fresh succulent green feed and direct sunshine in abundance, as in the case of those kept in confinement or in cold climates, the ration must be more inclusive. Such a ration may be compounded as follows: _Laying Mixture No. 2_ MASH _Parts by | SCRATCH _Parts by weight_ | weight_ | Yellow corn or barley (ground) 26 | Yellow corn or grain Wheat middlings or ground wheat 20 | sorghum 40 Wheat bran 12 | Heavy oats 37-1/2 Alfalfa leaf meal 10 | Wheat 20 Meat scrap (50- to 55-percent | Cod-liver oil 2-1/2 protein) 8 | ------- Dried milk 8 | Total 100 Fish meal (60- to 70-percent | protein) 8 | Ground oystershell or limestone 7 | Salt (fine, sifted) 1 | --- | Total 100 |