5G4 IvKTOKT 111' TUE DKr.VKTMKNT OV AxiMAL HUSUA.NUUI OF THE 



CuKMicAL Composition. 



Tho ti'iain inixturos and oMum- fiuxls nv(M'np:o(l in couipositiou as 

 follows: 



OOMPOSiriON OK KOODS. 



Foon. 



Grain uiixturo No. 1 . .. 

 Gvaiu iiiixtuio No. U . .. 

 0;»t uioal ^^l^l■aI\ulatOll). 



Gvovuid outs 



Coi'u nioal 



Wheat 



Corn 



Barlov 



Oats 



Dried blood 



Skim milk 



Fiesli bouo I 34.2 



Cruda 

 fats. 



Per cent. 

 3.8 

 3. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 1. 

 8. 



.5 

 .7 

 .2 

 .1 

 .8 

 .7 

 2 2 

 3!9 



.5 

 20.5 



Valuation. 



In estimating the cost of food, corn meal was rated at $1(5 per 

 ton, wheat brau and wheat iniddliugs at $14, ground oats at $18 

 and linseed meal at $!20. Wheat was rated at GO cents per bushel, 

 corn at 40 cents, oats at 24 cents and barley at 41 cents, granu- 

 lated oat meal at 3 cents per pound and dried blood at 2 cents, 

 skim milk at 24 cents per 100 pounds and fresh bone at 80 cents. 



Nutritive Ratio. 



During the first few weeks the food taken by the lot having the 

 whole grain ration had somewhat the wider nutritive ratio. 

 During the last few weeks there was little or no ditference in this 

 respect. All the food eaten during the three months by Lot No. I 

 showed the average nutritive ratio of 1:3.3. That eaten by Lot 

 No. II showed a ratio approximately 1 :4.r>. 



EXPERIMENT WITH CHICKS. 



The records of feeding and the average results from the feeding 

 trial with the growing chicks arranged in periods of one week, 

 are given in the following tables: 



