02 Repokt of the Department of Animal Husbandry of the 



time. Lots V and VII averaged one-half pound in weight over 

 a week sooner than Lots VI and VIII and Lot IX over two 

 weeks sooner than Lot X. The average weight of one pound 

 was reached by Lots I and III about a week sooner than by Lots 

 II and IV, the average weight of 1.5 pounds three and one- 

 half weeks sooner, and the average weight of 2 pounds four and 

 four-fifths weeks sooner. The average weight of one pound was 

 reached by Lots V and VII two weeks sooner than by Lots VI 

 and VIII, the average weight of 1.5 pounds over three weeks 

 sooner, the average weight of 2 pounds three and three-fifths 

 weeks sooner, the average weight of 2.5 pounds over four weeks 

 sooner. The average weight of one pound was reached by Lot 

 IX three weeks sooner than by Lot X, the average weight of 1.5 

 pounds three and four-fifths weeks sooner and the average weight 

 of 2 pounds three weeks sooner. 



EXPERIMENT WITH DUCKLINGS. 



In the experiment with ducklings the birds in the two lots 

 were all Pekins. Lot A had the rations mentioned on page 77 

 containing animal food and Lot B the ration of vegetable food. 

 These rations were fed unchanged during the first month. It 

 was then evident that the one ration was very deficient in some 

 respect, for before the end of the fourth week one-half of all the 

 birds in Lot B had died. Animal meal was then added to the 

 ration, otherwise unchanged, for three weeks and then for two 

 weeks longer the original ration was fed. Only one bird died 

 after the first change in the ration. ITone died in Lot A. After 

 the ten weeks Lot B was fed for five weeks on the ration which 

 had been fed to Lot A, and Lot A was also fed the same ration 

 for three weeks longer. The tabulated data follow: 



