jSTew York Agrictjltural Experiment Station. 105 



25 parts of animal meal, 5 parts each of wheat bran and malt 

 sprouts, 3 parts each of wheat middlings and Buffalo gluten meal, 

 and 2 parts each of buckwheat middlings and pea meal. Th-^ 

 contrasted ration consisted of wheat, corn and a mixture, ]^o. 4, 

 composed of 12 parts of wheat bran, 11 parts of King gluten 

 meal, 9 parts each of malt sprouts, buckwheat middlings and 

 bone ash, 6 parts of O. P. linseed meal, 5 parts of pea meal, 4 

 parts of corn meal, 3 parts each of brewer's grains and ground 

 flaxseed, and 2 parts of wheat middlings. To every 360 pounds 

 of each mixture one pound of salt was added. The ducklings 

 had wheat bran and corn meal with each of the contrasted mix- 

 tures. Green alfalfa was fed to every lot. Sand and coarse 

 grit were liberally supplied to the chicks and ducklings and grit 

 and oyster shells to the hens. 



The valuations assumed for the foods have been mentioned on 

 page 78. The average composition of each food used in these 

 experiments is shown in the following table. Special analyses 

 of the green alfalfa and alfalfa hay were not made but the aver- 

 age of many analyses showing the composition of numerous sam- 

 ples fed in previous experiments were used in the calculation of 

 rations. See page Y9. 



Table XVIII. — CosrposiTioN of Foods Used in the Second Series of 

 Poultry Feeding Experiments. 



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Food. ^ a 5-0 o -« ■-' * 



u 



^ <J (U < Ix, ^ fe 



Per ct. Per ct. Perci. Per ct. Per ct. Perot. Perot. 



Mixtures 10.2 12.7 25.1 22.1 3.3 42.8 5.9 



Mixture 4 10.4 13.4 22.6 20.7 5.3 41.2 6.6 



Wheat 13.4 1.9 11.3 11.0 2.0 69.5 1.9 



Cracked corn 13.0 1.3 9.3 8.8 1.3 70.9 4.2 



Wheat bran 12.8 6.5 14.1 12.5 10.8 50.9 4.9 



Corn meal 11.5 1.4 10.3 9.6 1.4 71.0 4.4 



