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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 

 Table 2.— Wliite Wyandotte Pullets. Pen 35. 

 FROM DECEMBER 1, 1904, TO NOVEMBER 1, 1905. 



Remarks. 



No inclination to set. 



Broody oine. Broken up. 

 No inclination to set. 

 Broody'4 times. Broken up. 



o 



» O II M 



No inclination to set. 



11 

 Broody once. Broken up. 



Broody 4 times. m 



O tt II 



No inclination to set. 



II 

 Broody twice. Broken ujj. 



( 3 times. n 



No inclination to set. 



It 



Broody 3 times. Broken up. 

 t once. II 



These eggs were laid in the .- traw 

 on the floor. 



The egg production per hen per year of the above pen was 62|. 



The fowls of both x>ens had opportunity to run outside on a manure heap on and 

 after Pebruary 26. The pullets in neitlier pen laid early for the reason that they were 

 hatched late. 



RATIONS AND IIOW FED TO ABOVE PULLETS. 



The rations fed to the fowls in the foregoing pens 34 and 35, and manner of feed- 

 ing them was as follows : — 



W/ioZe grain — -} wheat, \ buckwheat, and \ oats. This was thrown in the straw on 

 the floor of the scratching sheds, morning and evening, in quantities of C to 10 lbs., 

 according to the weather. It was found that the most grain was consumed during 

 the colder weather. 



Mash. — Was composed of two parts shorts, one part ground oatf^, one part ground 

 barley. This was fed at noon in quantity of 3 lbs. per day in a trough in the, roosting 

 room. 



Cut hone. — Ped in quantity of 2^ lbs. every 3 days. 



Roots. — About 3 lbs. every 3 days. 



Grit, ground oyster shells and drink water were in regular supply. 



REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN CONNECTION WITH FOREGOING PENS 34 AND 35. 



It will be noticed that the receipts in the following calculations are arranged to 

 show in : — 



No. 1 Table.— Revenue from sale of eggs only. 



