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five Weeks, and afterward was again in favor of Lot I, especially 

 when allowance was made for the weight of the few eggs laid. 



At twelve weeks of age the average weight for the chicks in Lot 

 T was 2 lbs. and for those in Lot II about 1.3 lbs. The average 

 weight of one-half pound was reached by Lot I over a week sooner 

 than by Lot II, the average weight of 1 lb. two and one-half 

 weeks sooner, the average weight of 1.5 lbs. three and one-half 

 weeks sooner, the average weight of 2 lbs. over five weeks sooner. 

 The average weight of 3 lbs. was attained over eight weeks sooner 

 by Lot I than by Lot II. 



SECOND FEEDING TRIAL WITH CHICKS. 



The feeding trial with the chicks of Lots III and IV began 

 when they were six weeks old and was continued for fourteen 

 weeks, the pullets from Lot III being afterward included in Lot 

 I and those from Lot IV in Lot II. Some of the chicks from each 

 .lot were also fed the contrasted rations for three weeks before the 

 main trial began. The records for this time precede in the follow- 

 ing tables those for the main trial, which latter are averaged for 

 periods of two weeks each. The rations were similar to those fed 

 to Lots I and II. Lot III had the ration containing animal meal. 



As with the first two lots more food was eaten under the ration 

 containing the most animal food. The nutritive ratio of this 

 ration was somewhat the wider, although the amount of protein 

 supplied per fowl was about the same under both rations. 



