REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 333 



CHICKENS. 



Lbs. Oz. 



Sept. 28. Weight of 3 White Plymouth Rock Cockerels in pen 12 02 



Nov. 26. " " " " 21 07 



Gain 9 05 



Lbs. Oz. 



Sept. 28. Weight of 3 White Plymouth Rock Cockerels at large 11 U 



Nov. 26. " " " " 17 13 



Gain 6 02 



Lbs. Oz. 



Sept. 28. Weight of 2 Black Minorca Cockerels in pens 8 05 



]sJov. 26. " " " " 10 02 



Gain ■ 1 13 



Lbs. Oz. 



Sept. 28. Weight of 2 Black Minorca Cockerels at large 7 04 



Nov. 26. " " " *' 10 05 



Gain : 3 01 



Total amount of grain consumed by the 5 penned chickens 3 White Plymouth 

 Rocks and 2 Black Minorcas was 57 pounds. 



GAIN IN PERIODS. 



Lbs. Oz. 



5 turkeys penned, gained first three weeks 13 6 



5 " " second " 6 14 



3 White Plymouth Rock penned, gained first three weeks 5 5 



at large " 2 11 



penned, gained 2nd period of two weeks ... 2 7 

 at large " " 16 



penned " 3rd period of three weeks ... 1 9 

 at large « " ...2 1 



Shrinkage between live and dressed weight. 



5 turkeys penned, lost 25 per cent. 



5 " at large " 30 



3 White Plymouth Rocks penned, lost 34 



3 " at large " 33 



2 Black Minorcas penned '* 34 



2 " at large " 34 



SUMMARY. 



Ist. The 5 penned turkeys gained in the 24 days 11 pounds more than the 5 run- 

 ning at large. 



2nd. The 3 penned White Plymouth Rock Cockerels gained in the 59 days 3- 

 pounds 3 ounces more than the 3 running at large. 



