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III. FEEDING experiment FOR SIX WEEKS 



This part of the experiment was run for six weeks, from July 15th to 

 August 25th, with seven flocks, each flock containing at first no chicks. 



The rations 



The rations tested were as follows: 



Flock 55. — Cracked grain, bran. Wheat three parts (by weight), 

 com two, hulled oats one (finely cracked), kept before chicks at all 

 times; bran fed in dish with cracked grain for first few days, afterward 

 in separate dish; beef scrap unmixed wdth other foods given from first 

 feeding time. Grain fed in litter as soon as chicks could find it. 



Flock 56. — Cracked grain. Wheat three, corn two, hulled oats one 

 (finely cracked), kept before chicks at all times; beef scrap unmixed 

 with other foods given from first feeding time. Grain in litter after 

 first three days. 



Flock 57. — Cracked grain, dry mash. Wheat three, corn two, hulled 

 oats one (finely cracked), kept before chicks at all times; wheat three, 

 com two, hulled oats one (finely ground), bran two, fed in dish with 

 cracked grain for first few days, afterward in separate dish; cracked 

 grain in litter; beef scrap unmixed with other foods given from first 

 feeding time. 



Flock 58. — Dry mash. Wheat three, corn two, hulled oats one (finely 

 ground), bran two, kept before chicks at all times; beef scrap unmixed 

 with other foods given from first feeding time. 



Flock 59. — Wet mash, powdered milk*' solution. Wheat three, com 

 two, hulled oats one (finely ground), bran two, the mixture moistened 

 slightly with powdered milk solution; solution being one part milk 

 powder to nine parts water for first week, afterward the proportion 

 of the powder increased somewhat; moist mash fed in such quantity 

 as was readily eaten, five times a day for first week, decreasing the 

 number of feeds as seemed best; beef scrap unmixed with other foods 

 given from first feeding time. 



Flock 60. — Wet mash, skimmed milk. Wheat three, corn two, hulled 

 oats one (finely ground j, bran two, this mash moistened slightly with 

 sweet skimmed milk, fed in such quantity as was readily eaten, five 

 times daily for the first week, decreasing feeds as seemed best; beef 

 scrap unmixed with other foods given from first feeding time. 



* The powdered milk u.sed in thi.s experiment was a third-grade powdered milk 

 which had been sent to the experiment station for trial. Unfortunately, it was 

 learned after the feeding was ccjmpleted that this material was no longer on the 

 market. 



