544 



Bulletin 282. 



All foods were the best that could be obtained, clean and sweet and 

 free from mustiness. 



In the feeding of chicks, the first consideration is that they shall 

 be made to live and to grow strong and healthy and of good size for 

 their variety; second, that this growth shall be made at as rapid a rate 

 as will be consistent with the other requirements; and third, that the 

 growth shall be at as low cost as possible. 



Mortality 

 In this experiment the mortality resulting from the various methods 

 of feeding was as follows: 



Table 4. — Mortality for Each Week of Feeding, and for Six Weeks 



* Nearly all these chicks were killed because of their weak and diseased condition. 



The very small mortality for the first few days was less than might 

 have been expected among so large numbers of chicks (770) and in the 



A Comparison of Mortality per Flock During the First Six Weeks 



g-ri ^^ 



Cr:gra/n— - 

 Cr.^ram L. 



firy mas/!-5t 



rat/on] ^' 



Fig. 168. — Note the comparatively high mortality in the flock having the cracked 

 grain and beef scrap, and the absence of mortality in the flock having the variety 

 rcUion. {Based on Table 4) 



