556 



Bulletin 282. 



Cost of food and labor per pound weight for first six weeks: 

 Greatest — Flock 58 — Dry mash — $0,144. 

 Least — Flock 59 — Wet mash, powdered milk — $0,097. 



Total Cost Food and Labor per One Pound Live Weight for 



Six Weeks of Feeding 



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Cr gram ^- 36 



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 DrymasM ^ 



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Fig. 176. — The wet-mash and the variety rations cost less per pound gain in weight 

 than did the dry-grain rations. {Based on Table 7) 



Total nutrients per 100 pounds live weight of chicks 



Table 9. — A Feeding Table of Total Nutrients Consumed per 100 Pounds 

 Live Weight of Chicks, Showing the Average Consumption for One 

 Day During Each Week of Feeding. Average of All Flocks 



The amount of dry matter per 100 pounds live weight was greatest 

 the first week and least the sixth, gradually decreasing as the chicks 

 grew larger. 



The amount of food consumed per individual chick increased from 

 week to week. 



Table 10. — Dry Matter per Chick for Each Week During Six Weeks of 



Feeding. All Flocks 



