564 P>ullu;tix 282. 



Gain in weight 



The number of chicks actually in the flocks at the end of each week 

 and the gain in weight made by them during these periods are given 

 in Table 14. As the marketing began at the end of the fourth week of 

 fattening, the numbers will not in every case be the same as in Table 13. 



The highest gain in weight per flock during the fattening period 

 was made by flock 57 (cracked grain, dry mash), with 59 (powdered 

 milk mash) second and 56 (cracked grain) a very close third. Flock 

 56 (cracked grain) made the highest gain per chick, 0.819; the next 

 highest gain was made by the chicks in flock 57 (cracked grain, 

 dry mash). The flocks which had previously been given the dry-grain 



Comparison of Total Gain in Weight per Flock for Six Weeks 



OF Fattening 



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Cr gra.n - J^pBHHl^HH^^HHH^Hi^ 68.0S 



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 68S6 ♦ 



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Fig. 178. — The -flocks which were reared on the dry-grain rations averaged slightly 

 better gain in weight per flock during tJie fattening period than those reared on 

 the wet-mash and the variety rations. The former flocks were now eating a large 

 proportion of their food in wet mash. {Based on Table 14) 



rations made in every case a better gain per chick on the fattening 

 ration than did the flocks which had been reared on the wet-mash 

 and the variety rations. Among the flocks having the dry feeding 

 (55 to 58), the flock having the cracked grain and bran (55) was consider- 

 ably less in weight of chicks than the ones having cracked grain (56) 

 and cracked grain and dry mash (57). Figs. 178, 179. 

 Gain per flock for six weeks of fattening: 



Greatest — Flock 57 — Cracked grain, dry mash — 73.88 lbs. 

 Least — Flock 60 — Wet mash, skimmed milk — 59.37 lbs. 

 Average gain in weight per chick: 



Greatest — Flock 56 — Cracked grain — 0.819 lbs. 

 Least — Flock 60 — Wet mash, skimmed milk — 0.605 lbs. 

 * 68.96 should be 68.4a. t64-4i should be 64.51- 



