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gain for the fifth and sixth weeks was noticeably greater than in pre- 

 vious weeks. Another reason for the increase in cost was that in flocks 

 59, 60, and 61, only the poorest of the chicks remained, the others 

 having been marketed. 



It will be readily believed that the least vigorous chicks would 

 naturally be the last to be marketed, and that these in particular would 

 not be well able to endure the strain of continued heavy feeding. 

 Reference to the tables will show that during the fifth and sixth 

 weeks, when a relatively large proportion of flocks 55 to 58 were still 

 in the pens, and a relatively large proportion of flocks 59 to 61 had been 

 sold, the gain per chick was much greater in the former flocks than in 

 the latter, and that the cost per pound weight was conversely greater 

 in the latter than in the former. 



So far as the evidence of this experiment goes, the conclusion might 

 be drauTi that to prolong the fattening period for young chicks beyond 

 four weeks is unwise. It is also apparent that less vigorous chicks 

 are less profitably fed for market than stronger stock. 



Total nutrients per 100 pounds live weight of chicks 



The amount of the dry matter consumed per 100 pounds live weight 

 slightly but steadily decreased until the fifth week, and from that time 

 increased. 



Table 19. — A Feeding Table of Total Nutrients Consumed per 100 Pounds 

 Live Weight of Chicks, Showing the Average for One Day of Each 

 Week of Fattening. Average for All Flocks 



Table 20. — Dry Matter per Chick for Each Week During Six Weeks of 



Fattening. All Flocks 



