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Lot II. consisted of 8 high-grade Leghorns, weighing a total of 

 18^ pounds. 



Average of grain per lb. gain in 4 weeks 3.4 lbs. 



When dressed these chickens were somewhat plumper than the 

 Eocks owing to their being mature, but they were rather small. 

 They were sold at 13 cents per pound. 



Lot III. consisted of 20 Pit Game Crosses, weighing 40 pounds. 



First week . . . 

 Second week . 

 Third week . . 

 Fourth week. 



ir<bs. Grain 



Consumed. 



24 

 27 

 29 

 30 



Lbs. 

 Skim-milk 

 Conftimed. 



36 

 41 

 44 

 45 



Lbs. Gain 

 per week. 



9i 

 9 

 14 

 3 



Lbs Grain 

 to make 1 

 lb. gain. 



2.6 



3. 



2. 



10. 



Average 

 ^ain per bird 

 in 4 weeks. 



1.77 lbs. 



Average amount of grain per lb. of gain in 4 weeks 3.1 lbs. 



These chickens dressed fairly well, the breasts being rather plump ; 

 but they had an excessive length of legs and neck. They were sold 

 at 15 cents per pound. 



All the lots were fed three times a day on the following rations : 



Barley Meal 2 parts. 



Corn Meal, or Chop 2 



Shorts or Middlings 2 



Finely Ground Oats 1 



Animal Meal 1 



This mixture was used with about one and one-half times its 

 weight of skim-milk. 



