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27.9 per cent, more shell. The proportion of mash to total food eaten 

 by the forced hens was 31.5 per cent., and the average amount of meat 

 eaten in the mash was 7.9 per cent, of total food. The retarded hens 

 had no mash, but 5.2 per cent, of their total food was beef scrap. The 



1906 



Periods 

 of 28 days 



Cents 15 



Cents 10 



Cents 5 



Cents o 



Forced- 



-Pens I and 2. 



Retarded Pens 3 and 4. 



Fig. 117. — Forcing vs. retarding pullets. The cost of food per hen. 



Note the greater amount of food consumed per hen and per pound Hve weight 

 when the hens were in heaviest laying, in March, April and May. 



retarded hens were given nearly all the beef scrap they would eat, and 

 the proportion varied at different times. The proportion of meat eaten 

 by the forced hens varied according to the quantity of mash consumed. 



Table XIV. — Average Gain in Weight per Hen in 364 Days. 

 (Deduction from Tables 1-12.) 



