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The hopper-fed grain hens displayed the more serious fault of egg 

 eating. This also was most noticeable during March and April. As a 

 means of checking the habit, the hens were fed three ounces apiece of 

 beef-suet, and no more eggs were eaten for ten days. Then the habit 

 was again noticed, and eight ounces per hen of beef-suet was given them. 

 The egg eating disappeared in a day or two, and the hens ate no more 

 e^gs till the last period of the experiment. Then only a few were eaten. 



SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. PART I AND PART II. 



The findings drawn from the data of this experiment are as follows, 

 but they should in no case be accepted as final until verified by repeated 

 experiments with vastly more fowls : 



1. Forced pullets made a better profit than etarded pullets. 



2. Forced pullets ate less food per hen at less cost per hen than 

 retarded pullets. 



3. Forced pullets produced more eggs of a larger size, at less cost 

 per dozen than retarded pullets. 



4. Forced pullets produced more eggs during early winter than 

 retarded pullets. 



5. Forced pullets gave better hatching results of eggs than retarded 

 pullets, 



6. Forced pullets made a greater percentage of gain in weight than 

 retarded pullets. 



7. Forced pullets showed less broodiness than retarded pullets. 



8. Forced pullets had less mortality than retarded pullets. 



9. Forced pullets showed better vigor than retarded pullets. 



10. Forced pullets showed the first mature molt earlier than retarded 

 pullets. 



11. Retarded pullets gave better fertility of eggs than forced pullets. 



12. Hopper-fed dry mash gave better results in gain of weight, 

 production of eggs, gain in weight of eggs, hatching power of eggs, days 

 lost in molting, mortality, health and profit per hen, than wet mash. 



13. Wet mash and grain fed pullets consumed slightly less food at 

 less cost, and produced eggs at slightly less cost per dozen than dry mash 

 and grain fed pullets. 



14. Wet mash and grain fed pullets produced slightly larger eggs 

 of slightly better fertility, and showed less broodiness than dry mash 

 and grain fed pullets. 



15. Dry mash and grain fed pullets laid eggs of good size at an 

 earlier period than wet mash and grain fed pullets. 



16. Hopper-fed pullets ate more than hand-fed pullets. 



