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exactly alike in construction, each Avith nesting and laying rooni 10 

 by 12 ft,, and scratching shed 8 by 10 ft. in size. In the first trial, 

 lasting from December 9, 1891, to February 12, 1895, one lot of hens 

 was fed soja bean meal as a source of protein and fat, with cut alfalfa, 

 oats, and middlings in addition; and the other lot was fed meat meal, 

 with boiled ]H)tatoes, ground clover, wheat, Avheat middlings, and cut 

 bone in addition. The nutritive ratio was kept substantially the same 

 for each lot. 



In the second trial, lasting from January 1 to October 1, 1895, one 

 lot was fed linseed meal and cotton-seed meal as a source of protein 

 and fat, with wheat, oats, bran, and middlings in addition; and the 

 other lot was fed meat meal with wheat, oats, wheat meal, bran, and 

 linseed meal in addition. The nutritive ratio was kept substantially the 

 same for each lot. 



The results are briefly summarized in the following table: 



Vegetable vs. onimal foods for hens. 



Food. 



Vegetable food, first trial. . . 

 Vegetalile food, second trial 



Animal food, first trial 



Animal food, second trial . . 



Costper 



Gents. 



0. 3410 



.0150 



.0550 



.0115 



"In the above estimate of cost no charge is made for labor and no 

 allowance for the droppings." 



The young pullets used in the first trial were molting during the 

 second trial, which in the author's opinion accounts for the small egg 

 production. 



"Tke results are decisive against tlie vegetable food and in favor of the animal in 

 so far as effect upon egg production is concerned. The fowls receiving animal food 

 were, moreover, in much better condition at the close of these experiments than the 

 others." 



The second experiment was made under the same general conditions 

 as the first, and included 2 trials. The value for egg production of 

 dried "animal" or "flesh" meals was compared with cut fresh bone. 

 Some other feeds were given in addition, but the nutritive ratio was 

 kei)t substantially the same. The results are summarized in the fol- 

 lowing table: 



Flesh meal vs. cut fresh hone for hens. 



Food. 



Dried meat meal, first trial . . 

 Dried meat meal, second trial 

 Cut fresli bone, first fiial ... 

 Cut fresh bone, second trial . 



Cost per 



Cents. 

 1.70 

 1.52 

 1.70 

 1.43 



