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Cochins, egg production was better both seasons under the whole 
grain ration, the excess being about 36 per ct. the first year and 
about 33 per ct. the second. 
For the same egg production there was taken by the Leghorns 
under the whole grain ration about 19 per ct. more food during 
the first season and about 23 per ct. more during the second season. 
By the Cochins there was used for the same egg production during 
the first season over 20 per ct. more food under the ration with 
ground grain and nearly 30 per ct. more during the second season. 
During 154 days of the first year covering the chief part of the 
laying season, there were produced by the Leghorns under the 
ration with ground grain about 8 per ct. more eggs at the rate of 
one pound of eggs for every 3.3 pounds of dry matter in the food 
as against one pound of eggs for every 4.2 pounds of dry matter 
in food under the whole grain ration. During a period of 140 
days covering the chief part of the second laying season about 13 
per ct. more eggs were produced under the ration with ground 
grain, at the rate of one pound for every 3.2 pounds of dry matter 
in the food as against one pound for every 3.7 pounds of dry 
matter in the food under the whole grain ration. 
During a period of 182 days, including the chief part of the first 
laying season, about 35 per ct. more eggs were produced by the 
Cochins under the whole grain ration. For the same egg pro- 
duction 20 per ct. more food was used under the ration with ground 
grain. For the second year during a period of 259 days, covering 
most of the laying season, 15 per ct. more eggs were produced under 
the whole grain ration; and for the same production 17 per ct. more 
food was used under the ration with ground grain. 
In this experiment as in others the results varied with the type 
of fowl as with the character of the ration. 
It was thought that one reason for better results from the whole 
grain ration with the naturally inactive Cochins was the much 
greater amount of exercise induced by feeding the grain scattered 
in straw. 
FURTHER EXPERIMENTS WITH THE WHOLE AND GROUND GRAINS IN 
COMMON USE. 
’ Feeding experiments” with chicks and also with capons were 
made in connection with this study of relative efficiency of the ordi- 
” Bul. 126; also in Rpt. 16:561-578 (1897). 
