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In the food for lot IX was mixed the same proportion of Florida 

 rock, and lot X was fed an equal proportion of a mixture of 2 parts 

 of bone ash to one of ground oyster shell. 



The Florida rock fed at this time contained 5 per ct. of water 

 and organic matter and the oyster shell 3 per ct. The accompany- 

 ing table shows the average composition of the foods used. 



rations for group e. 



A ration partly of animal food carrying much ground bone was 

 fed to lots XI, XII and XIII. It consisted of wheat, cracked corn, 

 green alfalfa and a mixture (3) of 7 parts corn meal, 6 parts animal 

 meat, 4 parts wheat middlings and 3 parts wheat bran. 



With every 28 ounces of dry food 3 ounces of ground oyster shell 

 was also fed to lot XI and 3 ounces of sand to lot XII. The average 

 analyses of foods used will be found in table IV. 



rations for group f. 



Lots XIV and XV received no animal food. The ration consisted 

 of wheat, cracked corn, green alfalfa and a grain mixture of 5 parts 

 each of wheat bran, pea meal and gluten meal with 4 parts each of 

 linseed meal, malt sprouts, corn meal, wheat middlings and ground 

 oats. With every 1 1 ounces of grain food i ounce of ground oyster 

 shell was fed to lot XIV and i ounce of Florida rock to lot XV. 



The accompanying table shows the average composition for the 

 several foods : 



Table X. — Composition of Foods Used for Groups F and G. 



rations for group g. 

 The same grain rations fed to the chicks of group F were also fed 

 to lots XVI, XVII, XVIII and XIX. With every eleven ounces of 

 grain food one ounce of sand was fed to lot XVI, one ounce of ground 



