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Report of the First Assistant of the 



and one part each of wheat bran, wheat middlings, corn meal, 

 ground oats, ground barley and ground buckwheat. The grain 

 mixture No. 4, fed from December 12 to July 24, contained 

 two parts of wheat bran, two parts of corn meal and one part 

 each of wheat middlings, ground oats, ground barley and ground 

 buckwheat. The mixture, No. 5, fed during the remainder of 

 the year, consisted of three parts ground flaxseed, two parts 

 wheat bran and one part each of wheat middlings, corn meal, 

 ground oats, ground barley and ground buckwheat. 



The mixed ground grain constituted on the average for the 



year 48. 3 per cent, of the grain fed to the Leghorns in pen No. 1 



and 47.4 per cent, of the grain fed to Cochins in pen No. 3. The 



accompanying table shows the average composition of each food. 



Composition of the Foods. 



Per cent, 

 of Nfree 

 extract. 



Per cent. 



of crude 



fats. 



Grain mixture No. 3 

 Grain mixture No. 4 

 Grain mixture No. 5 



Wheat 



Cracked corn 



Oats 



Barley 



Buckwheat 



Flaxseed 



Cabbage 



Corn silage 



Alfalfa, green 



Alfalfa hay 



Skim milk 



Fresh bone 



59.0 

 62.4 

 58.9 

 70.2 

 72.9 

 56.6 

 66.6 

 60.3 

 32.6 

 5.5 

 14.4 

 10.1 

 31.3 

 5.1 

 1.9 



6.7 

 3.1 

 6.8 

 1.9 

 3.2 

 5.6 

 2.0 

 2.0 



28.6 



.4 



1.0 



1.2 



2.2 



.5 



20.5 



Cost of the Food. 

 In determining the cost of food, wheat was rated at the average 

 of 57.6 cents per bushel, corn at 50.1 cents, oats at 37.9 cents, 

 barley at 61.4 cents, buckwheat at 56.1 cents, wheat bran at |16 

 per ton, wheat middlings at |17, corn at .^10.20, ground oats at 

 f24, ground barley at |25.60, ground buckAvheat at |23.60, alfalfa 

 hay at S9.60, alfalfa forage at |2, cabbage and corn silage at $3 

 per ton. Skim-milk was rated at 24 cents per 100 pounds, cut bone 

 at 80 cents, oyster shells at -fl, and stone grit at fl per 100 

 pounds; flaxseed, ground or whole, two and one-half cents per 

 pound. 



