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Mixture No. 2. Scratching Ration 



Kind of Feed Amount by Weight Amount by Measure Cost 



Wheat 100 pounds 53 quarts $2.20 



Oats 100 pounds 98 quarts 1.93 



Total 200 pounds 151 quarts $4.13 



Average cost per 100 pounds is $2.06. 



At four to five o'clock in the afternoon, according to the 

 season, a night ration composed of whole and cracked grains 

 is fed at the rate of 10 pounds to 100 birds. 



FIG. 144. Feeding the morning scratch ration to his pen of Buff Orpingtons. 

 A close interest in the habits of the birds and careful attention to their feeding will 

 be rewarded by an increased egg production. 



Kind of Feed 



Cracked corn 200 pounds 



Wheat 100 pounds 



Oats 100 pounds 



Buckwheat 100 pounds 



Mixture No. 3. Night Ration 



Amount by Weight Amount by Measure 



120 quarts 

 53 quarts 

 98 quarts 



66 quarts 

 337 quarts 



Cost 

 $3.20 

 2.20 

 1.93 

 2.00 



$9.33 



Total 500 pounds 



The cost per 100 pounds is $1.80. 



It will be noted that this night ration, as outlined, supplies 

 materials to keep the bird's body warm during the night. 

 It is designed for Leghorns. When feeding heavier breeds, it 



