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PRACTICE OF POULTRY FEEDING 



the night. The night ration given is designed for White Leghorns; 

 when feeding heavier breeds, it is better to eliminate one-half of 

 the cracked corn and to substitute barley for the buckwheat. Dur- 

 ing the summer months a night ration of equal parts of cracked 

 corn, wheat, oats, and barley is given, the amount depending on 

 the size and condition of the range. 



TABLE XIV. Night Ration, Mixture No. 3. 



Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.8. 



A good rule in feeding the night ration is to feed all that the 

 birds will eat, or rather more, so as to have a little left for them 

 to go to work on in the morning. A good feeder will occasionally 

 go among the birds at night when they are on the perches and feel 

 their crops. If they are not full early in the evening, he will con- 

 clude that either the layers are not getting enough or that they 

 have lost their appetite. In either case, the defect should be imme- 

 diately corrected. 



Twenty birds, if fed dry mash and scratch feed, will receive 

 during the winter months the following nutrients per day: 



Lbs. 

 8.0 



Protein. 

 1.1 



C.H. plus fat. 



4.87 



Cost. 

 $0.14 



The yearly cost of feed averages about $1 .40 per bird. 



The feeding of some succulent material in addition to this 

 ration cannot be too strongly recommended. 



Cornell Rations. The following complete rations for laying 

 hens are recommended by the poultry department of Cornell 

 University. 



"The fowls should eat about one-half as much mash by weight as whole 

 grain. Regulate the proportion of grain and ground feed by giving a light 

 feeding of grain in the morning and about all they will consume at the after- 



