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came sick about April 1, and was killed, as she seemed to 

 be growing gradually worse, on April 10. The nature of 

 the trouble was unknown. Almost from the first, bowel 

 troubles were not uncommon in the cut-bone coop. Two 

 fowls died (December 23 and January 11) after short ill— 

 aess. On April 11 one hen was found with a disjointed 

 leg, and she was killed. The animal-meal coop laid three 

 soft-shelled eggs; the other, two. 



The bone fed amounted to only .27 ounce per hen daily. 

 One-half ounce and over is the usual recommendation by 

 writers upon the subject. We find it impossible to feed so 

 largely without serious bowel trouble. 



Foods consumed, Animal Meal v. Cut Bone. 



Kinds op Food. 



Animal Meal. Cut Bone 



Wheat, . 

 Oats, . 

 Bran, . 



Wheat middlings, 

 Gluten feed, 

 Gluten meal, 

 Animal meal, 

 Cut bone, 

 Clover rowen, 

 Cabbage, 



lbs. oz. 



256 



143 



44 8 



44 8 



44 8 



44 8 



44 8 



19 3 



lbs. oz. 



262 



145 



39 



39 



40 

 39 

 18 8 



Average Weights of the Fowls (Pounds) 



Dates. 



Animal Meal. 



Cut Bone. 



December 12, 

 January 31, 

 February 25, 

 March 30, 

 April 30, 



5.34 

 5.64 

 5.66 

 5.09 

 5.06 



5.38 

 5.66 

 5.88 

 5.27 

 6.53 



