94 



HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



pounds. The first lot had laid, November 12 to December 

 12, 127 eggs; the other lot, 85 eggs, and one in this lot 

 was broody. The foods consumed during the winter exper- 

 iment and other details are shown in the following table : — 



Foods consumed, Narrow v. Wide Ration {December 12 to 

 April 30) . 



Kinds op Food. 



Narrow Ration. Wide Ration 



Wheat, 

 Oats, . 

 Bran, . . 

 Middlings, . 

 Gluten feed, 

 Animal meal, 

 Clover, . 

 Corn meal, . 

 Corn, 

 Cabbage, 



Average Weight of the Fowls (Pounds). 



Dates. 



December 12, 

 January 31, 

 February 25, 

 March 30, 

 April 30, 



Number of Eggs per Month, Narrow v. Wide Ration, Winter Test. 



Months. 



Wide Ration. 



December 12 to 31, 

 January, 

 February, 

 March, . 

 April, . 

 Totals, . 



148 



258 



317 



259 



1,071 



