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of the two houses, at the beginning. One fowl died in each 

 house during the experiment, from unknown causes. The 

 cut clover was fed in the morning mash. Instead of the 

 clover, a fresh cabbage was kept before the fowls in the 

 other house. 



The foods used are shown in the table : — 



Wheat, . 

 Oats, 

 Bran, 

 Middlings, 

 Animal meal, 

 Clover, . 

 Cabbage, 

 Cut bone. 

 Oat meal. 



The nutritive ratio was practically the same in lioth 

 houses: viz., in the clover house, 1:4.99; in the other, 

 1:4.838. 



The averao-e weiofhts of the fowls were as follows : — 



Clover House 

 (Pounds). 



Cabbage House 

 (Pounds). 



January 4, 



February 4, 



March 8, 



April 27, 



May 3 (after twelve hours fasting). 

 Dressed weights, .... 



4.560 

 5.480 

 5.420 

 5.470 

 5.289 

 4.780 



4.530 

 4.800 

 5.350 

 5.394 

 5.184 

 4.890 



