much 



more, 



give 



the hens a good Table 11. 



diet so that production is higher. 

 Most feed companies produce several 

 types of feed for different types of 

 jobs, such as chick starter, growing 

 mash, high energy feeds, laying 

 mash, and breeding mash. Each of 

 these types is made for a specific 

 job and sells at different prices. The 

 high energy mash is usually the most 

 expensive because of the supplements 

 added to it, but it produces excep- 

 tionally rapid broiler growth. If 

 broilers can be produced in less time, 

 at heavier weights, and at less cost 

 per pound with this type of mash, it 

 is more economic to use the higher 

 priced feed. Likewise breeder mash 

 is more expensive, but when the pro- 

 ducer can get higher fertility and h 

 also may be economically justified 



Commercial Poultry Feed 

 Per 100 Pounds, 1950* 



Prices 



♦Source — Agricultural Prices, B.A.E., U.S.D.A. 



atchability with its use, the extra cost 



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