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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, Narroio 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 Foids (Pounds) . 



Dates. 



December 12, 

 January 31, 

 February 25, 

 March 30, 

 April 30, 



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



Months. 



December 12 to 31, 

 January, 

 February, 

 March, . 

 April, . 



TotalB, . 



