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in April, and post-mortem examination showed a catarrhal 

 condition of the throat and intestines. Three fowls in the 

 evening mash coop died ; i)ost-mortem examination of one 

 showing enlarged liver and s})leen and ulcerated alimentary 

 canal, and in another case enlarged liver and intestinal 

 parasites. 



Winter Experiment. 

 All details necessary to a full understanding of the exper- 

 iment will, it is believed, be found in the following tables : — 



Foods consumed, Morning v. Evening Mash, December 7 to May 20. 



KIXD OF FOOD. 



Corn, 



Wheat 



Millet, . . -^ . . . . 



Hran, 



Meat scrape 



Clover, 



Corn meal, 



Cabbage, 



Morning Mash Evening Mash 

 (Pounds). (I'ouuds). 



Average Weights of Fowls (^Pounds). 



December 7, 

 Kebriiarv 6, 

 March 17, . 

 Way 21, . 



DATES. 



Morning Mash. 



Hens. 



4.G1 

 5.38 

 f).()9 

 5.24 



Cocks. 



7.75 

 7.38 

 7.38 



7. S3 



EvENiNO Mash. 



Hens. 



4.33 

 4.78 

 5.28 

 5.13 



Cocks. 



7.13 



6.88 

 8.88 



Number of Eggs per Month, Morning v. Evening Mash, Winter 



Test. 



DATES. 



Docembor 



January, 



February, 



March, 



April 



May, 



Totils 



