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Average Weight of Fowls (^Pounds). 



May 29, , 

 July 30, . 

 August 16, 



DATES. 



Morning Mash. 



Hens. 



5.69 

 5.53 

 5.11 



Cocks. 



8.00 



7.75 

 8.00 



Evening Mash. 



Hens. 



4.94 

 5.00 

 4.74 



Cocks. 



6.75 

 6.75 

 7.00 



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



Test. 



DATES. 



Morning 

 Mash. 



Evening 

 Mash. 



May, . 

 June, 

 July, 



August, . 



September, 



Totals, 



Morning v. Evening Mash fur Egg-produdion, Summer Test. 



Morning 

 Mash. 



Evening 

 M ash . 



Total dry matter in foods (pounds), . 

 Number of hen days, not Including males, . 

 Xumlier of hen days, inchuiiiig males, 



Gross cost of food 



Gross cost of food per egf< (cents), 



Gross cost of food per hen day (cents), 



Number of eggs per hen day. 



Average weight per egg (ounces) , 



Total weight of eggs (pounds), . 



Dry matter consumed per egg (pounds^ . 



Nutritive ratio,* 



337.02 

 1,719 

 1,941 

 $3 94 

 .68— 

 .20+ 

 .04— 

 1.S3 

 GG.GS 

 .51— 

 1:5.5+ 



338.11 

 1,722 

 1,944 

 $3 95 

 .69+ 

 .20f 

 .33+ 

 1.90 

 67.09 

 .59+ 

 1:5.6 



* The term nutritive ratio is used to designate the ratio existing between the total nitrog- 

 enous and the total non-nitrogenous constituents of the feeds used, the former being 

 regarded as a unit, and fat multiplied by 2.:"). 



Jt will be seen that neither in the winter nor suinnier ex- 

 periment was there any very considerable diU'erence in the 



