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been decidedly favorable to the low fibre ration in every experiment 

 except one, in which the egg production per hundred hens daily was 

 for the high fibre 31, for the low fibre 30, or substantially equal 

 production. 



The broken rice used in these experiments commands too high a 

 price to make its use as a poultry food economically advisable. It 

 was employed in these experiments because it contained a lower per- 

 centage of fibre than any other obtainable grain. 



The writer believes that the results of these experiments justify 

 the conclusion that it is a mistake to use grains or foods exception- 

 ally rich in fibre, especially if the fibre is of a tough texture, in com- 

 binations of foods for poultry and he would accordingly advise 

 against any considerable proportion of such grains as oats, barley or 

 buckwheat in feeding laying fowls. 



Summary of Conclusions. 

 Apparently Justified by Results of Station Experiments. 



1. The regular use of Condition Powder as advised by manufac- 

 turers means money practically thrown away. Such use will not be 

 likely to increase the egg product and is unnecessary as a means of 

 insuring health. 



2. Cabbages given in moderation are superior to cut clover rowen 

 as winter food. Their use means more eggs, but if the amount 

 given is large, the flavor of the eggs is injuriously affected. 



3. The number of eggs produced is not affected by the presence- 

 of the male : but the average weight of the egg is increased. 



4. Animal substances are much more valuable as sources of pro- 

 tein in feeding fowls than vegetable substances, even though the lat- 

 ter contain equal percentages of that nutrient. Concentrated vege- 

 table foods such as soy bean meal, linseed meal, gluten meals, etc. 

 should not be used to replace all or even a very large part of animal 

 foods, such as meat or animal meals, beef scraps, cut bone and 

 meat, etc. 



5. The dry, prepared animal foods such as beef scraps and ani- 

 mal or meat meals if of good quality are cheaper and safer feeds- 

 than cut fresh meat and bone and can be so used as to produce an 

 equal egg yield. 



6. Feeding the mash in the morning, with care not to give too 

 large a quantity, is preferable to feeding it at night. The differences 

 in egg yield on the two systems are small, but giving the mash at 

 night especially in winter must mean empty crops and gizzards long, 

 before morning. 



