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mean a heavy yield of eggs. In an experiment by the writer 

 two pens of fowls consumed an average of 75.6 pounds 

 food, not counting the green food, and laid an average of 

 167 eggs per fowl. With the same amount of food two 

 other pens averaged 117 eggs each. The nutritive ratio 

 was practically the same in each case. While the heavy 

 layer must consume plenty of food, the manner of feeding 

 and the kind of food must be taken into account. In other 

 words, the efficiency of feeding rests largely on the kinds of 

 food fed and the skill with which the feeding is done. 



?EED REQUIREMENTS OF CHICKENS PER DAY FOR EACH 100 

 POUNDS OF LIVE WEIGHT (AFTER WHEELER) 



Digestible nutrients (pounds') 



Food Requirements. The food requirements vary with 

 the age and size of the fowls. The younger the chick the 

 more food is required per pound weight of chick. The 



