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as early as she can see to eat in the morning her breakfast 

 should be ready. 



Summing Up. Feed wholesome food; feed liberally; 

 feed regularly ; feed a variety. After that, the only secret 

 in feeding is to feed activity into the hen. 



Cornell Rations for Laying Hens. The following whole 

 grain mixture is fed morning and afternoon in a straw 

 litter : 



By weight By weight 



Winter Summer 



60 Ibs. wheat 60 Ibs. wheat 



60 Ibs. corn 60 Ibs. corn 



30 Ibs. oats 30 Ibs. oats 

 30 Ibs. buckwheat 



The following mash is fed dry in a hopper kept open dur- 

 ing the afternoon only : 



By Weight By Measure 



Winter and Summer Winter and Summer 



60 Ibs. corn meal 57 qts. corn meal 



60 Ibs. wheat middlings 71 qts. wheat middlings 



30 Ibs. wheat bran 57 qts. wheat bran 



10 Ibs. alfalfa meal 20 qts.. alfalfa meal 



10 Ibs. oil meal 8 qts. oil meal 



50 Ibs. beef scrap 43 qts. beef scrap 



1 Ib. salt y 2 qt. salt 



The fowls should eat about one-half as much mash by 

 weight as whole grain. Regulate the proportion of grain 

 and ground feed by giving a light feeding of grain in the 

 morning and about all they will consume at the afternoon 

 feeding (in time to find grain before dark). In the case 

 of pullets or fowls in heavy laying, restrict both night and 

 morning feeding to induce heavy eating of dry mash, espe- 

 cially in the case of hens. This ration should be supple- 

 mented with beets, cabbage, sprouted oats, green clover or 



