POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



breeds (Leghorns) and the general-purpose breeds was 

 quite consistent in all tests. 



In the following table representative results of tests 

 made at the government farm are given, the table being 

 made up of pens fed on the best rations. The average 

 egg production is given together with an average produc- 

 tion for each month which can be obtained under ordinary 

 conditions with simple methods of feeding. The Leg- 

 horn hens ate from 55 to 60 pounds of feed in a year in the 

 government tests and the general-purpose breeds ate from 

 70 to 85 pounds. At the contests the feed consumption 

 was considerably higher due largely to more frequent 



TABLE VII 



Monthly Record of Total Feed Consumed per Dozen Eggs and Egg 

 Yield per Hen at the Government Farm 



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