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ration should be one-half cracked corn and 

 one-half wheat. If it is likely to drop to 

 32 F., the ration should be two-thirds 

 cracked corn and one-third wheat. On ex- 

 ceptionally cold days, when the thermometer 

 is down to zero and below, the entire ration 

 should 'be cracked corn. 



AT ALL HOURS. Water. A. plentiful supply and fresh, 

 either in drinking fountains or in some other 

 convenient way. 



Dry Mash. Fed in hoppers in the houses, and 



made up the same as the wet mash, except 



that the steamed clover and linseed meal are 



left out. 



Meat Scrap. Fed from wall hoppers inside the 



houses. 

 Grit, Oyster Shells, and Charcoal. Fed from wa!L 



hoppers inside of the house. 



Cornell Rations for Laying Hens. The following 

 whole-grain mixture is fed morning and afternoon in 

 a straw litter: 



DURING WINTER 

 Food Pounds Food Quarts 



Wheat 60 Wheat 32 



Corn 60 Corn 36 



Oats 30 Oats 30 



Buckwheat 30 Buckwheat 20 



DURING SUMMER 



Wheat 60 Wheat 32 



Corn 60 Corn 36 



Oats 30 Oats 30 



The following mash is fed dry in a hopper during 

 winter and summer, the hopper being kept open during 

 the afternoon only. 



