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guided by the results of feeding tests that indicate the feeding value 

 of different foods. 



Percentage Composition of Foods. 



ANALYSES OF FOWLS AND EGG. 

 The analyses of the fowls include the feathers, bones, blood, etc. 



fAnalysis of dry matter. 



Methods of Feeding. No ration, however well it may be com- 

 pounded or balanced, will give good results unless it is well fed. That 

 is, the method of feeding has a great deal to do with the results. 



Activity is the Life of the Hen. The vigor of the hen comes 

 largely from her activity, and it is the vigorous hen that lays. The 

 reason hens on free range often do better than hens confined in 

 yards, is largely because of the active life they live. Under the free 

 range system the poultryman need concern himself little on this 

 point, but when fowls are confined in yards, which is an artificial 

 condition, great care must be taken to furnish the exercise or the 

 incentive for exercise. A hen that "stands around" all day, only 

 exerting herself enough to eat food out of a hopper, is an unproductive 

 hen. The exercise is best furnished by providing a roomy scratching 

 floor or shed covered with a deep litter of straw. This may be from 

 eight to twelve inches deep, and should be kept reasonably dry. The 



