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For a ration for laying hens that have free range, 

 Professor Patterson suggests 150 Ib. of cracked corn, 150 

 Ib. of wheat, and 25 Ib. of beef scrap. The beef scrap, 

 of course, would need to be fed from the hopper. 



Another suggestion for feeding laying hens that have 

 free range is a mixture of 100 Ib. of wheat, 100 Ib. of 

 corn, and 50 Ib. of oats or buckwheat. A dry mash to 

 be used with this is composed of 20 Ib. of bran, 10 Ib. of 

 corn meal, 10 Ib. of wheat middlings, 10 Ib. of beef scrap, 

 and 10 Ib. of gluten meal. The difference between these 

 two rations is that the grain ration contains 50 Ib. of 

 buckwheat and the beef scrap is fed in the mash. This 

 ration may be obtained in almost every locality, and 

 the hens that are fed with it may do fairly well at egg 

 production. 



MODERN METHODS OF FEEDING 



The most modern method of feeding laying hens has 

 been established as a result of the egg-laying contests 

 that have been held in several parts of the world. The 

 information gained from these experiments has estab- 

 lished the feeding of a double ration, of a ration com- 

 posed partly of whole or broken grains and partly of a 

 dry-mash mixture. In some cases, the grain mixture 

 is fed from self-feeding hoppers; in other cases, the grain 

 is hand fed into the litter. In all cases the dry mash 

 should be fed from hoppers. 



An excellent ration for laying hens which can be fed 

 in all localities north, south, east, and west for 12 

 months of the year, and which will produce a satisfactory 

 egg yield, is as follows: 



Dry Mash Scratch Grain 



Wheat bran, 100 Ib. Cracked corn, 30 Ib. 



Corn meal, 50 Ib. Whole wheat, 30 Ib. 



Gluten feed, 50 Ib. Heavy white oats, 20 Ib. 



Ground oats, 50 Ib. Barley, 10 Ib. 



Wheat middlings, 35 Ib. Kafir corn, 10 Ib. 



Beef scraps, 35 Ib. Buckwheat, 10 Ib. 

 Low-grade flour, 12 Ib. 



