RATIONS FOR POULTRY IN THE PACKING HOUSE. 

 Table 2. — Results of fleshing broilers {12-bird experiments). 



Ration. 



Initial 

 weight. 1 



Gain. 



Rela- 

 tive 

 gain. 2 



Feed 

 per 



No 



Special feeds. 



Corn 

 meal. 



Butter- 

 milk. 



Experimental 

 ration. 



Control 

 ration. 



pound 

 gain, 

 experi- 

 mental 

 ration. 



1 





Pei cent 

 8.33 



10.00 



10.00 



5.00 

 5.00 



7.50 

 3.00 

 1.50 



9.00 



4.50 



- 4.50 



7.50 

 3.00 



4.50 



9.00 

 3.00 



3.00 

 5.00 



8.33 



13.33 



8.33 



6.67 



1.67 



60.00 



5.00 

 8.33 



10.00 



10.00 

 3.33 



10.00 



3.33 



3. Of) 



<;. oo 

 6.00 



40.00 



Percent 

 25.00 



20.00 



23.33 

 23.33 



Percent 

 66.67 



i 70.00 



66.67 

 66.67 



Lbs. 

 ( 1.9 

 t 1-7 



f 1.4 

 I 2.1 



f 1.7 

 1 1.8 



1.8 

 1.3 



}'« 



1.9 

 1.9 



2.2 



\kt 



f 2.0 

 \ 2.3 

 t 1.9 



f 2.0 

 \ 2.3 



I 1.9 



| 2.0 



1 2 - 4 



I 1-9 



| 1.6 



2.0 



i 2.2 



I 1-7 



| 2.0 

 2.2 



f 1.9 

 I 2.4 



( 1.9 

 \ 2.5 



f 1.8 

 \ 1.3 



1.8 

 1.3 



1.8 

 1.3 



2.1 



1.9 



1.0 



f 1.7 

 [ 1.8 



Lbs. 



0.61 



.56 



.67 

 .83 



.64 

 .80 



.78 

 .55 



.72 

 .85 



.66 

 .70 



.75 

 .95 



1.20 



.82 



.77 



.44 

 .73 



.76 



.40 

 .84 

 .69 



.28 

 .51 

 .53 



.86 

 .57 

 .80 

 .58 



.46 

 .55 



.36 

 .55 



.38 

 .34 



.00 

 .48 



.62 



.48 



.69 

 .51 



1.16 



.74 



.74 



.3K 

 .52 



Per 

 cent. 

 32.09 

 32.87 



47.85 

 39.61 



37.76 

 44.25 



43.60 

 42.65 



51.39 

 40.29 



47.49 

 33.19 



39.30 

 49.93 



53.05 



58.92 

 36.82 



22.08 

 31.95 

 39.96 



19.88 

 36.49 

 36.42 



13.78 



21.38 

 27.78 



54.04 

 28.85 

 36.47 

 34.34 



23.10 

 24.94 



18.% 

 22.90 



19.91 

 13.79 



33.31 

 36.82 



34.56 

 36.00 



38.12 

 38.90 



55. 30 



38. 72 



31). 03 



22.81 



29. 02 



Percent 

 24.92 

 35.58 



30.10 

 32.92 



25.28 

 33.47 



33.47 

 35.08 



30.10 

 32.92 



30.10 

 32.92 



35.73 

 35.73 



44.20 



30.10 

 32.92 



16.51 

 28.15 

 36.10 



16.51 



28.18 

 36.10 



16.51 

 28.18 

 36.10 



49.05 

 16.51 



28.18 

 35.58 



16.51 



28.18 



24.92 

 20.23 



24.92 

 20.23 



33.47 

 35. 08 



33.47 

 35.08 



33. 47 

 35.08 



44. 20 



35. 73 

 35. 73 



20. 55 

 32. 17 



Percent 

 129 

 92 



159 

 120 



149 

 132 



130 

 122 



171 

 122 



158 

 101 



110 

 140 



120 



196 

 112 



134 

 113 

 111 



120 

 129 

 101 



83 



76 



77 



110 

 174 

 129 

 97 



140 

 89 



76 

 113 



80 

 68 



100 

 105 



103 

 104 



114 

 111 



125 



108 



109 



77 

 90 



Lbs. 

 2.81 



2 





3.42 

 2.64 



3 





2.55 

 3.03 







3.45 

 2.63 







2.83 







18.00 



70.00 





H 





2.47 











2.48 







12.00 



70.00 





6 





2.65 











2.82 







15.00 



70.00 



3.05 



7 



1 Low-grade flour 



2.64 



1 Middlings (standard 







2.27 







15.00 



70.00 





8 



1 Low-grade flour 



2.27 



[Middlings (standard 







2.70 



9 





28.33 

 25.00 

 20.00 



25.00 

 25.00 



66.67 

 66.67 

 66.67 



66.67 

 6.67 



3.38 

 3.05 



10 





2.94 



3.34 



2.85 



11 



Coconut meal 



3.07 



4.50 

 3.92 



12 



Soy-bean meal 



3.58 



2.19 



2.66 





[Soy-bean meal 



2.62 

 3.12 



13 



< Meat scrap 



3. 44 





[Water 







4.14 



14 



Rapeseed meal 



28.33 



25.00 



23.33 

 20.00 



66.67 



66.67 



66.67 

 66.67 



4.08 



15 



Rapeseed meal 



3.08 

 3.94 



Ifl 



Rice bran 



4. 49 

 3.16 



17 



(Rice bran 



(Alfalfa meal 



3.36 



3.32 

 3.33 



1- 



ran 



20.00 



66.67 



2.90 



rap 



3.19 





■ i'l«' floor 



15.00 



70.00 



2.09 



u 



1 Middlings fstandard 



2.73 





iPeanut (lour 







2.85 



20 



Kafir meal 





60.00 



4.79 









> Average per bird. 



1 Control tuken as 100 por c«nt. 



