RATIONS FOR POULTRY IN THE PACKING HOUSE. 

 Table 4. — Results of fleshing springs (battery experiments). 



Ration. 



No. 



Special feeds. 



[Low-grade flour 



^Middlings (standard wheat) 

 [Rolled oats 



{Low-grade flour 

 Middlings (standard wheat) 

 Oat flour 



f Low-grade flour 



< Middlings (standard wheat). 

 [Ground oats 



[Low-grade flour 



< Middlings (standard wheat). 

 I Oatmeal 



(Low-grade flour 



5 i Middlings (standard wheat). 

 ! I Oatmeal 



{Low-grade flour 

 Middlings (standard wheat). 

 Peanut meal 



Per ct. 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 7.00 



5.00 

 6.67 

 5.00 



4.50 

 6.00 

 4.50 



1.67 

 3.33 

 8.33 



1.67 

 3.33 

 8.33 



3.00 

 4.50 

 7.50 



Corn 

 meal. 



Per ct. 

 17.5 



16.67 



15.00 



20.00 



20.00 



15.00 



Butter 

 milk. 



Per ct. 

 65.00 



66.67 



66.67 



66.67 



Num- 

 ber of 

 birds. 



390 

 391 

 395 

 391 



596 

 596 

 594 

 591 

 598 

 594 

 597 

 509 



645 

 781 

 621 

 751 

 689 

 782 

 787 



125 

 391 



381 

 286 

 574 

 573 



Days 

 fed. 



Initial 

 weight 



Lbs. 

 3.45 

 3.35 

 3.36 

 3.23 



2.61 

 2.53 

 2.76 

 3.00 

 2.92 

 2.94 

 3.39 

 3.41 



2.66 

 2.85 

 2.98 

 2.77 

 2.74 

 2.83 

 3.11 



4.14 

 3.65 



2.58 

 2.18 

 2.52 

 2.64 



Gain. 



Lbs. 



0.72 



.61 



.61 



.56 



.73 

 .62 

 .65 

 .68 

 .53 

 .55 

 .60 

 .53 



.49 

 .72 

 .53 

 .53 

 .63 



.92 

 .38 



Per ct. 

 20.87 

 18.21 

 18.15 

 17. 34 



27.97 

 24.51 

 23.55 

 22.66 

 18.15 

 18.71 

 17.70 

 15. 54 



25.56 

 17.19 

 24.16 

 19.13 

 19.34 

 22.26 

 25.08 



22.22 

 10.41 



17.34 



36.05 

 43.58 

 29.76 

 33.71 



Table 5. — Results of fleshing h-ens (12-bird experiments). 



Ration. 



No, 



Special feeds. 



1 | Peanut meal. 



i Peanut meal. 

 \Meat scrap... 



| Peanut meal. 

 Meat scrap. . . 



Alfalfa iii'-.il. . 



(Peanut meal 

 4 \\ 



Meal scrap.. 

 Alfalfa meal. 



fPeanut meal. 

 \AlfaIfa meal. 



Boiled potatoa 



Per ct. 

 13.33 



11.00 

 2. 33 



10.00 

 2.33 

 1.00 



10.00 

 LOO 

 2. 33 



1 1 . 00 

 2. 33 



14. HI 



Corn 

 meal. 



Per ct. 

 20.00 



20. 00 



20. 00 



29. 03 



Butter- 

 milk. 



Per ct. 

 66.67 



60.67 



00. 07 



06.07 



00.07 



65. 58 



Initial 

 weight.' 



Lbs. 

 4.9 

 5.1 

 4.9 



4.9 

 5.2 

 5.0 



4.9 

 5.2 

 4.9 



4.9 

 5.1 

 4.9 



4.9 

 5. 3 

 1.0 



5.2 

 5.1 





Gain. 





Rela- 













» 



tive 



Experimental 



Control 



gain. 2 



ration. 



ration. 





Lbs. 



Perct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



0.95 



19.30 



12.83 



151 



-.19 



-3.69 



7.00 



4 



.41 



8.32 



10.34 



80 



.48 



16.61 



12.83 



129 



.66 



12. 65 



7.00 



182 



.33 



6.68 



10.34 



64 



.74 



15.11 



12.83 



118 



.51 



9.77 



7.00 



140 



.25 



5. 13 



10.34 



50 



.49 



9. 98 



12.83 



78 



.19 



3.68 



7.00 



53 



.43 



8.81 



10.34 



85 



. 55 



11.15 



12.83 



K7 



-.05 



-.95 



7.(10 



15 



.34 



6.90 



10.34 



07 



.83 



16.04 



L0.38 



1 55 



.49 



9.70 



13.94 



70 



Feed 

 per 

 pound 

 gain, 

 experi- 

 mental 

 ration. 



Lbs. 

 3.20 



""6." 30 



3.61 

 4.16 

 7.74 



3.76 

 4.54 

 9.51 



5. 64 

 12.96 

 4.65 



5. 50 



'"Y. 53 



5. 44 



10.40 



' Average per bird. 



i ( ontrol taken ■■<■■ 100 per cent. 



