RATIONS FOR POULTRY IN THE PACKING HOUSE. 9 



Table 7. — Gains made in 4, 8, 11, and 14 days by broilers fed the control ration. 1 





Num- 

 ber oi 

 birds. 



Aver- 

 age 

 initial 

 weight. 



Amount gained in — 





4 days. 



8 days. 



11 days. 



14 days. 



Experiment No. 



Per- 

 centage 

 of 



initial 

 weight. 



Per- 

 centage 

 of total 



gain. 



Per- 

 centage 



of 

 initial 

 weight. 



Per- 

 centage 

 of total 



gain. 



Per- 

 centage 



of 

 initial 

 weight. 



Per- 

 centage 

 of total 



gain. 



Per- 

 centage 



of 

 initial 

 weight. 



1 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



Ounces. 

 26.0 

 28.6 

 28.4 

 28.5 

 25.9 

 26.0 

 28.6 

 28.5 



20.05 

 20.27 

 14.82 

 19.64 

 16.35 

 16.52 

 17.31 

 14.63 



31.55 

 33.71 

 25.12 

 36.08 

 30.21 

 30.57 

 33.43 

 28.90 



35.91 

 35.94 

 32.09 

 34.77 

 27.98 

 30.12 

 35.34 

 31.45 



56.52 

 59.77 

 54.39 

 63.88 

 51.69 

 55.74 

 68.25 

 62.12 



47.23 

 47.46 

 45.31 

 46.42 

 37.78 

 41.30 

 44.70 

 49.50 



74.33 

 79.83 

 76.80 

 85.28 

 69.79 

 76.42 

 86.33 

 78.02 



63.54 



2 



60.13 



3 



59.00 



4 .- 



54.43 



5 



54.13 



6 



54.04 



7 



8 



51.78 

 50.63 









96 























17.45 



31.18 



32.95 



58.88 



43.81 



78.29 



55.96 











9 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



26.0 

 26.0 

 38.8 

 25.5 

 25.6 

 38.7 

 25.7 

 38.8 

 35.1 

 31.7 

 38.9 

 24.8 



16.82 



14.69 



16.78 



7.30 



8.61 



21.15 



6.16 



■18.44 



10.79 



15.09 



14.59 



17.46 



33.98 

 29.95 

 34.67 

 15.30 

 18.48 

 45. 64 

 14.13 

 43.98 

 25. 84 

 37.07 

 36.19 

 43.45 



30.58 

 29.64 

 32.51 

 19.69 

 22.41 

 32.35 

 20.35 

 27.72 

 20.61 

 23.48 

 29.13 

 26.51 



61.78 

 60.43 

 67.17 

 41.26 

 48.09 

 69.81 

 46.70 

 66.11 

 49.35 

 57. 68 

 72.26 

 65.98 



38.63 

 38.95 

 41.71 

 36.09 

 37.24 

 39.83 

 35.84 

 36.25 

 27.13 

 31.91 

 37.01 

 37.10 



78.04 

 79.41 

 86.18 

 75.63 

 79.91 

 77.32 

 82.24 

 86.45 

 64. 97 

 78.38 

 91.81 

 92.33 



49.50 



10 



49.05 



11 



48.40 



12 



47.72 



13 



46.60 



14.... 



46.34 



15 



43.58 



16 



41.93 



17 



41.76 



18 



40.71 



19 



40.31 



20 



40.18 







Total 



144 























13.99 



31.32 



26.25 



58.76 



36. 47 



81.64 



44.67 













21 



22 



23 - 



24 



25 



26 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



30.9 

 34.7 

 36.4 

 35.8 

 30.9 

 30.8 

 24.' 8 

 30.9 

 31.7 

 22.6 

 28.6 

 31.0 

 36.4 

 24.8 

 31.1 



10^04 

 11.77 



9.06 

 10.49 



9.94 

 11.00 



6.33 



8.82 

 10.58 

 12.56 

 11.83 



8.20 



8.11 

 12.20 



8.S2 



25.13 

 29. 57 

 24.83 

 28.76 

 27.29 

 30.47 

 17.86 

 25. 95 

 31.78 

 38.08 

 36.78 

 25. 55 

 25.38 

 38. 70 

 28.73 



22.36 

 23.48 

 17.80 

 22.14 

 19.54 

 21.24 

 11.12 

 16.58 

 18.77 

 19.04 

 18.24 

 19.10 

 15.62 

 20.08 

 18.75 



55.96 

 58.99 

 47.78 

 60.70 

 53.65 

 58.84 

 31.37 

 48.78 

 56.38 

 57.63 

 56.70 

 59.52 

 48.89 

 63.71 

 61.07 



30.45 

 31.72 

 25.15 

 26.54 

 26.15 

 28.90 

 26.04 

 24.29 

 24.41 

 25.93 

 24.35 

 26.68 

 22. 57 

 28.38 

 20.50 



76.20 

 79.70 

 68.92 

 72.77 

 71.80 

 80.06 

 73. 48 

 71.46 

 73.33 

 78.48 

 75.69 

 83.14 

 73.77 

 90.04 

 66.78 



39.96 

 39.80 

 36.49 

 36.47 

 36.42 

 36.10 



27 



35.44 



28 



33.99 



29 



33.29 



30 



33.04 



31 



32.17 



32 



32.09 



33 



31.95 



34 



35 



31.52 

 30.70 



Total 



ISO 























9.98 



28.82 



18.92 



54.63 



26.20 



76.81 



34.63 











36 



12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 



26.0 

 28.5 

 31.1 

 36.8 

 31.7 

 30.9 

 25.9 

 38.8 

 30. 4 

 31.0 

 31.3 

 26.2 

 24.8 

 3H.0 

 38.1 

 38.7 



7.05 

 11.72 

 6.92 

 6.01 

 5.97 

 8.85 

 11.11 

 5.27 

 4.76 

 7.09 

 11.35 

 9.52 

 2.19 

 5.10 

 4.00 

 4.21 



23.86 

 40.39 

 24.40 

 21.32 

 21. 45 

 31.86 

 40.02 

 20. 90 

 19.09 

 28.45 

 46. 90 

 41.11 

 9.09 

 23.85 

 18. 10 

 20.81 



13.34 

 13.19 

 15.21 

 16. 19 

 12.56 

 17.46 

 21.51 

 12.10 

 11.70 

 15. 23 

 15. 84 

 12. 99 

 10.41 

 9.93 

 9.73 

 K.K8 



45.14 

 45. 45 

 53. 63 

 57.45 

 45. 13 

 62.85 

 77.49 

 47.98 

 46.91 

 61.12 

 05. 45 

 56.09 

 46.06 

 46.85 

 40. 00 

 43. 90 



21.24 

 20.75 

 23.18 

 21.71 

 20.29 

 20.41 

 23.42 

 16. 53 

 10.39 

 21.14 

 19.01 

 17.14 

 18.22 

 15.24 

 13. 15 

 14. 12 



71.88 

 71.50 

 81.73 

 77.04 

 72.91 

 73.47 

 84.37 

 65.44 

 65. 72 

 84.83 

 7S. 55 

 74.01 

 80.62 

 71.28 

 62.17 

 69.80 



29. 55 



37 



29.02 



38 



28. 36 



39 



28.18 



40 



27. 83 



41 



27.78 



42 



27.76 



43 



25.22 



44 



24.94 



45 



24.92 



46 



24. 20 



47 



23. 10 



48 



22. 60 



49 



21.38 



50 



21.15 



51 



20.23 







Total 



192 























6. 95 



27.37 



13.52 



68. 25 



18.87 



74.32 



25.39 













612 























12.09 



30. io 



•22. 'Jl 



67.05 



31.34 



78.04 



40.16 











'Corn rnnal M0 parts; t-imlter milk (60 parts;. 

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