RATIONS FOR POULTRY IN THE PACKING HOUSE, 11 



Table 10. — Gains made in 4, 8, 11, and 14 days by hens fed the control ration. 1 



Experiment No. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 birds. 



Aver- 

 age 

 initial 

 weight 



Amount gained in — 



4 days. 



Per- 

 centage 



of 

 initial 

 weight. 



Per- 

 centage 

 of total 

 gain. 



8 days. 



Per- 

 centage 



of 

 initial 

 weight. 



Per 



centage 



of total 



gain. 



11 days. 



Per- 

 centage 



of 

 initial 

 weight. 



Per- 

 centage 

 of total 

 gain. 



14 days. 



Per- 

 centage 



of 

 initial 

 weight. 



9.. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 11. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20 . 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 20 . 

 30 . 

 31. 

 32. 

 33. 

 34. 

 35. 

 3s. 

 ■■',-,. 

 38. 



Total . . . 

 Average . 



Ounces. 

 66. S 

 77.2 

 70.8 

 78.6 

 72.1 

 79.1 

 79.5 

 66.5 

 70.3 

 69.6 

 78.7 

 78.7 

 81.6 

 70.2 

 83.6 

 78.6 

 66.3 

 78.7 

 84.6 

 69.8 

 79.5 

 84.6 

 78.7 

 78.4 

 82.5 

 81.5 

 93.5 

 78.9 

 81.8 

 78.6 

 85.4 

 85.0 

 79.2 

 92.9 

 78.9 

 78.7 

 82.18 

 85.4 



10.22 

 9.26 

 7.88 

 6.91 

 4.54 

 12.85 

 3.62 

 3.51 

 1.01 

 6.24 

 4.23 

 5.55 

 9.70 

 3.30 

 3.15 

 4.19 

 1.63 

 5.18 

 3.24 

 6.09 

 —1.32 

 —1.02 

 3.34 

 6.05 

 1.61 

 8.76 

 6.18 

 2.62 

 1.66 

 1.66 

 1.81 

 3.15 

 6.78 

 1.24 

 2.62 

 1.44 

 1.09 

 .98 



47.45 

 35.18 

 39.48 

 35.80 

 24.25 

 72.27 

 22.57 

 22.30 

 64.17 

 40.00 

 27.99 

 33.41 

 69.58 

 25.98 

 24.90 

 32.66 

 13.59 

 46.46 

 29.67 

 57.13 



32.30 

 60.62 

 16.48 

 90.31 

 69.44 

 31.49 

 23.71 

 23. 85 

 26.62 

 48.46 



19.77 

 31.49 

 28.07 

 30.03 

 53. 85 



15.84 

 15.55 

 13.51 

 11.20 

 10.67 

 16.84 

 9.47 

 8.52 

 9.87 

 12.94 

 8.46 

 8.94 

 12.68 

 10.18 

 7.92 

 7.39 

 4.54 

 7.34 

 6.13 

 6.93 

 2.51 

 4.13 

 6.93 

 9.85 

 5.16 

 11.34 

 8.34 

 2.87 

 4.27 

 4.07 

 6.68 

 7.50 

 3.10 

 3.99 

 2.87 

 .55 

 2.77 

 2.75 



73.54 

 58.89 

 67.69 

 68.03 

 56.98 

 94.71 

 59.04 

 54.13 

 62.71 

 82.95 

 55.99 

 53.83 

 90.96 

 80.16 

 62.61 

 57.60 

 37.92 

 65.83 

 56.14 

 65.01 

 24.23 

 40.25 

 67.02 

 98.70 

 52.81 



116. 91 

 93. 71 

 34.50 

 61.00 

 58.48 

 98.24 



115.38 

 46. 83 

 63. 62 

 34. 50 

 10.72 

 76.31 



151.10 



19.87 

 21.59 

 16.64 

 15.55 

 12.50 

 15.13 

 12.68 

 13.39 

 14.98 

 11.16 

 12.76 

 12.86 

 12.46 

 8.55 

 11.49 

 12.15 

 8.12 

 10.17 

 5.93 

 8.76 

 6.77 

 6.43 

 10.84 

 12.62 

 7.66 

 10.33 

 7.21 

 8.55 

 5.17 

 7.82 

 5.98 

 5.19 

 8.22 

 3.30 

 8.55 

 3.52 

 3.16 

 7.58 



92.25 

 82.03 

 83.37 

 80.57 

 66.77 

 85. 10 

 79.05 

 85.07 

 95.17 

 71.54 

 84. 45 

 77.06 

 89.38 

 67.32 

 90.83 

 94.70 

 67.69 

 91.21 

 54.30 

 82.18 

 65.35 

 62.67 



104. 84 



126. 45 

 78.40 



106. 49 

 81.01 



102. 76 

 73.85 



112.36 

 87.94 

 79.85 



124. 17 

 36.37 



102. 76 

 63.62 

 87.05 

 86.81 



7.75 



65. 18 



9.99 



84.02 



21.54 

 26.32 

 19.96 

 19.30 

 18.72 

 17.78 

 16.04 

 15.74 

 15.74 

 15.60 

 15.11 

 16.61 

 13.94 

 12.70 

 12.65 

 12.83 

 12.00 

 11.15 

 10.92 

 10.66 

 10.36 

 10.26 

 10.34 

 9.98 

 9.77 

 9.70 

 8.90 

 8.32 

 7.00 

 6.96 

 6.80 

 6.50 

 6.62 

 6.26 

 8.32 

 5.13 

 3.63 

 1.82 



' Corn meal C40 parts)+buttermilk (60 parts). 





