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best unless she is on full feeding. This is quite true, but it is 

 probably equally true that a great deal of harm can be done to 

 a pullet in regard to her future egg production by abruptly 

 bringing her from free range conditions into restricted yards or 

 to entire confinement in the bouse and putting her on a heavy, 

 rich laying mash like the one which was formerly fed at this 

 Station. On the contrary, it seems reasonable to bring the birds 

 more gradually on to this rich ration. It is in accordance with 

 this i;!ea that the dry mash feed which is now used at the Sta- 

 tion has been planned. The formulas and method of feeding 

 this new dry mash are given below. It will be noted that the 

 mash is made richer in successive months. These formulas are 

 Planned on the assumption that the pullets will be brought into 

 the winter laying quarters sometime during the month of Sep- 

 tember. 



Composifion of 'Dry Mash fed tO- Laying Pullets. 

 First month in laying house (September) : — 



Bran 300 lbs. 



Com meal 100 lbs. 



Daisy flour (or o'Jier low-grade flour) 100 lbs. 



JNIeat scrap 100 lbs. 



Second month in laying house (October") : — 



Bran 200 lbs. 



Corn meal 100 lbs. 



Daisy flour, or other low-grade flnrr 100 lbs. ^ 



Gluten meal too lbs. 



Meat scrap too lbs. 



Third month in the laying house (Xovember) : — 



The mash has the same composition as that of the second 

 month given above zvith the addition of jO pounds of linseed 

 meal. 



Fourth month in the laying house :^ — 



The mash has the same composition as that of the second 

 month given above. 



Fifth month in the laying house: — 



The mash has the same composition as that of the third 

 month as given above. 



