286 
PROFITS IN POULTRY. 
Raw Ground Total 
Corn. apples. | oats. | grain. |Lotal food 
Oz. 02. oz. OZ. oz. 
Larger breeds... 3.06 2.32 1.27 4.33 6.65 
Smaller breeds.. 1.48 1.57 ( AT 1.95 3.52 
Those who wish to go below the surface, in the science 
of poultry feeding, should study the composition of 
foods. Following is the Lawes and Gilbert table, which 
shows the make-up of the common foods: 
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Beans and peas..........- 25 2 48 2 8 15 
Oatmeal. i. cece sissiesse seen 18 6 63 2 2 9 
Middling thirds or fine 
SHOTHS 2-26 cece cece sees 18 6 53 5 4 14 
OBS ye cciaiajnsamismseners eaten 15 6 47 2 20 10 
Wheat... wlibeietera(Beats 12 3 70 2 1 12 
Buekwheat............64. 12 6 58 1} il 113 
Barley............ miaiwaeas 11 2 60 2 14 11 
Indian Corn.........-...-- 11 8 65 1 5 10 
Hempseed ... 10 21 45 2 14 8 
Rice.. a 2 7 80 13 
Potat A 64 51 2 50% 
Milles eecrraenntorncumuee 44 3 5 FY 863 
OTHER POULTRY FOODS.—(Hatch Station.) 
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Ground clover........--.-] 9.53 7.43 27.80 1.93 13.65 39.66 
Wheat bran .. ceoenes| 9.56 5.27 8.85 | 5.37 17.69 | 53.26 
Animal meal. --| 56.08 | 28.63 16,18 40.03 | 10.08 
Cut DONE... 00. .ccceeee see} 29.67 24.06 26.13 20.19 
Newprocesslinseedmeal| 9.35 4.48 6.58 6.39 38.06 | 35.14 
Buffalo gluten meal,.....| 7.14 84 7.07 12.67 23.31 48.97 
Chicago giuten meal..... 8.10 83 3.34 5.57 36.51 45.65 
Wheat middlings....... «| 10.93 4.03 6.95 5.30 17.28 4 55.51 
Whole wheat...........65 10.60 1.69 2.17 1.93 | 13.19 | 70.42 
Whole oats .... 10.06 2.77 8.71 4.87 14.53 59.06 
Soja bean meal.......... 9.24 5.02 3.87 } 16.25 
