EXPERIMENT STATION WORK 
Important Experimental Results at the Illinois Station. 
From an Illinois Experiment Station report, the following 
is quoted: 
“The stock used was Barred Plymouth Rock pullets. These 
pullets were a very uniform Barred Rock stock that had been 
bred as an individual strain for many years. They were prac- 
tically the same age, and except for the factors mentioned 
were treated as uniformly as possible. 
First Year’s Results. 
No. Hens. Diet. Ave. Egg Yield. 
LO ssid eid sia shore Nitrogenous Diet ............... 132.9 
NO cies seoae satadens Carbonaceous Diet ............. 128.4 
DO are aise seas Wet: Was caine toque isda e's Bee: 155.8 
LO sine: < caseue: svereu Dry: Wale a siscs. fecctneiac a sveveneare d ayecd 111.4 
“The results of the first test are somewhat surprising for it 
is generally believed that the nitrogenous diet is best for lay- 
ing hens. The difference indicated in the first year’s results 
was so light that it was decided to repeat the experiment 
the second year. 
“As the wet wash is clearly proven to be superior, these 
hens were used the second year to compare meat meal with 
fresh cut bone. 
Second Year’s Result. 
No. Hens. Diet. Ave. Egg Yield. 
NO sista aescoe Nitrogenous ............ee2ee0e- 142.2 
DO ees Qiend ex inis Carbonaceous ...........0-.00-- 184.5 
NOs gos acide aia MGat Mea) ois s cstneiee striae eats 102.2 
08 eisciiie s vines Green Cut Bone ............... 128.9 
“The results of the second year clearly indicate the great 
superiority of green cut bone as compared with the dry un- 
palatable meat meal. The comparison of a highly nitrogen- 
ous ration with that of a ration consisting largely of corn, 
while showing the advantages of the nitrogenous rations, does 
not show the contrast expected. 
“Some visiting poultrymen expressed the opinion that corn 
ts a better poultry food than commonly supposed. Consider- 
ing this fact and the great fundamental importance of the 
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