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After the chicks are two weeks old a small quan- 

 tity of dry beef scrap is added to the mixture and 

 this is gradually increased till the sixth week, when 

 the dry mash mixture consists of two parts bran, 

 one part shorts, one part corn meal and one-half 

 part high-grade dry beef scrap. If the chicks are 

 on range, where they can find a liberal supply of 

 bugs and worms, or if the mash is mixed with sour 

 milk or buttermilk, the beef scrap is not needed. 

 Onions chopped fine and fed either separately or in 

 the moist mash are recommended for occasional 

 feeding to keep the chicks in good condition. 



At this time (six weeks), the commercial chick 

 feed is exchanged for a mixture of cracked corn, 

 wheat and Kafir corn. If the Kafir corn cannot be 

 had conveniently, a mixture of equal parts of 

 cracked corn and whole wheat will suffice. When 

 the chicks are on range this is fed in hoppers where 

 the chicks have access to it at any time. 



Purdue Ration. — All the Purdue rations are ex- 

 tremely simple. That for baby chicks is as follows : 

 Grain : 



10 pounds cracked corn (sifted). 

 10 pounds cracked wheat. 

 10 pounds steel cut oats. 

 Dry Mash : 



10 pounds bran. 

 10 pounds shorts. 

 5 pounds corn meal. 

 5 pounds meat scraps. 

 2Y2 pounds charcoal. 

 Plenty of sour milk. 

 The grain is given in litter as soon as the chicks 

 are ready to eat. The mash is not set before them 

 till they are from five to seven days old, and it is 



