136 PROFITABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION 



The balance in favor of the milk-fed fowls was 

 230 eggs, which extra egg production was brought 

 about by feeding 222 quarts of skim milk, or slightly 

 more than an extra egg for every quart of skim milk 

 fed. Valuing the skim milk at i cent a quart, the 

 food cost of the eggs from the milk-fed fowls was 

 8.4 cents a dozen ; and 8.3 cents for the other lot. 

 The eggs produced during this period were worth in 

 the local market 25 cents a dozen. At this price 

 the 230 extra eggs were worth $4.79, which would 

 give to the 222 quarts of skim milk an actual 

 feeding value of slightly more than 2 cents a 

 quart when fed in small quantities as in this experi- 

 ment. 



During the second period of 56 days skim milk 

 was fed to pens 4, 5 and 6, instead of pens I, 2 and 

 3. During this period the hens which received 

 the skim milk increased in weight slightly 

 more than those whose mash was moistened with 

 water. The following table shows the kind, 

 amount and cost of the food consumed during this 

 period : 



Food Consumed by Pens i, 2 and 3 



Corn meal 105 lbs at $1.25 100 lbs 



Wheat bran 105 " at 1.20 " " 



Ground oats ...105 " at 1.40 " " 



Beef scrap 33 " at 2.00 " " 



Corn 180 " at 1.05 " " 



Oats 180 " at 1.25 " " 



.$1.31 



, 1.26 



• 147 



. .66 

 , 1.89 

 . 2.25 



Total cost $8.84 



