FEEDING AND FEEDS 



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Food Consumed by Pens 4, 5 and 6 



Corn meal . , 

 Wheat bran . 

 Ground oats 

 Beef scrap . . 



Corn 



Oats 



.101 lbs at $1.25 100 lbs 



,101 

 ,101 



■ 33 

 .149 



.149 



Total cost 



.$1-262 



. . I.2I2 



, . I.414 



,. .660 



.. 1.564 



, . 1.862 



.$774 



Valuing the 6 quarts of skim milk fed to pens 

 4, 5 and 6 at I cent a quart, the total cost of food 

 for these pens was $11.10 and for the other fowls 

 $8.84. The following table shows the number of 

 eggs laid by each pen of fowls during the second 

 period : 



Pens I 2 3 4 5 6 



Eggs 302 363 313 452 382 386 



Totals 



978 



1,220 



During this period there were fed 336 quarts of 

 skim milk, which increased the egg production 242 

 eggs, or at the rate of three-fourths of an egg for 

 every quart of skim milk fed. The eggs produced 

 during this period were worth 25 cents a dozen in 

 the local market. Valuing the 242 extra eggs at 

 this price, it is seen that the skim milk had a feeding 

 value in this case of i^i cents a quart. 



In both experiments more eggs were produced 

 when skim milk was substituted for water for mois- 

 tening the mash. Under the conditions prevailing in 

 these experiments and with eggs selling for 20 or 

 25 cents a dozen the skim milk had a feeding value 



