FEEDING PRACTICES AND APPLIANCES 397 



are allowed to range freely, the masli portion of the ration 

 may be considerably reduced. 



A laying ration originating at the Cornell Station and 

 fed with excellent success at several of the stations is made 

 up as follows: The scratching part of the ration consists 

 of three parts wheat, two i)arts corn or kafir, and one [)art 

 oats. The dry mash, fed at the rate of one pound for each 

 two poimds of the scratching feed consumed, consists of; 



60 pounds corn meal 

 60 pounds wheat niiddlinf;s or shorts 

 60 pounds meat scrap 

 30 pounds wheat bran 

 10 pounds linseed-oil meal 

 10 pounds alfalfa meal 

 1 pound salt 



Tliis ration is fed in accordance with the routine outlined 

 on page :]92, succulence being furnished at noon, and grit, 

 bone, shell, and charcoal kept before the birds at all times. 



A ration that has proved successful for laying hens of the 

 Mediterranean type consisted, for the scratching part of 

 the ration, of corn and wheat in equal parts. The dry mash 

 was made up as follows: 



Corn meal .,,,..- 3J pound 



Wheat bran . 5J 



Wheat middlings or shorts .... - , 3 



Linseed-oil meal ...... 1 



Meat scraps 2^ 



Silage was fed in place of greenness during the winter. 

 Shell grit and charcoal were before the fowls constantly. 



GowelF recommended the following ration and routine 

 for American breeds, which has been widely used : 



"Early in the morning for each 100 hens, 4 quarts of 

 screened cracked corn are scattered on the litter, which is 

 6 or 8 inches deep on the floor. This is not mixed into the 

 litter, for the straw is dry and light and enough of the grain 

 is hidden; so the birds commence scratching for it almost 

 immediately. At 10 o'clock they are fed in the same way, 



' Maine Bulletin No. 144. 



