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heavy corn feed there will be no soft-shelled eggs if the bran 

 is rich in protein. Hens will lay about 50% on ration No. 1. 

 When beginning to feed this ration the hens may be influ- 

 enced by the ration they had before, and go after the corn 

 greedily at first; but after a couple of weeks you will find 

 that they prefer the wheat. If we are using a very heavy 

 or a low-protein bran, the hens may become fat. Ten per 

 cent of beef-scrap in ration No. 1 is low. 



BATION NO. 2 



2 parts of bran, 



1 part of corn-meal, 



10% of beef-scrap, 



Wheat and corn for grain; green food. 



Faults and Good Qualities of Ration No. 2. — This ration is 

 very apt to produce watery droppings when a laxative bran 

 is used and digestion is bad. With some grains and with 

 certain conditions of hens, if the droppings become watery 

 and the ration is continued, it may result seriously. With 

 some grains and brans this food will cause the droppings 

 to be large and white; the hens will be entirely free from 

 bowel troubles and remarkably healthy. Under those condi- 

 tions wheat for grain can be very successfully used. The 

 condition a hen is in must also be taken into consideration 

 when feeding any ration, as some hens' droppings will remain 

 good with considerable abuse, while other hens are easily 

 affected by the slightest change. Hens will lay about 70% 

 on ration No. 2. Using 10% of beef-scrap in ration No. 2 

 is high, and probably a little less should be used when feeding 

 five quarts of grain to 100 hens. 



