Feeding 67 



RATION NO. 3 



1 part bran, 



1 part corn-meal, 



1 part middlings, 



7% parts mash to 1 of beef-scrap, 

 Wheat and corn for grain; green food. 



Faults and Good Qualities of Ration No. 3. — This is a 

 heavy ration and is not as good a ration to return to in case 

 of bowel-trouble as ration No. 7 (which see below ; neither 

 will it start hens to laying as quickly as No. 7, although it 

 is a good laying ration. The amount of beef-scrap is about 

 right. In experimenting on these five pens we shall use one 

 part more meat in each. The hens getting the most meat 

 (six parts of mash to one of meat) will act as though getting 

 too much meat. They will be inclined to go to the nest 

 frequently without laying, and there may be more bowel- 

 trouble than usual. The hens getting only 10% of meat do 

 not lay very many eggs, while the hens getting about 7% 

 parts of mash to 1 of meat do the best. The hens will lay 

 about 65% of eggs on ration No. 3. 



RATION NO. i 



2 parts bran, 



1 part corn-meal, 



1 part middlings, 



10% beef-scrap, 



Wheat and corn for grain; green food. 



Faults and Good Qualities of Ration No. 4. — This is a most 

 excellent ration when fed with the right grains. It is not as 

 good a ration as No. 7 under all conditions. The amount of 

 beef-scrap given is about right, although it may be a little 

 high with some grains. In the five pens we shall use from 

 seven to twelve parts of mash to one of meat. The hens get- 



