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be substituted on the basis of their comparative analysis, 

 as shown in Table II, provided the meat scrap or animal pro- 

 tein feeds are not entirely replaced by cotton-seed meal 

 or other of the vegetable protein feeds. The change from 

 one feed to another should be made gradually, as sudden 

 changes may decrease the egg production considerably. 



Ration No. 1 

 Mash Scratch Mixture 



16 pounds corn meal 8 pounds cracked corn 



6J^ pounds meat scrap 8 pounds wheat 



1 pound bran 8 pounds oats 



1 pound middlings 



Ration No. 2 



2 pounds barley, or corn, meal 2 pounds cracked corn 

 1 pound bran 1 pound oats 



1 pound middlings 1 pound wheat or barley 

 1 pound meat or fish scrap 



Ration No. 3 



(Wheatless Ration) 



3 pounds corn meal 2 pounds cracked corn 



1 pound meat scrap 1 pound oats 



Ration No. 4 



9 pounds corn meal 10 pounds cracked corn 



5 pounds middlings 5 pounds wheat 



4 pounds bran 5 pounds oats 



2 pounds cotton-seed or gluten meal 5 pounds barley 

 2 pounds meat scrap 



2 per cent bone meal 



Ration No. 5 



1 pound corn meal 2 pounds cracked corn 



1 pound bran 1 pound wheat 



^ pound meat scrap 1 pound oats 



1 pound middlings 1 pound barley 

 1 pound ground oats 



Ration No. 6 



3 pounds corn meal 2 pounds cracked corn 

 1 pound bran 1 pound wheat 



1 pound middlings 1 pound oats 



H pound meat scrap 



Feed with table scraps or cooked vegetables. 



