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be taken to provide an abundance of ventilation without 

 direct drafts. 



Cramming Machine. — In European countries, cramming 

 or machine feeding is practised quite extensively for the 

 same purpose as crate feeding. It consists of a container 

 in the form of a bucket, which is connected with a force 

 pump worked by the feeder's foot by means of a treadle. 

 A tube leading from the pump is inserted into the gullet 

 of the fowl until it reaches the crop, as shown in Fig. 194, 



Fig. 194 



Cramming machine. 



and the crop is filled by pressing the foot on the treadle. 

 The ration used is the same as for crate fattening. 



The advantage of this method over crate feeding lies in 

 the fact that the fowl may be forced for several days after 

 the appetite has begun to wane. The labor is considerably 

 in excess of that necessary for crate fattening. Owing to a 

 lack of skill, or some other unknown cause, machine feeding 

 has not proved nearly so successful in this country as it has 

 across the water. These two facts have prevented its general 

 adoption in this country. 



