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shells; g, the compartment for grit; h, the compartment for 

 charcoal; i, the compartment for the dry mash; j, indicates the 

 lid, which may be closed down at night, thus keeping out the 

 rats and mice; fc is a commercial metal mash hopper; I is a lid 

 to let down at night; m is another mash hopper with three com- 

 partments, and is excellent for chicks or bantams; n is still 

 another type of mash hopper, with o, a grating to keep the 

 fowl from throwing out the mash. 



Fig. 107. — An outdoor mash hopper. The four compartments A, B, 

 C, and D are for use as in Fig. 106, d. The dimensions are given on the 

 box. It is covered with rubberoid. 



The New Jersey Experiment Station recommends the follow- 

 ing ration for laying hens, in their Bulletin No. 2, vol. i, 1912: 



Dry Mash 



Wheat bran 200 pounds, 380 quarts. 



Wheat middlings 200 " 240 



Ground oats 200 " 200 



Cornmeal 100 " 95 



Ghiten meal 100 " 80 



Meat scrap 100 " 86 



Short-cut alfalfa 100 " 200 



1000 pounds, 1381 quarts. 



