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By referring to the table of digestible nutrients and adding 

 up the fat, multiply this by 2.25 and add it to the carbohy- 

 drates, and divide this by the amount of protein, it will be 

 found that the nutritive ratio will be 1 : 3.02. 



Morning Scratch Feed 



Wheat 200 pounds, 53 quarts. 



Clipped oats JjOO " J)8 



300 pounds, 151 quarts. 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 :6.6. 



Night Scratch Feed 



Cracked corn 200 pounds, 120 quarts. 



Wheat 100 " 53 



Clipped oats 100 " 98 



Buckwheat 100 " 66 " 



500 pounds, 337 quarts. 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 : 7.8. 



Another feed for laying hens, which has been recommended 

 by the Poultry Review, is as follows: 



Morning Scratch Feed 



Oats 320 pounds. 



Wheat 60 



Buckwheat 24 



Millet 50 



454 pounds. 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 ;6.02. 



Evening Scratch Feed 



Cracked corn 100 pounds. 



Wheat 60 



Oats 64 



Buckwheat 48 



Rye 66 " 



328 pounds. 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 :7.7. 



The Ohio Experiment Station recommends the following 

 ration for laying hens: 



