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clined to eat too much of it the hopper can be closed a part of 

 the day. It can also be varied by substituting barley and 

 buckwheat for corn and wheat respectively where these 

 grains are available. A great variety of grains, such as we 

 find in commercial scratch feeds, can be fed and balanced by 

 feeding either milk, beef scrap, or green cut bone." 



"Ration No. 2, Combination ration (grains and dry mash) . 

 "This is perhaps the most popular ration used in feeding 

 poultry at the present time. In feeding this ration one can 

 give a greater variety, utilize waste products and concentrates, 

 can determine more nearl}^ the amount eaten, utilize bulky 

 materials, prevent waste, and stimulate the hens. 



"The disadvantages of a dry mash are that we are apt to get 

 the mash too rich, too bulky, or get too much fibrous material 

 in it, and if the hoppers are not constructed properly there will 

 be more or less waste. It is not forcing, and birds must be 

 taught to eat it. The advantages of a dry mash over a wet 

 mash are that it saves labor, avoids decomposed materials, 

 can be eaten when desired, perhaps at leisure, and is more 

 sanitary." 



The grain used in this ration are the same as in ration No. 1, 

 and the two following formulae for dry mashes are recom- 

 mended : 



Mash No. I 



Wheat bran (by weight) 



Wheat middhngs 



Cornmeal 



Alfalfa (ground) 



Beef scrap 



Oil meal 



Gluten meal }^ 



Nutritive ratio, 1 :3.4. 



Mash No. II 



Wheat bran 



Wheat middlings 



Cornmeal 



Finely ground oats 



Beef scrap 



Oil meal 



Gluten feed 



Nutritive ratio, 1 :2.6. 



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