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POULTRY CULTURE 



Table showing the age in weeks and tenths of weeks at ivhich chickens oj 

 the tireeih named reached the weights indicated in pomids at the top of each 

 column, and average weight for the period of growth observed. 



THE CORNELL FATTENING RATION 



By weight. By measure. 



100 pounds Cornmeal 95 quarts. 



100 " Buckwheat middlings or ground 



wheat with hulls removed 90 " 



100 " Red dog flour 83 



30 " Beef scrap 25 " 



1 pound Charcoal lij " 



These aie thoroughly mixed together. About twelve hours 

 before using mix the desired amount with skim sour milk or 

 buttermilk (the latter preferred) to the consistency of batter' 

 This mixture should be allowed to sour. Ten pounds of feed 

 usually require 7 to 9 quarts of skim milk or buttermilk. 



Fast for twenty-four hours before feeding the fattening 

 ration. The ration should be fed sparingly at first. The 

 appetite should be kept sharp by feeding only as much as will 

 be cleaned up in fifteen to twenty minutes. If they have more 

 feed than they can digest properly for a meal or two they are 

 liable to "lose their appetite," and fail to grow well. 



Feed fowls or mature young stock three times daily for 



