1908.] Cost of Feeding Chickens. 



613 



The weekly weights and increases made during the twelve 

 weeks were as follows : — 



Week ending, 



Gross 



Wppklv 

 v v ct-ivi y 



A 



Average 

 Gain in 

 Weight. 



rj.Vcl<xgc v j dill 

 in A\ 7 pio'Tif 



111 V V Clfcl AIL 



to Date. 



IQ07 



AVpicrVif c 





\A7 1 o* n t c 

 VV CltlllLo. 





Oz. 



Oz. 



Oz. 



Oz. 



Oz. 



May yth 



T Q T 



Iol 





7-24 







„ 14th 



285 



I04 



11-4 



4* 16 



4- 16 





40 1 



1 lO 



16 ' 04 



4 °4 



0 ou 



" 28th 



515 



114 



20 -6 



4-56 



13*36 



June 4th 



617 



I02 



24-68 



4-08 



17-44 



,, nth 



707 



90 



28-28 



3-6 



21-04 



„ 1 8th 



818 



III 



32-72 



4" 44 



25-48 



„ 25th 



910 



92 



36'4 



3-68 



29-16 



Tuly 2nd 



1,020 



I IO 



40-8 



4'4 



33-56 



„ 9th 



1,117 



97 



44 "68 



3-88 



37 '44 



1 6th 



1 » 2 1 5 



98 



48-6 



3-92 



41-36 



23rd 



1,306 



9i 



52-24 



3 - 64 



45-00 



„ 30th 



1,406 



100 



56-24 



4-00 



49-00 



From this table we find that the average gain in the first 

 four weeks recorded was 17*44 oz. ; in the second four weeks 

 was 16*12 oz. ; and in the final four weeks was 15*44 oz. In 

 the 1905 experiment the average weight at twenty-four hours 

 old was found to be 1 '33 oz., so that the total average gain in 

 the sixteen weeks was 54*91 oz. 



Comparisons with Previous Experiment. — For the purpose of 

 comparing the respective results of dry grain (with some soft 

 food) and dry mash (hopper fed) , the figures given above may 

 be compared with those obtained in the earlier experiment 

 (Journal, August, 1905, p. 259), which ended at the age of 

 thirteen weeks * — 



General Comparisons, 13 Weeks. 



1905 (30 Birds). 1907 (25 Birds). 



Dry Grain. Dry Mash, 



f 2 cwt. o qr. 1 J 1 cwt. 2 qr. 



Total food consumed j 13 lb. I oz. J *" I 20 lb. 4- 16 oz. 



Total cost of food ... 16s. 6d. ... i8j. 0-7^. ' 



Weight of food consumed to each lb. 1 ^ c n 



° , Y 4- 16 lb. ... 2-78 lb. 



gained ... ... ... ... J 



Average cost of food per bird ... 6'Sd. ... &'6jd. 



Cost of increased weight per lb. 1 _ 7 



gained ... ... I 3 '45* V* 



Average gain in weight ... ... lib. 15-5 oz. ... 2 lb. 1 1 -35 oz. 



,, weights (13 weeks) 2 lb. 1 oz. ... 2 lb. 12*68 oz. 



total cost per bird 8*63^. ... 10*5$ 



