RATIONS FOR POULTRY IN THE PACKING HOUSE, H 
Table 10. — Gains made in 4, 8, 11, and 14 days by hens fed the control ration. 1 
Num- 
ber of 
birds. 
Aver- 
age 
initial 
weight. 
Amount gained in— 
4 days. 
8 days. 
11 days. 
14 days. 
Experiment No. 
Per- 
centage 
of 
initial 
weight. 
Per- 
centage 
of total 
gain. 
Per- 
centage 
of 
initial 
weight. 
Per- 
centage 
of total 
gain. 
Per- 
centage 
of 
initial 
weight. 
re, 
centage 
of total 
gain. 
Per- 
centage 
of 
initial 
weight. 
1 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
•12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
Ounces. 
66.8 
77.2 
70.8 
78.6 
72.1 
79.1 
79.5 
66.5 
70.3 
69.6 
78.7 
78.7 
81.6 
70.2 
83.6 
78.6 
66.3 
78.7 
84.6 
69.8 
79.5 
84.6 
78.7 
78.4 
82.5 
81.5 
93.5 
78.9 
81.8 
78.6 
85.4 
85.0 
79.2 
92.9 
78.9 
78.7 
82.18 
85.4 
10.22 
9.26 
7.88 
6.91 
4.54 
12.85 
3.62 
3.51 
1.01 
6.24 
4.23 
5.55 
9.70 
3.30 
3.15 
4.19 
1.63 
5.18 
3.24 
6.09 
—1.32 
—1.02 
3.34 
6.05 
1.61 
8.76 
6.18 
2.62 
1.66 
1.66 
1.81 
3.15 
6.78 
1.24 
2.62 
1.44 
1.09 
.98 
47.45 
35.18 
39.48 
35.80 
24.25 
72.27 
22.57 
22.30 
64.17 
40.00 
27.99 
33.41 
69.58 
25.98 
24.90 
32.66 
13.59 
46.46 
29.67 
57.13 
:::::::: 
32.30 
60.62 
16.48 
90.31 
69.44 
31.49 
23.71 
23.85 
26.62 
48.46 
"19.77" 
31.49 
28.07 
30.03 
53.85 
15.84 
15.55 
13.51 
11.20 
10.67 
16.84 
9.47 
8.52 
9.87 
12.94 
8.46 
8.94 
12. 6S 
10.18 
7.92 
7.39 
4.54 
7.34 
6.13 
6.93 
2.51 
4.13 
6.93 
9.85 
5.16 
11.34 
8.34 
2.87 
4.27 
4.07 
6.68 
7.50 
3^10 
3.99 
2.87 
.55 
2.77 
2.75 
73.54 
58.89 
67.69 
68.03 
56.98 
94.71 
59.04 
54.13 
62.71 
82.95 
55.99 
53.83 
90.96 
80.16 
62.61 
57.60 
37.92 
65.83 
56.14 
65.01 
24.23 
40.25 
67.02 
98.70 
52.81 
116.91 
93.71 
34.50 
61.00 
58.48 
98.24 
115.38 
46.83 
63.62 
34.50 
10.72 
76.31 
151. 10 
19.87 
21.59 
16.64 
15.55 
12.50 
15.13 
12.68 
13.39 
14.98 
11.16 
12.76 
12.86 
12.46 
8.55 
11.49 
12.15 
8.12 
10.17 
5.93 
8.76 
6.77 
6.43 
10.84 
12.62 
7.66 
10.33 
7.21 
8.55 
5.17 
7.82 
5.98 
5.19 
8.22 
3.30 
8.55 
3.52 
3.16 
7.58 
92.25 
82.03 
83.37 
80.57 
66.77 
85.10 
791.05 
85.07 
95.17 
71.54 
84. 45 
77.06 
89.38 
67.32 
90.83 
94.70 
67.69 
91.21 
54.30 
82.18 
65.35 
62.67 
104. 84 
126. 45 
78.40 
106. 49 
81.01 
102. 76 
73.85 
112. 36 
87.94 
79.85 
124. 17 
36.37 
102. 76 
68.62 
87.05 
86.81 
21.54 
2 
26.32 
3 
19.96 
4 
19.30 
18.72 
6 
17.78 
7 
16.04 
8 
15.74 
9 
15.74 
10 
15.60 
11 
15.11 
12 
16.61 
13 
13.94 
14 
12.70 
15 
12.65 
16 
12.83 
17 
12.00 
18 
11.15 
19 
10.92 
20 
10.66 
21 
10.36 
22 
10.26 
23 .. 
10.34 
24 
9.98 
25 
9.77 
26 
9.70 
27 
8.90 
28 
8.32 
29 
7.00 
30 
6.96 
31 
6.80 
32 
6.50 
33 
6.62 
34. 
6.26 
35 
8.32 
36 
5.13 
37 
3.63 
1.82 
Total 
456 
Average 
4.08 
34.31 
7.75 
65.18 
9.99 
84.02 
11.89 
1 Corn meal (40 parts)+buttermilk (60 parts). 
