RATIONS FOR POULTRY IX THE PACKING HOUSE. 9 
Table 7 — -Gains made in 4, 8, 11, and U days by broilers 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 Xo. 
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. 
Per- 
centage 
of total 
gain. 
Per- 
centage 
of 
initial 
weight. 
1 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
Ounces. 
26.0 
28.6 
28.4 
28.5 
25.9 
26,0 
28.6 
28.5 
20.05 
20.27 
14.82 
19.64 
16.35 
16.52 
17.31 
14.63 
31.55 
33.71 
25.12 
36.08 
30.21 
30.57 
33.43 
28.90 
35.91 
35.94 
32.09 
34.77 
27.98 
30.12 
35.34 
31.45 
56.52 
59.77 
54.39 
63.88 
51.69 
55.74 
68.25 
62.12 
47.23 
47.46 
45.31 
46.42 
37.78 
41.30 
44.70 
49.50 
74.33 
79.83 
76.80 
85.28 
69.79 
76.42 
86.33 
78.02 
63.54 
2 
60.13 
3 
59.00 
4 
54.43 
5 
54.13 
6 
54.04 
7. . 
51.78 
8 
50.63 
Total 
96 
Average 
17.45 
31.18 
33.98 
29.95 
34.67 
15.30 
18.48 
45.64 
14.13 
43.98 
25.84 
37.07 
36.19 
43.45 
32.95 
58.88 
43.81 
38.63 
38.95 
41.71 
36.09 
37.24 
39.83 
35.84 
36.25 
27.13 
31.91 
37.01 
37.10 
78.29 
78.04 
79.41 
86.18 
75. 63 
79.91 
77.32 
82.24 
86.45 
61.97 
78.38 
91.81 
92.33 
55.96 
9 
12~ 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
26.0 
26.0 
38.8 
25.5 
25.6 
38.7 
25.7 
38.8 
35.1 
31.7 
38.9 
24.8 
16.82 
14.69 
16.78 
7.30 
8.61 
21.15 
6.16 
18.44 
10.79 
15.09 
14.59 
17.46 
30.58 
29.64 
32.51 
19.69 
22.41 
32.35 
20.35 
27.72 
20.61 
23.48 
29.13 
26.51 
61. 78 
60.43 
67.17 
41.26 
48.09 
69.81 
46.70 
66.11 
49.35 
57.68 
72.26 
65. 98 
49. 55 
10 . 
49. 05 
11 
48.40 
12 
47.72 
13 
46.60 
14 
46.34 
15 
43.58 
16 
41.93 
17 
41.76 
18 
40.71 
19 
40.31 
20 
40.18 
Total 
144 
13.99 
31.32 
26. 25 
58.76 
36.47 
81.64 
44.67 
21 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
30.9 
34.7 
36.4 
35.8 
30.9 
30.8 
24.8 
30.9 
31.7 
22.6 
28.6 
31.0 
36.4 
24.8 
31.1 
10.04 
11.77 
9.06 
10.49 
9.94 
11.00 
6.33 
8.82 
10.58 
12.56 
11.83 
8.20 
8.11 
12.20 
8.82 
25.13 
29. 57 
24.83 
28.76 
27.29 
30.47 
17.86 
25. 95 
31.78 
38.08 
36.78 
25. 55 
25.38 
38.70 
28.73 
22.36 
23.48 
17.80 
22.14 
19.54 
21.24 
11.12 
16.58 
18.77 
19.04 
18.24 
19.10 
15.62 
20.08 
18.75 
55.96 
58.99 
47.78 
60.70 
53.65 
58.84 
31.37 
48.78 
56.38 
57.63 
56.70 
59.52 
48.89 
63.71 
61.07 
30. 45 
31.72 
25.15 
26.54 
26.15 
28.90 
26.04 
24.29 
24.41 
25.93 
24.35 
26.68 
22.57 
28.38 
20.50 
76.20 
79.70 
68.92 
72.77 
71.80 
80.06 
73. 48 
71.46 
73.33 
78.48 
75.69 
83.14 
73.77 
90.04 
66.78 
39.96 
22 
39.80 
23 
36.49 
24 
36.47 
25 
36.42 
26 
36.10 
35.44 
28 
33.99 
33.29 
30 
33.04 
31 . 
32.17 
32 
32.09 
33 
31. 9.5 
34 
31.52 
35 
30.70 
Total 
180 
I.-. 
9.98 
7.05 
11.72 
6.92 
6.01 
5.97 
8.85 
11.11 
5.27 
4.76 
7.09 
11.35 
9.52 
2.19 
5.10 
4.00 
4.21 
28.82 
18.92 
54.63 
26.20 
76.81 
34 63 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
26.0 
28.5 
31.1 
36.8 
31.7 
30.9 
25.9 
38.8 
36.4 
31.0 
31.3 
26.2 
24.8 
38.0 
38.1 
38.7 
36 
23.86 
40.39 
24.40 
21.32 
21. 45 
31.86 
40.02 
20.90 
19.09 
28.45 
46.90 
41.11 
9.69 
23.85 
18.19 
20.81 
13.19 
15.21 
16.19 
12.56 
17.46 
21.51 
12.10 
11.70 
15.23 
15.84 
12.99 
10.41 
9.93 
9.73 
8.88 
45.45 
53.63 
57.45 
45.13 
62.85 
77.49 
47.98 
46.91 
61.12 
65.45 
56.09 
46.06 
46.85 
46.00 
43.90 
20.75 
23.18 
21.71 
20.29 
20.41 
23.42 
16.53 
16.39 
21.14 
19.01 
17.14 
18.22 
15.24 
13.15 
14.12 
71.88 
71.50 
81.73 
77.04 
72.91 
73.47 
84.37 
65.44 
65.72 
84.83 
78.55 
74.01 
80.62 
71.28 
62.17 
69.80 
37 
29.02 
38 
28.36 
39 
28.18 
40 
27. S3 
27. 78 
42 i 
27.76 
25. 22 
44 
24.94 
24.92 
46 
24.20 
47 
23.16 
48 
22. 60 
49 
21.38 
50 
21. 15 
20.23 
Total 
192 
:::::::: 
6.95 
27.37 
13.52 
53.25 
18.87 
74.32 
25.39 
Grand total 
612 

12.09 
30. io 
22.91 
57.05 
31.34 
78.04 
40.16 
iCorn meal (40 parts) +butter milk (60 parts). 
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