RATIONS FOR POULTRY IN THE PACKING HOUSE, 
Table 4. — Results of fleshing springs (battery experiments). 
Ration. 
No. 
Special feeds. 
Corn 
meal. 
Butter' 
milk. 
Num- 
ber of 
birds. 
Days 
fed. 
Initial 
weight 
Gain. 
Per ct. 
[Low-grade flour 5. 25 
1 \ Midd lings (standard wheat) 
[Rolled oats. 
{Low-grade flour 
Middlings (standard wheat) . 
Oat flour 
{Low-grade fiour 
Middlings (standard wheat) 
Ground oats 
{Low -grade flour 
Middlings (standard wheat) . 
Oatmeal 
{Low-grade flour 
Middlings (standard wheat) 
Oatmeal 
[Low-grade flour , 
< Middlings (standard wheat). . 
{Peanut meal 
5.25 
7.00 
5.00 
6.67 
5.00 
4.50 
6.00 
4.50 
1.67 
3.33 
8.33 
1.67 
3.33 
8.33 
3.00 
4.50 
7.50 
Per ct. 
17.5 
Per ct. 
65.00 
16.67 
15.00 
20.00 
15.00 
70.00 
20.00 I 66. 
70.00 
390 
391 
395 
596 
596 
594 
591 
598 
594 
597 
509 
645 
781 
621 
751 
689 
782 
787 
125 
391 
391 
381 
286 
574 
573 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
Lbs. 
3.45 
3.35 
3.36 
3.23 
2.61 
2.53 
2.76 
3.00 
2.92 
2.94 
3.39 
3.41 
2.66 
2.85 
2. 98 
2.77 
2.74 
2.83 
3.11 
4.14 
3.65 
3.23 
2,58 
2.18 
2.52 
2.64 
Lbs. ! Per ct. 
0.72 j 20.87 
.61 18.21 
.61 18.15 
.56 I 17.34 
27.97 
24.51 
23.55 
22.66 
18.15 
18.71 
17.70 
15.54 
53 
.49 
.72 
.53 
.53 
.63 
.78 
.92 
.56 
.93 
.95 
25.56 
17.19 
24.16 
19.13 
19.34 
22. 26 
25.08 
22.22 
10.41 
17.34 
36.05 
43.58 
29.76 
33.71 
Table 5. — Results of fleshing hens (12 -bird experiments). 
Eat ion. 
No. 
Special feeds. 
Corn 
meal. 
Butter- 
milk. 
Gain. 
Initial 
weight.! Experimental Control 
ration . ration . 
Rela- 
tive 
gain. 2 
, Feed 
I per 
pound 
> gain, 
experi- 
mental 
ration. 
Peanut meal. 
{Peanut meal . 
Meat scrap ... 
[Peanut meal. 
Meat scrap... 
Alfalfa meal. . 
{Peanut meal. 
Meat scrap . . . 
Alfalfa meal. . 
- /Peanut meal... 
\Alfalfa meal 
6 Boiled potatoes. 
Per ct. Per ct. 
13.33 20.00 
11.00 20.00 
2.33 i 
10.00 ! 20.00 
2.33 
1.00 
10.00 
LOO 
2.33 
20.00 
n.oo ; 20.00 
2.33 I 
14.81 29.63 
Per ct. 
66.67 
i.67 
66.67 
55.56 
Lbs. 
4.! 
4.9 
5.2 
5.0 
4.9 
5.2 
4.9 
4.9 
5.1 
4.9 
4.9 
5.3 
4.9 
5.2 
5.1 
Lbs. 
0.95 
-.19 
.41 
.33 
Perct. 
19.30 
-3.69 
8.32 
16.61 
12.65 
S3 
11.15 
-.95 
16.04 
9.70 
Per 
12. 
15.11 12. 
9. 77 7. 
5. 13 10. 
9.98 12. 
3.68 7. 
8. 81 10. 
Per ct. 
151 
4 
80 
129 
182 
64 
Lbs. 
3.20 
6.30 
3.61 
4.16 
7.74 
IS 
40 
50 
3.76 
4.54 
9.51 
78 
53 
85 
5.64 
12.96 
4.65 
87 
15 
67 
5.50 
"""7.'53 
55 
70 
5.44 
10.40 
Average per bird. 
2 Control taken as 100 per cent. 
