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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XIV, No. 3 
Table) VII .—Amount of gain in each period and the amount of mineral elements 
required to build up this amount of tissue, based on the analyses of the bodies of the baby 
chick and the I pi-pound broiler 
BABY CHICKS 
Period. 
Gain. 
Potas¬ 
sium. 
So¬ 
dium. 
Cal¬ 
cium. 
Magne¬ 
sium. 
Sul¬ 
phur. 
Chlo- 
rin. 
Phos¬ 
phorus. 
Iron. 
Gm. 
Gin. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. ■ 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
Gm. 
First. 
192 
0. 5610 
0. 5326 
0.3797 
0.0053. 
0.0205 
0.2S99 
0.6816 
0.0103 
Second. 
296 
.8649 
.8211 
• 5354 
.0082 
• 0316 
• 4469 
1.0508 
.0159 
Third. 
394 
1.1512 
1.0929 
•7793 
.0110 
.0421 
•5949 
1-3987 
.02x2 
Fourth. 
389 
1.1366 
1.0790 
.7694 
.0108 
.0416 
•5873 
1.3809 
.0210 
Fifth. 
547 
1* 5933 
1-5173 
1.0819 
•0153 
•0585 
•82 59 
1.9418 
.0295 
Sixth. 
533 
1- 7035 
1.6172 
I-I 53 I 
.0163 
.0623 
.8803 
2.0696 
.0314 
Seventh. 
430 
1-2564 
1.1928 
.8505 
.0120 
. 0460 
.6493 
1. 5265 
.0232 
Eighth.. 
711 
2-0775 
1-9723 
1.4063 
.0199 
.0760 
1. 0736 
2.5240 
■0383 
IMPOUND SINGLE-COMB WHITE LEGHORN BROILERS 
First. 
192 
0. 4569 
0 .3033 
I- 9852 
0.0S44 
0.5817 
0.1516 
2.4729 
O. 0107 
Second. 
296 
.7044 
.4676 
3. 0606 
• 1302 
.8968 
•2338 
3-8124 
. 0165 
Third. 
394 
•9377 
.6225 
4 - 0739 
•1733 
1.1938 
.3x12 
5-0747 
. 0220 
Fourth. 
389 
.9258 
. 6146 
4.0222 
.1711 
1.1786 
•3073 
5- 0103 
.0217 
Fifth. 
547 
I.3018 
■ 8642 
5 - 6559 
. 2406 
i- 6574 
.4321 
7 - 0453 
.0306 
Sixth. 
583 
I -3875 
. 9211 
6.0282 
•2565 
1. 7664 
• 4605 
7- 5090 
• 0326 
Seventh. 
430 
1.0234 
.6794 
4.4462 
. 1892 
1.3029 
•3397 
5 - 5384 
.0240 
Eighth. 
1.6921 
1-1233 
7-3517 
.3128 
2-1543 
.5616 
9-1576 
.0398 
Table IX .—Mineral intake supplied by the feed, the outgo by way of the bowel, the 
amount of each element required to build up the tissue gain, based on the analyses of the 
bodies of ipi-pound broilers, and the mineral balance 
Period and factor. 
Potas¬ 
sium. 
Sodium. 
Calcium. 
Magne¬ 
sium, 
Sul¬ 
phur. 
Chlorin. 
Phos¬ 
phorus. 
Iron. 
First period: 
Intake. 
Outgo. 
Required. 
Balance. 
Second period: 
Intake. 
Outgo. 
Required. 
Balance. 
Third period; 
Intake. 
Outgo. 
Required. 
Balance. 
Gm . 
3.8810 
1.9847 
• 4569 
Gm. 
3 - 436 o 
1.0445 
•3033 
Gm. 
33- 6780 
16. 7895 
1.9852 
Gm. 
5-9730 
2 -3497 
.0844 
Gm. 
i- 5 i 44 
.6728 
•5817 
Gm. 
1-4433 
•7905 
• 1516 
Gm. 
7.7126 
3 -8349 
2.4729 
Gm. 
2.6189 
.0020 
.0107 
+ 1-4394 
+ 2.0882 
+ 14.9233 
+ 3-5389 
+ *2599 
+ .501a 
+ 1.4048 
+2.6062 
7-1310 
5. 7272 
• 7044 
5 -3480 
2.2206 
.4676 
14.1XIO 
IS -9993 
3.0606 
1.4007 
5-1619 
• 1302 
2-6873 
2 -3389 
.8968 
2.5092 
2.0876 
.2338 
11.8763 
8.3507 
3-8124 
0.1390 
.0203 
.0165 
+ .6994 
+ 2.6598 
— 4.9489 
—3-8914 
— • 5484 
+ .1878 
- .2868 
+ .1022 
8.3940 
6- 4260 
-9377 
5. 6600 
3.0704 
. 6225 
27 - 7550 
17.0000 
4 - 0739 
3 -3386 
2.4208 
•1733 
3-I960 
I.3804 
I. X 938 
2. §605 
3-1790 
.3112 
14. 2996 
9.1120 
5-0747 
0.8769 
.0340 
.0220 
+ 1-0303 
+ 1.9671 
+ 6.6811 
+ -7445 
+ .6218 
— .6297 
+ .1129 
+ .8209 
Fourth period: 
Intake. 
Outgo.. . 
Required. 
Balance. 
Fifth period: 
Intake. 
Outgo. 
Required. 
Balance,.. 
9.2010 
7- 7360 
.9258 
6.3220 
4 - 5841 
.6146 
38.1330 
30-4734 
4.0222 
2. 7805 
2. 6014 
. 1711 
3-5845 
I.8724 
I *1786 
3*6410 
2.8585 
■3073 
21 .IIIO 
16.9410 
5-0105 
0.5142 
.0314 
.0217 
+ - 5392 
+ 1.1233 
+ 3-6374 
+ .0080 
+ *5335 
+ -4752 
- .8465 
+ .46x1 
12.2550 
9.5486 
1.3018 
6.8130 
3-7437 
. 8642 
26.8880 
32.1895 
5 -6559 
3-3763 
3.6274 
• 2406 
4. 7929 
2.6184 
1-6574 
4 -0491 
3 -4894 
■4321 
19 - 5296 
14 - 9857 
7 - 0453 
0.7960 
.0324 
.0306 
+ 1.4046 
+ 2.2051 
+ 10 .9574 
- .4917 
+ . 5171 j+ . 1276 
- 2*5014 
+ -7330 
