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The Bulletin 
THE MINERAL CONTENT OF OTHER FEED MIXTURES 
It is desired here to take into consideration for study other feed 
mixtures for chick raising which we have found very satisfactory. These 
mixtures are as follows. Parts by weight. 
Mixture 5 
Peanut meal (fat ext.) 35 parts. 
Ground corn, 65 parts. 
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At feeding, this mash is to be fed with milk and the chicks are to 
have milk to drink. The chicks are allowed to range on grassy runs. 
If milk is not available, 10 parts meat or blood meal should be added. 
Mixture 6 
Soybean meal (fat ext.), 35 parts. 
Ground corn, 65 parts. 
At feeding, this mash is to be fed with milk and the chicks are to 
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have milk to drink. They are also to be allowed to run on grassy 
plots. If milk is not available, 10 parts meat or blood meal should be 
added. 
Mixture 7 
Ground corn, 28 parts. 
Wheat middlings, 28 parts. 
Ground oats, 28 parts. 
Meat and bone meal, 16 parts. 
At feeding, this mixture is to be used with sour milk and the chicks 
are to be given sour milk to drink. The chicks are to be allowed to run 
at large. 
Mixture 8 
Soybean meal (fat ext.), 30 parts. 
Ground corn, 30 parts. 
Wheat middlings, 25 parts. 
Bone meal, 5 parts. 
Meat and bone meal, 10 parts. 
This mixture is to be used with sour skim milk, or with buttermilk, 
and the chicks given milk to drink. 
