New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 49 
Tasie I.—Composition oF Marertats Fep to Poottry. 

Nitrogen 
FOOD. Water. Ash. Protein. Fibre. free Fat. 
extract. 

Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. Ferct. Per ct. 
Grain mixture, No. 1 12.3 2.0 a ey ( 2.9 67.9 3.2 
Grain mixture, No. 2... TOS ay 228 6.5 53.9 sey 
Grain mixture, No. 3 12.9 ove 16.4 6.1 58.4 3.0 
RET INCL ite eo os otk so.'e Be 13:3 BAe 9.6 1.6 70.6 See 
(TSE ded 6g: aa ae 12.6 4.9 14.8 7.5 55.8 4.4 
PPEITIC COALS. “.. .) 055 os «0's 10.6 3.0 12.2 10.3 59.7 4.2 
Oat meal (granulated).. LOSE Dia 13.0 2.0 66.7 4.7 
PPAGKOU IS COEN =. cc os eds 1S x Lal 9.4 1.3 71.5 one 
IMENT cee ss os ae co be cera. O 1.8 LAs 262 69.1 2.0 
maa GAIMNCAL . 2. eck 6.3 32.8 37.7 Rte 6.6 14.8 
Be Gre ee LOOUS wos. 2 sesso 8.6 PASTE 86.4 4 15 a 
Ca So Se ae ge Sy tin jal 24.8 4.3 Zee 
TPES eS ae a 90.5 nT. pl ya! Bt) 
Pet mn WeRIOU Ga re sf sas co 5 34.2 22.8 20.6 129) > <20%5 
matte (STeen)- 2.2... 78.1 1.9 4,2 5.8 9.1 9 
oe ht ae a 16.0 sf 16.8 ras ta oon ol 260 


FIRST FEEDING TRIAL WITH CHICKS. 
The feeding trial with the first two lots of chicks began when 
they were one-half week old and continued until the pullets were 
nearly full grown and some had commenced laying. The records 
of feeding and the results follow in tabulated form, averaged most 
_of the time for periods of two weeks. As the chicks approached 
maturity and the growth was slow the feeding periods were longer. 
Lot I had the ration which contained animal meal and Lot IT the 
contrasted ration. While about the same amount of protein was 
supplied per fowl in the two rations, that containing the animal 
meal had somewhat the wider nutritive ratio. 
ae 
