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in the season and more rapidly. Only few of the hens which 
had been fed tallow had begun to molt at the close of this feeding 
trial, October sixth, by which time several hens from the other 
pen were in new plumage. The tallow ration was apparently too 
deficient in nitrogen to encourage the growth of new feathers, 
and the results are in support of the advice to feed during the 
summer a highly nitrogenous ration to help early molting. 
The amount of tallow fed was not enough to affect the health 
of the fowls, and they were throughout in better apparent condi- 
tion than those of the other pen. The average weight of the 
tallow-fed hens was but slightly the greater. 
The average data for these two pens are given in the following 
tabulated form : 
