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It is intended to make some experiments in feeding pullets, 
cockrels and capons, for the purpose of securing accurate data in 
regard to the cost of feeding and the value of products obtained, 
and the best rations for egg and meat production. The experi- 
ments will be undertaken as soon as buildings and pens are 
available. 
_ __ result shows it to be a valuable food: 
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While we have not sufficient data for any absolute conclusions, 
* the few results that we have give the following indications: 
That the proportion of food consumed by hens of smaller breeds 
to that consumed by those of the larger is very much greater 
while both are laying than while they are not. 
That different food influences not only the number of eggs pro- 
duced, but also their chemical composition. 
That breed, as indicated in the color of the eggshell, influences 
the per cent of water in the egg. 
That the hen is able to obtain from inorganic material a supply 
of lime for the formation of the eggshell. 
That eges gradually lose weight when exposed to the air. 
That the specific gravity of fresh eggs is not constant. That 
' _ the limits of variations in eggs, from hens not used for breeding, 
are about 1.072 and 1.104. That the specific gravity diminishes 
in proportion to the time the egg is kept exposed to the air. 
SoRGHUM. 
_ One hundred and sixty-two samples of sorghum seed and three 
_ samples of millet seed were planted in separate rows, numbered 
from 1 to 165 consecutively. Twenty-seven samples of sorghum 
