. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Seven Methods of Feeding Young CiiicKENS. 567 Table 16.—Dry Matter per Pound Gain in Weight for Six Weeks of Fattening * 55 Cr. grain and bran 56 Cr, grain 57 Cr. grain. dry mash S8 Dry mash 59 Wet mash, powder- ed milk 60 Wet mash, skim- med milk 61 Variety ration ? 1 All i flocks First week lbs. 3 8j lbs. 3. 69
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Seven Methods of Feeding Young CiiicKENS. 567 Table 16.—Dry Matter per Pound Gain in Weight for Six Weeks of Fattening * 55 Cr. grain and bran 56 Cr, grain 57 Cr. grain. dry mash S8 Dry mash 59 Wet mash, powder- ed milk 60 Wet mash, skim- med milk 61 Variety ration ? 1 All i flocks First week lbs. 3 8j lbs. 3. 69 lbs. 3. 19 16. 30 lbs. 3-57 3-94 lbs. 3-66 3-i6 12 .03 lbs. 3.°9 13-45 lbs. 3-94 3-49 9-44 , lbs. 3 .45 Second " Third " 357 1 Fourth " Fifth " Sixth " 14 • 09 •Summary of 6 weeks. 3 90 • See footnote on page 434. Dry Matter in Food Consumed per Pound Gain in Weight for Six Weeks of Fattening Cr gra/n « 8ra/r •^?' Cr. ^ram—56 Cr gra/rr' \ -.^ Dry/;7a5n\''^^ Or(/ /ms^-J3 ^trrk!s/r\^^ 3/mrff///(\°^. 4/0 Fig. 181.—The dry matter in food consumed per pound gain tn weight by the dry- grain ration flocks averaged slightly less during the fattening period than for the flocks reared on the wet-mash and tlie variety rations. The latter were now eating the larger proportion of their food in cracked grain. (Based on Table 16) The dry matter per pound gain in weight was least ( lbs.) in flock 57 (cracked grain, dry mash), and greatest ( lbs.) in the variety ration flock (61). (Fig. 181.) The average for all flocks was lbs. Dry matter in food consumed per pound weight: Greatest—Flock 58—Dry mash— lbs. Least—Flock 59—Wet mash, powdered milk— lbs. Dry matter in food consumed per pound gain in weight: Greatest—Flock 61—Variety ration— lbs. Least—Flock 57
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