TOTAL FOOD CONSUMED DURING EXPERIMENT. _____________________________________________________________________ Lot. I.--Nitrogenous. | Lot. II.--Carbonaceous. _________________________________|___________________________________ | | | | | | Hens. |*Chicks| | Hens. |Chicks. |_______|_______| |_______|________ | lb. | lb. | | lb. | lb. Bran. | 29.90 | 21.85 | Maize. | 82.15 | 51.30 Shorts. | 29.90 | 21.85 | Green clover. | 18.75 | 18.75 Cotton seed meal.| 21.48 | 13.24 | Cabbage. | 16.00 | 16.00 Linseed meal. | 8.43 | 8.61 | Wheat | 15.63 | 11.71 Skimmed milk. |105.49 | 61.33 | | | Wheat. | 15.63 | 11.71 | | | Green clover. | 18.75 | 18.75 | | | Cabbage. | 16.00 | 16.00 | | | _________________|_______|_______|__________________|_______|________ Total. |245.58 |173.34 | Total. |132.53 | 92.76 Nutritive ratio.| 1:3.1 | 1:3 | Nutritive ratio. | 1:7.8 | 1:8 _________________|_______|_______|__________________|_______|________ * Calculated for five chicks, based upon the amount eaten by the three after the two sick were removed. EGGS LAID AND GAIN IN WEIGHT--HENS. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | Lot I. | Lot II. | Nitrogenous. | Carbonaceous. |______________|________________ | | Live weight, July 26. | 23.53 | 23.56 " " November 27. | 21.31 | 22.00 Loss. | 2.22 | 1.56 Number of eggs laid. | 79.00 | 26.00 Weight " " " lb. | 8.25 | 2.92 Average weight of eggs, oz. | 1.67 | 1.80 Gain in weight, including eggs, lb. | 6.03 | 1.36 ____________________________________|______________|________________