Show BEST PAYING RATIONS interesting wresting In experiment conduct ed by ohio station pullets producing largest number of eggs were furnished mot most expensive feed careful accounts are important the number of eggs laid during the feeding of n ration it nt always tin au index to the value of the ratton ration the best paying ration be sought that Is a ration which will give the most profit on the number of eggs laid an experiment tit cori conducted ducted by the ohio station illustrates this ihla points point in the lie experiment abreo lots lota of 25 pullets each of 0 single comb white leghorns Leg horns were used these pullets were housed in liala of a colony house bouso 10 by 12 feet in size ails space being allotted to each group the liens were also confined to tho the houses from april 1 to juno june 7 ai in u order to permit tile the grass in fit the lots to get some growth when the snow was on the ground thu the liens were confined to the houses at other times each lot had access to a yard lot I 1 received a ration of shelled corn ground corn eight parts arid meat ineat scraps five parts lot 2 received a ration of shelled corn ground corn seven sin en parti part bran three parts anti ment scraps five parts lot 3 lind shelled corn one part and wheat four parts with ono one part of oats and a wash mash composed of ground corn three ports bran arnn four parts four ports oil meal one ina part and ineat scraps two parts each lot biad to grit oyster oster and charcoal lot 1 produced 1830 1850 eggs lot 2 1898 and lot 3 2010 eggs per lien nt it n cost of and 1000 1090 cents centa per dozen domi respectively the profit froin lot 1 was as 2013 front ft oin lot 2 2115 and front from lot 3 for eldell lien in tile tho respective respect ho groult tho the ration for lot 1 I 3 not only cost more but ata wits more trouble to pro pare if we looked nt at the number of eggs only ol 01 it might seem that 2011 2016 eggs ere far better than or 1818 but tile tho profit la is what wo we fire the lie most money with tile least trouble the fanner needs especially to look to his profits this year icar of high priced pi iced grain careful accounts tire the only means of determining tile tho cost of eggs per dozen doyen and tho the best paying ration i at ion |