Show BALANCED HEN RA RATION TION egg layer comes in for share in scientific feeding ohio experiment station secures abundant supply by giving mix ture of corn wheat and mash i in H hoppers feeders of horses cattle sheep and hogs have claimed for years eliat these must be fed a balanced ration special attention lias has been given to balanced rations for dairy cows by jay this Is meant that one food constituent should not be fed in excess w lille another Is lacking for the upkeep of the animals body the protein must be in a certain proportion to the sugars starches and fat in ill tile the food NOW the lien hen comes in n for glicr share in this scientific feeding ten times as aa many eggs were produced by liens fed a well balanced ration radon as by those given only corn wheat and oats in an all experiment conducted by the ohio experiment station san the balanced ration consisted of three parts by weight of corn and one port part 0 of wheat fed twice dally in lie utter litter and a mash mixture of two parts meat scrap added to two parts ground corn and ono one part bran fed in self feeding hoppers the 21 barred d plymouth idock pullets jn each lot received tile same house space and treatment except for the difference in feed fredi the test period lasted for days the liens given tho the balanced ration ante more feed which cost about 00 50 per cent more than tile the ration of corn wheat and oats however they gained more in weight and produced ten times as many eggs making a net profit while the othe lot was kept tit at it a loss |