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Show ECONOMICAL FEED FOR HENS Simple Ration, Consisting of Corn and Protein Supplement Favored by Ohio Station. That a simple ration consisting of corn and a protein supplement is more economical under usual market conditions condi-tions than a mixture of several different differ-ent feeds for laying hens is shown by feeding tests at the Ohio experiment, station. Corn and meat scrap have given practically as good returns as a ration of corn, wheat, oats, bran, middlings, oilmeal and meat scrap. The hens fed the simple ration had access to self-feeding self-feeding hoppers containing a dry mash made of eight parts of ground corn and five parts of meat scrap analyzing 50 per cent protein. They received twice as much corn, fed in equal portions por-tions in the litter twice daily, as they consumed of the mash, and also had grit and oyster shells. The hens fed the variety ration laid more eggs, but not enough more to pay for the extra cost of their feed. Tankage Tank-age and skim milk, as well as meat scrap, are recommended to be fed with corn for laying hens.' |