Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Poultry Experiments: The Value of Skim Milk for Egg Production; White Leghorns Versus Mongrels
During this period there were fed 336 quarts of skim. Milk which increased the egg production 242 eggs, or at the rate of three-fourths of an egg, for every quart of skim milk fed. The eggs produced during this period were worth 25 cents per dozen in the local-market. Valuing the 242 extra eggs at this price it is seen that the skim milk had a feeding value in this case of one and one-half cents per quart.
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