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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



RATIONS TO ABOVE GROUP. 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



"Wliole grain ration composed of i wheat and J oats, 1^ lbs. per day. 



Mash, twice per week. 



Cut bone and roots, twice per week. 



Grit, oyster shells and drink water in abundant supply. 



EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS. 



Cost of grain, 456 lbs. at l^c. per lb $ 5 70 



" mash, 135 lbs. at Ic. per lb 1 35 



" cut bone, 35 lbs. at 2c. per lb. (in winter) . . 70 



" roots, 50 lbs. at Jc. iper lb. (in winter) 25 



" grit and oyster shell, 35 lbs 25 



" six egg boxes for shipping at 8c. each 54 



$ 8 79 



RECEIPTS. 



Value of 655 eggs sold for eating $14 63 



" 90 eggs sold for breeding, 6 settings of 15 



eggs each 6 00 



20 63 



Gain of $11 84 



Or $0.99 per hen. It will be noticed from the table that hens Nos. 1, 86 and 90 laid 

 very few eggs. They were not only non-profitable, but partly ate the profits made by 

 others. This is a striking instance of the value of the trap nest in dls.covering non- 

 layers. 



Table No. 5. — Individual Xew Eecords by Trap Nests — White Leghorn Pullets. 



Pen No. 5. 



FROM DECEMBER 1, 1904, TO NOVEMBER 1, 1905. 



Two pens were selected from the above group of fowls, one composed of good and 

 the other of bad layers. The good layers were sielected from hens Nos. 11, 53, 63 and 

 90, which represented an average of 105 eggs per hen per year. The poor egg layers 



