£58 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



FERTILIZATION AFTER MATING. 



In report of last year several instances are given "with the object of showing how 

 long after the removal of the male bird from the breeding pen, the effect of fertiliza- 

 tion was strong enough to hatch strong chickens. The limit was found to be the 

 eighth day. In the following table results are given to show how soon after mating 

 the cock bird with the hens fertilization was sufficiently strong to hatch out vigorous 

 chickens. 



o 



a 



30 



38 

 39 

 48 

 75 

 76 

 87 

 94 



Date and Hour 



of 

 First Matinpf. 



Date. 



May 



29. 



29. 



29. 



29. 



29. 



29. 



29. 



2;).. 



29 , 



Hour. 



Number of 



Hours 



between First 



Mating 



and laying 



of 

 First Egg. 



3.16 D.m. 

 0.00 ' „ . 

 3.00 „ . 

 3.45 „ . 

 4.05 ,- . 



3.18 n . 



3.53 „ . 

 4.45 „ . 

 3.02 M . 



18.15 M. 



'26.35 ii. 



17.05 M. 

 'i7.26"M.* 



Number of 



Hours 



between First 



Mating 

 and laying of 



First 

 Fertile Egg. 



54.10 M. 



65.40 M. 



Remarks. 



42.18 M. 

 41.08 M. 

 39.15 M. 



41.50 M. 



A strong, healthy chicken hatched. 

 The first fertile egg was laid on fifth day after 

 This egg was broken in turning. [mating. 



Egg fertile ninth day after mating. 



II fourth 11 



Strong chickens hatched. 



In the above experiment pullets only were put into the breeding pen. 



NUMBER OF EGGS LAID DURING THE YEAR. 



The following number of eggs were laid during the different months of the pasi 



year :- 



December, 1904 381 



January, 1905 986 



February 1,386 



March 2,162 



April 3,001 



May 2,912 



June 2,201 



July 1,116 



August ■ -^10 



September 218 



October .• • • • 182 



November 355 



15,223 



EGGS LAID IN SIX MONTHS. OLD HENS VS. PULLETS. 



The following table shows the number of eggs laid by old hens and pullets of 

 different breeds during the first six months of the year. Eesults convey some xiseful 

 and interesting lessons which are noted in a later page. The rations used and method 

 of feeding them will be found effective in the winter production of eggs. 



