14G TWENTY-FIRST REPORT. 



New Jersey, Vancouvei', Connecticut and two in Missouri, 1915. The different 

 locations being arranged to cover a variety of environment. Tlie data are 

 compilations of the different varieties gathered from each of the five contests, 

 and represent a fair average of the producing power of each. 



In all there were 2,375 birds contesting. The average production per 

 individual was 151 eggs. The Leghorn average was 163; the Rhode Island 

 Red, 158 eggs ; the White Wyandotte, 156 eggs, and the Barred Plymouth Rock, 

 152 eggs. Where there are too few hens contesting there is liable to be an 

 average production considerably over 151 eggs, but in a large number of cases 

 it appears that this is about the producing power of the average variety. 

 Why this average should be so close in so many varieties is altogether more 

 likely to be accredited to the influences of environment and general manage- 

 ment. In this case all varieties were given an equal chance and all produced 

 approximately the same i-esults. These conditions were not ideal, but repre- 

 sent the best efforts, however, on the part of the management of the contests, 

 in so far as the knowledge of proper ways of today is understood. Under 

 better conditions it is likely that better results could have been attained. 

 Should the influence of breeding for higher fecundity be present, it seems the 

 reputed egg varieties would l.e more outstanding when compared with the 

 various varieties of dual purpose type, as below mentioned : 



No. Hens. Average. 



Barred Rocks 161 152 



White Rocks 110 148 



BufiE Rocks 35 134 



Buff Wyandottes 26 175 



Silver Campine 46 110 



White Orpington .^ 80 114 



Buff Orpington ' 82 124 



Rhode Island Red 378 158 



White Wyandotte 205 156 



White Leghorn 891 163 



Anconas 56 147 



All sitting birds 144 



All non-sitting birds 151 



Total 2,375 151 



Poultry Department. 

 Michigan Agr. College. 



