New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 671 



The Results of the Experiment. 



The records of feeding and the results derived are given in 

 full in the following tables. They are calculated to the average 

 })er fowl for each period of feeding. The valuations given to 

 the foods were verj much higher than the market prices holdin;^ 

 at the present time. The older prices were used, however, to 

 allow of convenient comparison of results with those of former 

 feeding. At recent prices the food cost of egg production would 

 be much lower than the data show. In determining the value of 

 the eggs they were rated at the average wholesale market price 

 for the period during which they were laid. Enough data are 

 given to permit any recalculation desired. 



For the pen of Leghorns, No. 1, having the ground grain the 

 amount of water-free substance in the food taken per day per 

 fowl on the average for the whole year was 2.83 ounces. For 

 pen No. 2, having whole grain, the average was 2.94 ounces — an 

 excess in consumption of about 4 per cent. 



For pen No. 1 the cost of food per hen for the whole year was 

 84.27 cents. The average number of eggs was 92.94, weighing 

 194.15 ounces; 5.3 pounds of water-free food were consumed at 

 a cost of 6.95 cents for every pound of eggs produced. The food 

 /•ost for every dozen eggs 10.88 cents. The market value of eggs 

 laid per hen was 133.86 cents, exceeding the cost of food by 58.8 

 per cent. 



For pen No. 2 the cost of food per hen for the whole year was 

 85.56 cents. The average number of eggs was 77.03, weighing 

 165.81 ounces; 6.47 pounds of water-free food were consumed at 

 a cost of 8.44 cents for every pound of eggs produced. The food 

 cost for every dozen eggs 13.33 cents. The market value of eggs 

 laid per hen was 111.51 cents, exceeding the cost of food by 30.3 

 per oent. 



