New Youk Agricultural Experiment Station. (>85 



For the pen of Cochins, No. .'>, having the jjjround grain, the 

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

 fowl on the average for the whole year t/ms ;'>.1I (hiiiccs. For 

 pen No. 4 having whole grain the averag » was 8.50 ounces, an 

 excess over the consumption of No. 3 of ouly about 2.6 per cent. 



For pen No. 3 the cost of food per hen for the whole year was 

 102.22 cents. The average number of eggs was 47.51, weighing 

 95.39 ounces; 13.01 pounds of water-free food were consumed a I 

 a cost 17.15 cents for every pound of eggs produced. The food 

 cost for every dozen eggs 25.8 cents. The uvarket value of eggs 

 laid per hen was 75 cents, being 26.6 per cent, less than the cost 

 of food. 



For pen No. 4 the cost of food per hen for the whole year was 

 103.33 cents. The average number of eggs was 63.72, weighing 

 126.85 ounces; 10.04 pounds of water-free food were consumed 

 at a cost of 13 cents for every pound of eggs produced. The food 

 cost for every dozen eggs 19.44 cents. The market value of eggs 

 laid per hen was 110.76 cents, exceeding tln^ cost of food by 7.3 

 per cent. 



Although all the hens were fed liberally the average for the 

 year shows that those having the ground grain were satisfied with 

 lesis actual dry matter in the food. The cost of the ground grain 

 ration was also somewhat less. These differences although no- 

 ticeable were not so pronounced as similar ones observed during 

 the first year. 



The Leghorns having the ground grain lafd over 20 per cent, 

 more eggs than those having only whole grain and showed nearly 

 twice as great dift'erence between the market value of the eggs 

 and the cost of food. The best egg i)roduction by pen No, 2 dur- 

 ing any period was that of one pound of eggs for every 3.52 

 pound of water-free food consumed. This was exceeded by pen 

 No. 1 during four periods. On the average for the year 22 per 

 cent, more food was taken by pen No. 2 for the same egg produc- 

 tion than by pen No. 1. 



With the pen of Cochins having the ground grain the laying 

 was much poorer than with the contrasted pen although there 



