486 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Winter Egg Production: 



Nov. 1st, to March 15th, inclnsivo, or 1^5 days: 



l>;i ri<'(l K(K'lvS . . 

 While Lciihorns 



Total No. 

 of K^'fiS. 



2S(; 



iK-ll. 



70.15 

 1M> 



I'er- 

 felitagH. 



52.19 



ij).2(; 



From this table it will be seen that the strain of Barred Kocks laid 

 more than an egg every other day through the cold part of the winter. 

 The winter was a very severe one, too. Many days in January and 

 February the oflicial thermometer registered several degrees below 

 zero. The table also shows that the Barred Rocks averaged 2.7 times 

 more eggs than the White Leghorns. 



END VIEW OF POULTRY HOUSE 



There were 11 hens of each breed. They were permitted to run together, 

 in order that there would be no difference in environmental and feeding- 

 conditions . 



It is thought that the cold winter conditions work more again.st the 

 White Leghorns than the Barred Rocks because of their smaller size. 

 The average egg production for the months of May and June, also indi- 

 cate this to be true. The average egg production for the Barred Rocks 

 for the month of May was 17 2/7 eggs each, for June 12 1/3 eggs each. 

 The average production for the White Leghorns in May was 17.2 eggs 

 each, and in June 16.9 eggs each. The average production was about 

 the same for both breeds in May. In June, the average production was 

 in favor of the White Leghorns by 4.57 eggs for each hen. 



