EGGS, NUMBER OF HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE, RATE OF LAY AND PRODUCTION, MASS. ,1970-1979 



YEAR 



HENS & PULLETS 

 ANNUAL AVERAGE 



RATE 

 OF LAY 1/ 



EGG 

 PRODUCTION 



Thousands 



Number 



Millions 



1970 

 1971 

 1972 



2,370 

 2,274 

 2,010 



220 

 225 

 232 



521 

 512 

 466 



1973 

 1974 

 1975 

 1976 



1,721 

 1,610 

 1,669 

 1,430 



228 

 234 

 241 



240 



393 

 376 

 402 

 343 



1977 

 1978 

 1979 



1,485 

 1,413 

 1,387 



238 

 241 

 244 



354 

 341 

 339 



\J Annual rate of lay per layer on hand. (Eggs produced during year divided by average number of layers.) 



EGGS: PRODUCTION, PRICE, CASH INCOME AND VALUE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1970-1979 



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