100 



HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Foods consumed (May 14 to August 25) , 



Kinds op Food. 



Pen 5. 



Wheat, . 

 Oats, . 

 Bran, 

 Middlings, 

 Gluten feed, 

 Animal meal, 



Lbs. 

 161£ 



811 



30$ 

 30$ 

 30$ 

 30$ 



Average Weight of Hens (Pounds), 



Dates. 



May 14, 

 June 11, 

 July 16, 

 August 11, 

 August 23, 



Influence of the Cock on Egg-production. 



No Cock 

 with Hens. 



Hen days, 



Hen days with cock, 



Gross cost of foods, 



Cost per hen day, 



Total number of eggs, 



Cost per egg, . 



Eggs per hen day, „ 



Total weight of eggs (pounds), 



Average weight of eggs (ounces) 



Dry matter to produce 1 egg (pounds), 



Dry matter consumed per hen day (-pounds), 



Nutritive ratio, 



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