POULTRY PROFITS 



85 



Table 13. Gross Differences in Labor Return Associated with Differences 

 in Fall Production.* 



Per Cent of Year's Egg 



Production in 4 months 



September-December 



10 



15 



20 



25 



30 



35 



Labor Return per Bird 

 1927 

 Dollars 

 1.25 

 1.80 

 2.36 

 2.92 

 8.48 

 4.04 



*Without allowing for possible influence of other factors. 



Table 14. Poultry Flocks Classified According to Fall Egg Production. 



Number of Flocks Studied 



1927 



4 



12 



26 



27 



31 



20 



12 



2 



134 



Price curves for the two years studied are given in Figure 5. The 

 highest prices Mere received in the four months September to December. 

 The average price in the four months was about 21 cents above the 

 average price for the other eight months in 1927. 



After first correcting for differences in prices not related to season, the 

 relation shown in Table 15 was obtained. Those poultrymen who had 30 

 per cent fall production received 3.3 cents per dozen more for all the eggs 

 sold in the entire year than did those who had only 20 per cent fall 

 production. 



Table 15. Differences in Annual Egg Production per Bird, and in 



Weighted Average Price Received for Eggs, Accompanying Differences 



in Fall Egg Production, 1927. 



Per Cent of Annual Egg 



Production in 4 Months 



September-December 



10 



15 



20 



25 



30 



35 



*After first correcting for differences in unweighted prices. 



