96 



HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Average Weight of the Foivls (Pounds) . 



Dates. 



April 30, . 

 June 11, . 

 July 16, . 

 August 11, . 

 Before killing. 

 Dressed, 



* Or 86 per cent. 



t Or 88 per cent. 



Eggs i)er Month {Number). 



Months. 



Narrow Ration. Wide Ration 



May, 

 June, 

 July, . 

 August, 

 September, . 

 October 1-14, 

 Totals, . 



859 



1,095 



Narrow v. Wide Ration for Egg-production, Sumyner Test. 



Narrow Ration. Wide Ration 



Hen days, 



Gross cost 



Cost per hen day, 



Total number of eggs 



Cost per egg 



Eggs per ben day, 



Total weight of eggs (pounds). 

 Average weight of eggs (ounces) , . 

 Dry matter to produce one egg (pounds). 

 Dry matter consumed per hen day (pounds), 

 Bitters 



2,355 

 $7 56 

 $0 0032 



859 

 $0 0088 



.36 

 106.3 

 1.98 

 .57+ 

 .21— 

 67 



2,512 



$6 64 



$0 0026 



1,095 



$0 0061 



.44 



130 



1.90 



.48+ 



.21+ 



60 



