1890.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



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Average Weight of Fowls {Pounds). 



Dates. 



Pen 2. 



May 14, beginning, 



June 11,. 



July 16,. 



August 11, . 

 September 1, end, 



Influence of Cock on Egg-prodxction. 



Cock 

 with Hens. 



No Cock 

 with Hens. 



Hen days, including cock 



Hen days, without cock, .... 



Gross cost of food, 



Cost per hen day 



Total Qumber of eggs, 



Cost per egg, 



Eggs per hen day 



Total weight of eggs (pounds), . 

 Average weight of eggs (ounces). 

 Dry matter consumed per hen day (pounds) 

 Dry matter consumed per egg (pounds), . 



Nutritive ratio 



Sitters, 



1,904 

 1,792 

 $5 53 

 $0 0029 



631 

 $0 0O88 

 .35+ 

 77.3 

 1.96 

 .19 

 .58— 

 1:4.7— 

 41 



1,792 

 $5 49 

 $0 0031 



630 

 $0 0087 

 .36— 

 76.79 

 1.95 

 .20 

 .57+ 

 1:4.7 

 45 



'Test uVo. 2. Influence of tlie Cock on Egg-production. — 

 During the preliminary period the fowls in pen 5 laid 90 

 eggs, three offering to sit ; those in pen (i laid 107 eggs, five 

 offering to sit. The cock was placed in pen 6. One hen 

 in pen G was lame from July (! to the end of the test ; one 

 in pen 5 was injured in the back on July 2'2, and died 

 August 4. This test closed August 25. 



