100 



HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



Foods consumed {May 14 to August 25). 



Kinds op Food. 



Pen 6. 



Pen 5. 



Wheat, . 

 Oats, . 

 Bran, 

 Middlings, 

 Gluten feed, 

 Animal meal. 



Lbs. 

 161i 



81J 



30J 



30^ 



30J 



30i 



Average Weight of Hens (Pounds). 



Dates. 



Pen 5. 



May 14, 

 June 11, 

 July 16, 

 August 11, 

 August 23, 



lufluence of the Cock on Egg-production. 



Cock 

 with Hens. 



No Cock 

 with Hens. 



Hen days 



Hen days with cock 



Gross cost of foods 



Cost per ben 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 ben day (pounds), 



Nutritive ratio 



Sitters 



1,664 

 1,768 

 $5 24 

 $0 0030 



629 

 $0 0083 



.38+ 

 77.84 

 1.98 



.55 



.20 



1:4.8 



35 



$4 89 

 $0 0030 



526 

 $0 0093 



.33— 

 64.76 

 1.97 



.63— 



.20 



1:4.7 



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