4 N. H. Agri. Experiment Station [Bui. 300 



New Hampshires 70.1% Cross Breeds 2.0% 



Rhode Island Reds 14.6% White Rocks 4% 



White Leghorns 7.1% Others 4% 



Barred Rocks 5.4% 



Size of Flocks 



In recent years surveys of commercial flocks have been made in Octo- 

 ber of each year to determine changes in numbers of birds on hand and 

 to be housed. All auction members were included among others in 

 these surveys. The percentage of producers with flocks of various sizes 

 is indicated in Table 1. 



Table 1. Average size of cornmercial flocks in New Hampshire jor 

 years 1934, 103d and 1936 



Size of 

 flocks 



1—100 



101—500 



501—1000 

 1001—1500 

 1501—2000 

 Over 2000 



Av. no. producers included 339 



Av. no. birds inchided 308,214 



Percentages somewhat similar to the above are indicated in the U. S. 

 Census of 1935 for all flocks. However, census figures include a larger 

 number of small home flocks and show 21.2 per cent in flocks of less 

 than 100. 



MARKET OUTLETS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE EGGS 



New Hampshire poultr^^men have many outlets for their eggs. This 

 is indicated by reports that have been made from time to time. In 

 1931 reports from 300 producers indicated that about 11 per cent were 

 selling most of their eggs to hatcheries in season. At that time the 

 most frequent methods of sale were to: (1) consumers, (2) retail stores. 

 (3) routemen, (4) wholesalers, (5) jobbers, (6) commissionmen, and 

 (7) hatcheries. 



The order indicates frequency but not volume sold in different ways. 

 Since that time sales of chicks and hatching eggs have increased in 

 importance, and large quantities of eggs have been sold by auction. 



The October 1936 reports from about 275 producers, the majority of 

 whom sold some eggs by the auction method, reported 76 per cent of all 

 eggs sold as market eggs, 7 per cent as chicks, and 17 per cent as hatch- 

 ing eggs in the 1935-1936 season. More detailed figures are shown in 

 Tables 2 and 3. 



All producers with flocks of over 1000 birds sold over 30 per cent of 

 all eggs for hatching purposes in season as well as considerable num- 

 bers of chicks. 



