Fig. 8. — A comparison of one-, two-, and three-year-olds per period of 28 days, of 

 both starved and fed fowls. A = Consumption of food. B = Weight of fowls. 

 C = Percentage egg-production. Note that an increase or decrease in weight 

 is usually preceded by corresponding increase or decrease in the amount of food 

 consumed by each flock, and that an increase or decrease in per cent egg-pro- 

 duction is preceded by a corresponding increase or decrease in weight of each 

 flock. It will also be observed that there is great uniformity between the 

 various flocks each period as to increase or decrease in food consumption, 

 weight, and per cent egg-production. The transverse chart-lines show upper- 

 most set starting at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years ; middle set, 3 years, 1 year, 2 

 years ; lowest set, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years. 



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