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early spring lay at an earlier age than do late-hatched 

 pullets. March-hatched pullets frequently lay in July, 

 while those hatched in July seldom lay before the 

 following March. 



Relation of Weight of Eggs to Egg Production. As 

 a general rule, the larger the number of eggs laid 

 by a fowl, the lighter in weight the eggs will average. 

 This is shown in 'the accompanying table, which is a 

 summary of the egg record of 4,362 hens of fifteen 

 different varieties that laid a total of 732,082 eggs, the 

 records of the different lots of fowls being taken over 

 a period of 5 yr. In the table, the fowls are arranged 

 with those laying the heaviest eggs per doz. at the top 

 and those laying the lighter eggs coming in their proper 



RELATION OF WEIGHT OF EGGS TO EGG 

 PRODUCTION 



