MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 100 Cambridge Street, Boston 



SUMMARY 



MASSACHUSETTS R.O.P, vJORK FOR 1965-66 



The final report of Massachusetts R.O.P. work for the season 

 1965-66 is given in this report, 



R.O.P, supervision and inspection work is conducted by the 

 Massachusetts Department of Agriculture for the purpose of 

 supplying and identifying quality poultry breeding stock. To be 

 eligible for R.O.P, in Massachusetts, a flock must first meet 

 the requirements of the "Certified Fullorum Clean or Certified 

 Pullorum Passed" Grades. To qualify as an R.O.P, (Record of 

 Performance) female, she must lay 219 or more eggs in 365 days 

 or at the rate of 60^ or more for 300 days. 



Attached to this general rejbort is a summary of the 

 results obtained by each individual R.O.P, flock. For further 

 information, kindly write the Tlassachusetts Department of 

 Agriculture, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass. 02202 



SUMMARY OF RECORD OF PERFORMANCE PULLORUM CLEAN WORK 

 IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE PAST FOUR SEASONS 



Total Nximber of R.O.I, Breeders.,,,,, 

 Number of Rhode Island Red Flocks,,., 

 Number of Barred Plymouth Rock Flocks 

 Number of White Plymouth Rock Flocks, 



Total pullets kept, 



Number of birds started in R,O.P,.,«, 



Number of Pedigree birds started 



Number of birds entered in R.O.P..,,. 

 Number of birds qualifying for R.O.P, 

 Percent of birds entered that 



passed R.O.P. requirements,, 



Average egg production of all birds 



entered in R.O.P. on a 365 day basis 

 Percentage production of all birds 



entered on a 3OO day basis 



Average yearly egg weight of all birds 



entered - o'^. per dozen,,, , 



Average body weight of all birds 



entered - in pounds per bird,.,.... 



1963 1964 1965 1966 



7655 



6454 



1111 



1-2 2 2 



33,363 3^,6^333^630 32,450 



7, 71s 3,690 3,022 2,S86 



7,159 3,150 3,022 2,8S6 



7,6S1 3,499 3,014 2,S86 



6,021 2,478 2,3S1 2,207 



78.4 70.3 75.7 73,7 



12/30/66 



