108 BUILDING UP A LAYING STRAIN 



Lady Cornell weighed 1.4 pounds, that she consumed 

 in one year's time 88.1 pounds and produced eggs 

 containing 10.1 pounds of dry matter, or 7.1 pounds 

 for each pound of dry matter in her body. These 

 figures more than bear out Dr. Jordan's contentions. 



A careful record was kept of this particular hen, 

 her trap nest record, estimated amount of food she 

 ate, labor required to keep her, and her earnings. It 

 was estimated that she ate no pounds of food at a 

 cost of $1.66; labor to keep her, 75 cents; and inter- 

 est on investment, 25 cents, or a total of $2.66. The 

 seventy-three pounds of manure were worth 29 cents. 

 Her eggs were sold on the Ithaca market for $7.43, 

 and this, added to the value of the manure estimated 

 at 29 cents, would make a total of receipts of $7.72. 

 It will thus be noted that the net profits from this 

 hen were $5.06 for the year. 



Although this showing made by a hen is phenom- 

 enal, it proves that such productiveness is possible 

 in our domestic fowls and shows what can be done 

 by careful selection, proper care, and feeding. It 

 illustrates the evidence of human achievement in 

 handling the forces of nature, the gradual evolution 

 of the domestic fowl from the wild jungle fowls 

 which laid only a couple of dozen eggs a year. What 

 has been accomplished by Lady Cornell and her run- 

 ning mate, Mme. Cornell, can be accomplished by 

 other hens. 



