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daily chore work was not the only time spent on hens, but it offers a 

 good comparison between farms. When the miscellaneous work on 

 hens is included, the comparison is not as complete because different 

 poultrymcn carry their services to different phases of the production 

 and marketing program. Some packed their eggs in cases without 

 grading or candling and sold to peddlers weekly. Others carefully 

 graded and even retailed eggs. Some sold the broilers or fowl at whole- 

 sale in one lot without much attention to selection. When all the labor 

 (including miscellaneous) on hens is included, the average was 3.3 

 hours per hen per year, and the range was from 2.1 to 7.2 hours. 



Table 11 — Comparison of man labor on chore work on .?•? farms 



Comparison of Labor in Rearing Pullets 



In the production of pullets, the regular chore work per 100 pullets 

 raised averaged 78 hours, with a range of Hi to 101 hours. On 13 farms 

 the time on pullets was below SO hours per 100 pullets, and on 7 farms, 

 it was over 100 hours. The 13 smallest flock of pullets raised used 90 

 hours, and the 10 largest flocks used 71 hours per 100 pullets. 



