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approximately the market price at the time. (It should be 

 noted that this market price is dependent somewhat on the 

 outlook for egg prices during the winter and also on the 

 market for fowl.) 



2. Owner's labor was valued at -Kir per hour on all farms. 

 Other labor was charged at actual cost. 



3. Overhead was estimated by allocating- insurance, taxes, in- 

 terest, etc., on the estimated investment between liens, pul- 

 let-rearing and other enterprises. 



-f. Costs were based on production for market eg<_;-s only and 

 such extra costs as 15. \Y. 1). testing, certification, the keep- 

 ing of breeding cockerels and cock birds, were not included. 



On this basis the relative importance of the different cost items is 

 shown in Figure 17. 



ITEM 



COST 

 PER DOZ. 



Percent or Total Cost 



10 15 20 25 30 35 40 



45 



TOTAL 



501 



Figvre 17— Cost <>f producing markel e<^s average 2:! farms. 



Peed per dozen eggs averaged 8.3 lbs., or 21.8 cents per dozen.* 

 was approximately 43% of the cost. 



This 



■ fi:i:d cost 



The amount of feed consumed by the laying- flock was estimated by subtract- 

 ing tlie estimated amount consumed by cockerels in the laying pen from the 

 total feed supplied to birds in Laying pens. It was assumed for this purpose 

 that the amount consumed l>y pullets and cockerels was the same. The produc- 

 .'?<;. 7 sd.ti do/en eggs required the consumption of 3,305,717 pounds 



(ion of tin 



of feed, divided as follows: — 



Total 



i ml 



Pounds per 

 dozen <'^s 



Total 

 cost 



Cost per 

 dozen eggs 



Mash -H7.:::::; 



Scratch 1,355,962 



Cod liver oil 2,422 



Ca rt ing a nd sacks 



Total feed :2.:;o:..7i7 



8.33 



$59,479.21 



$.215 



