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Table 18 — Annua! costs per bird "n .'•>' laying flocks 



The third farm, C, had a cost of 44.3 cents per dozen eggs; 98.6 lbs. 

 of feed, costing $2.41 per cwt., were consumed per hen. Feed costs per 

 hen were $2.38, or 47 cents below Farm A. Depreciation per bird was 

 49 cents below Farm A. Total costs per hen were lower than for any 

 other flock. Production of eggs was only 35.9%, and on this account 

 the cost per dozen eggs was higher than Farms A or B. 



At the other extreme Farm W produced eggs for 68.9 cents per 

 dozen. Feed cost per hen and depreciation were below the average, but 

 other cosfs were above. The total cost per bird was about the same as 

 the average, but on account of the very low production of 30.9%, the 

 cost per dozen was the highest in the group of farms. 



farm V had a cost of 61.5 cents per dozen eggs. In this case the 

 feed consumption was 4 lbs. above the average; but as the price of feed 

 used was only $2.32 per cwt., the cost of feed per bird was $2.43, or 20 

 cents below I he average. All the other costs were very high. The total 

 cost per hen of $7.54 was the highest in the group, and even with the 

 good production of 40.9',' the cost per dozen eggs was very high. 



This brief analysis of the low cost per dozen on the first three farms. 

 and the high cost on the last two farms indicates that not one but sev- 

 eral factors are important in securing low cost production. 



