124 THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



allowing 100 square feet per bird. Each hen was carefully 

 measured and leg-banded, great. care being taken that no 

 mistakes were made in the measurements. These measure- 

 ments and the egg laying capacity they indicated according 

 to the system were as follows: 



Capacity Condition Pelvic Egg 



in fingers. in fingers. bones, capacity. 

 Hen No. . inches. 



RIO 5 1 1/4 235 



G3 5 1 V 235 



G7 5 1 205 



R8 4 2 205 



Gil 5 1 205 



G8 3 2 175 



R4 5 V 145 



R6 3 1 V H5 



G9 4 1 "A 85 



"According to the measurements given in the above 

 table RIO and G3 were the best hens and would lay, if properly 

 fed, in six months about 100 eggs. On the other hand R6 and 

 G9 were not worth keeping. Following is the actual num- 

 ber of eggs laid during the six months of the test from August 

 24 to February 23rd, compared with the forecast made ac- 

 cording to the Hogan System. 



Hen No. Hogan forecast. Actual trap-nest 



record. 



RIO 100 104 



G3 100 102 



G7 83 83 



R8 83 82 



Gil 83 77 



G8 73 60 



R4 60 51 



R6 48 21 



G9 35 19 



"It will be seen from the abgve table that the relative 

 egg laying value of the nine hens was not altered in a single 

 instance. In the case of the first five hens it is remarkably 

 accurate. The next three hens went into partial moult dur- 

 ing the test while G9 was sick for a while. 



"These figures speak so eloquently for themselves that no 

 comment is necessary except to emphasize the value of the 



