4 BULLETIN 561, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGBICULTURE. 



grains and of the mash. This is the method of feeding now being 

 used and appears to be a good one to follow. Coarse grit and oyster 

 shell were fed on the ground near the houses, and green feed was sup- 

 plied to the pens not having free range. The pens were put into the 

 experiment as soon as the pullets were mature, except Pens 13, 14, 

 15, and 16, which were started on special tests some time after the 

 pullets had matured and started to lay. The time of maturity 

 materially affects the egg yields of fowls during their pullet year, and 

 should be considered in comparing Pens 4, 5, and 6, in Table 2 (first 

 year) with the other pens. The following regular records were kept 

 for each pen: A daily record of the number and weight of the eggs; 

 a weekly feed record of the grain, mash, and green feed; and a 

 monthly record of the weight of each hen. All rations are by weight. 



Table 2. — Average egg yield and feed cost per hen, weight of eggs, etc. 

 First Year, Pens 1 to 6. 



Pen No. 



Average 

 egg yield 

 per hen. 



Feed per hen. 



Feed per dozen 

 eggs. 



Average 

 value of 

 eggs per 

 hen over 

 feed cost. 



Average 

 weight 



per 

 dozen 

 eggs. 



Num- 

 ber 

 times 

 hens 

 broody. 



Num- 

 ber 

 hens 

 died, 

 etc. 



1 



142.2 

 145.1 

 125.6 

 137.8 

 121.7 

 118.0 



Lbs. 



74 

 59 

 73 

 55 

 75 

 81 



$1.17 



.94 



1.16 



.87 



1.16 



1.33. 



Lbs. 

 6.24 

 4.87 

 7.00 

 4.68 

 7.34 

 8.10 



Cents. 

 9.89 

 7.74 



10.90 

 7.34 



11.24 



13.18 



$2.86 

 3.26 

 2.50 

 2.72 



2.17 

 1.88 



Pounds. 

 1.58 

 1.55 

 1.54 

 1.42 

 1.54 

 1.53 



56 

 70 

 94 

 

 111 

 68 



4 



2 



4 



3 



5 



4 .. 



5 





3 



6 



5 









131.7 



70 



1.11 



6.37 



10.00 



2.56 



1.53 



67 



4.3 







Second Year, Pens l to 6. 



1 



92.9 



78.2 



77.8 



115.9 



100.3 



91.1 



69 



59 

 67 

 54 

 73 

 83 



$1.07 



.95 



1.03 



.85 



1.15 



1.32 



9.2 

 9.2 



10.3 

 5.6 

 8.6 



10.6 



14.4 

 14.6 

 16.0 

 8.7 

 13.5 

 16.9 



$1.25 

 1.08 

 1.08 

 2.18 

 1.67 

 1.22 



1.65 

 1.59 

 1.62 

 1.50 

 1.60 

 1.62 



46 



44 



74 



4 



82 

 66 



7 



2 



3 



3 







4 



3 





6 



6 



4 









92.7 



68 



1.06 



8.9 



14.0 



1.41 



1.60 



62 



3.8 







First Year, Pens 7 to 9. 



7 



120.9 

 157.6 

 90.0 



56 

 56 

 61 



$0.88 

 .88 

 .88 



5.6 

 4.2 



8.2 



8.7 



6.7 



11.7 



$2. 45 

 3.41 

 1.55 



1.46 

 1.47 

 1.50 



2 



7 

 76 



1 



8 



4 



9 



2 









122.8 



58 



.88 



6.0 



9.0 



2.47 



1.48 





2.3 







Third Year, Pens l to 6. 



1 



71.4 

 59.4 

 59.9 

 112.1 

 82.9 

 83.4 



82 

 75 

 65 

 56 

 76 

 90 



$1.31 



1.23 



.97 



.84 



1.19 



1.40 



14.1 

 16.0 

 13.1 

 6.0 

 11.0 

 12.9 



22.4 

 26.0 

 19.5 

 8.8 

 17.2 

 20.0 



$0.39 

 .11 

 .65 

 1.94 

 .95 

 .71 



1.75 

 1.66 

 1.61 

 1.49 

 1.63 

 1.62 



25 

 27 

 47 

 2 

 46 

 32 



5 



2 



3 



3 



5 



4 



5 



5 







6 



1 









78.2 



74 



1.16 



12.2 



19.0 



.79 



1.63 



30 



3.2 







