22 BULLETIN 561, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 5. — Weight of eggs per dozen, by 4-week periods, 1912-13. 



Period. 



First laying year. 



Penl. 



Pen 2. 



Pen 3. 



Pen 4. 



Pen 5. 



Pen 6. 



1912. 



Pounds. 

 1.52 

 1.48 



1.55 

 1.56 

 1.64 

 1.66 

 1.60 

 1.62 

 1.53 

 1.51 

 1.53 

 1.56 

 1.57 

 (1.47) 

 (1.39) 



(1.47) 



Pounds. 

 1.47 

 1.51 



1.52 

 1.54 

 1.57 

 1.60 

 1.57 

 1.61 

 1.50 

 1.55 

 1.55 

 1.61 

 1.48 

 (1.53) 

 (1.41) 



(1.43) 



Pounds. 

 1.46 

 1.50 



1.51 

 1.54 

 1.52 

 1.52 

 1.59 

 1.58 

 1.61 

 1.58 

 1.59 

 1.58 

 1.52 

 (1.55) 

 (1.46) 



(1.46) 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 











1913. 











1.41 

 1.43 

 1.42 

 1.41 

 1.38 

 1.43 

 1.40 

 1.43 

 1.48 

 1.49 

 1.35 

 1.36 



1.31 



1.52 

 1.63 

 1.57 

 1.52 

 1.52 

 1.50 

 1.48 

 1.52 

 1.60 

 1.59 

 1.50 

 1.48 



1.49 



1.49 





1.58 





1.53 





1.50 





1.54 





1.51 



July 



1.51 





1.62 





1.70 





1.49 





1.50 





1.50 



1914. 



1.49 









1.58 



1.55 



1.54 



1.42 



1.54 



1.53 







Figures in parentheses are repetitions, put in for comparison; they are not included in the averages. For 

 repetition of month of May see note under Table 4. 



Table 5a. — Weight of eggs per dozen, by 4-week periods, 1913-14. 





Period. 



Second laying year. 



First laying year. 





Penl. 



Pen 2. 



Pen 3. 



Pen 4. 



Pen 5. 



Pen 6. 



Pen 7. 



Pen 8. 



Pen 9. 





1913. 



Pounds. 

 1.47 

 1.39 



1.47 

 1.68 

 1.68 

 1.67 

 1.74 

 1.65 

 1.60 

 1.63 

 1.62 

 1.71 

 1.78 

 (1.47) 



Pounds. 

 1.53 

 1.41 



1.43 

 1.49 

 1.60 

 1.64 

 1.69 

 1.65 

 1.61 

 1.57 

 1.58 

 1.60 

 1.61 

 (1.65) 

 (1.68) 



Pounds. 

 1.55 

 1.46 



1.46 

 1.62 

 1.65 

 1.65 

 1.65 

 1.62 

 1.59 

 1.63 

 1.63 

 1.60 

 1.66 

 (1.50) 

 (1.58) 



(1.70) 



Pounds. 

 (1.35) 

 (1.36) 



(1.31) 

 1.49 

 1.53 

 1.52 

 1.56 

 1.50 

 1.46 

 1.47 

 1.47 

 1.47 

 1.54 

 1.60 



Pounds. 

 (1.50) 

 (1.48) 



(1.49) 

 1.57 

 1.58 

 1.60 

 1.59 

 1.59 

 1.60 

 1.60 

 1.58 

 1 58 

 1.65 

 1.71 

 1.80 



Pounds. 

 (1.50) 

 (1.50) 



(1.49) 

 1.58 

 1.58 

 1.64 

 1.71 

 1.61 

 1.54 

 1.58 

 1.64 

 1.59 

 1.62 

 1.74 



1.61 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 





1.36 



1.41 

 1.43 

 1.49 

 1.48 

 1.53 

 1.44 

 1.43 

 1.51 

 1.45 

 1.52 

 1.54 

 1.61 

 (1.55) 



(1.50) 



1.40 



1.32 

 1.42 

 1.48 

 1.51 

 1.54 

 1.45 

 1.45 

 1.42 

 1.48 

 1.54 

 1.56 

 1 54 

 (1.59) 



(1.61) 



1.45 





1914. 



1.48 





1.51 





1.48 





1.51 





1.54 





1.50 





1.46 



July 



1.43 





1.44 



September 





1.50 





1.56 





1.54 





(1. 58) 





1915. 





(1.63) 

















Aver 



1.65 



1.59 



1.62 



1.50 



1.60 



1.62 



1.46 



1.47 



1.50 







Figures in parentheses are repetitions, put in for comparison; they are not included in the averages. 

 For repetition of month of May see note under Table 4. 



