FEED COST OF EGG PRODUCTION. 



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correspond as nearly as possible in each pen. The exact periods for 

 each pen are given on page 8. 



Table 6. — Percentage of egg production for 4-week periods, 1912-13. 



100 PER CENT=1 EGG PER HEN PER DAY. 



Period. 



First laying year. 



Pen 1. Pen 2. Pen 3. Pen 4. Pen 5. Pen 6 



1912. 



November 



December 



1913. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



May ' 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



1914. 

 January 



Average 



Per cent. 

 36 

 27 



(7) 



Per cent. 

 29 

 38 



34 

 45 

 51 

 61 

 50 

 49 

 43 

 31 

 35 

 33 

 20 

 (9) 

 (7) 



(7) 



Per cent. 

 16 

 42 



43 

 44 

 55 

 50 

 49 

 39 

 28 

 29 

 20 

 24 

 11 

 (9) 

 (10) 



(8) 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



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 6a. — Percentage of egg production for 4-week periods, 1913-14- 



100 PER CENT=1 EGG PER HEN PER DAY. 



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. 



Per ct. 

 3 

 6 



26 

 27 

 48 

 38 

 47 

 37 

 28 

 26 

 23 

 13 

 (1) 

 (0) 



(2) 



Per ct. 

 9 



7 



7 

 11 

 22 

 40 

 43 

 24 

 31 

 29 

 26 

 22 

 7 

 (1) 

 (1) 



(1) 



Per ct. 

 9 

 10 



8 

 21 

 26 

 37 

 34 

 31 

 26 

 19 

 20 

 20 

 16 

 (7) 

 (2) 



(3) 



Per ct. 

 (7) 

 (6) 



(12) 

 41 

 29 

 58 

 68 

 63 

 49 

 44 

 30 

 19 

 11 

 

 







Per ct. 

 (13) 

 (14) 



(20) 

 25 

 36 

 51 

 45 

 35 

 34 

 28 

 34 

 28 

 23 

 14 

 2 







Per ct. 

 (17) 

 (20) 



(15) 

 21 

 36 

 44 

 45 

 27 

 43 

 32 

 27 

 19 

 15 

 8 

 



7 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 





37 



31 

 36 

 39 

 44 

 59 

 52 

 46 

 21 

 29 

 14 

 14 

 9 

 (9) 



(19) 



28 



35 



43 

 57 

 70 

 73 

 62 

 59 

 43 

 24 

 25 

 27 

 19 

 (8) 



(21) 



9 



1914. 



8 



February 



29 



March 



10 





46 





44 





38 





30 





27 





23 





21 





19 



November 



16 



December 



(9) 

 (7) 



1915. 





Average 



25 

 32 



21 

 30.5 



21 



27.5 



32 

 35 



27 

 30 



25 

 27.5 



33 



43 



25 















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. 



