FEED COST OF EGG PRODUCTION". 31 



Table 8a. — Feed per dozen eggs for 4-week periods, 1913-14. 



Period. 



November. 

 December. 



January . . 

 February. 



March 



April 



May 



1914. 



June 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November.. 

 December.. 



January 



Average . 



Second laying year. 



Penl. Pen 2. Pen 3. Pen 4. Pen 5. Pen 6 



Pounds. 

 66.2 

 44.9 



35.8 

 7.8 

 8.5 

 4.5 

 5.0 

 4.4 

 5.7 

 6.6 

 7.0 

 9.9 

 25.8 

 (154.0) 



(171.3) 



9.2 



Pounds. 

 15.0 



28.7 



32.9 



21.0 



9.8 



4.9 



4.9 



0.4 



0.2 



6.1 



7.4 



9.8 



32.3 



(345. 0) 



(275.0) 



(416.2) 



9.2 



Pounds. 

 22.6 

 25.0 



29.5 

 11.2 

 8.4 

 6.6 

 6.4 

 6.5 

 8.5 

 9.8 

 9.5 

 10.7 

 14.7 

 (26.9) 

 (116.2) 



(113.9) 



10.3 



Pounds. 

 (26. 6) 

 (27.3) 



(16.6) 

 4.5 

 7.1 

 3.5 

 3.1 

 2.9 

 3.2 

 4.0 

 5.1 

 7.7 

 15.3 



432.0 



267.5 



Pounds. 

 (17.6) 

 (19.3) 



(12.6) 

 10.1 

 7.4 

 5.4 

 5.2 

 5.7 

 6.0 

 6.7 

 6.3 

 6.9 

 12.4 

 17.6 

 102.0 



128.4 



8.6 



Pounds. 

 (17.6) 

 (15.1) 



(20.3) 



13.1 



8.6 



7.0 



5.2 



7.4 



5.7 



8.3 



7.9 



12.8 



19.6 



36.3 



135.9 



57.6 



Pounds. 



First laying year. 



Pen 7. Pen 8. Pen 



4.5 



7.2 

 6.4 

 6.0 

 4.3 

 3.3 

 3.4 

 3.5 

 6.8 

 5.1 

 11.9 

 14.3 

 19.4 

 (20.0) 



(9.8) 



Pounds. 



6.1 



5.0 

 4.4 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 2.6 

 2.7 

 3.2 

 4.6 

 7.4 

 6.9 

 9.2 

 (20.7) 



(10.2) 



4.2 



Pounds. 



19.9 



27.9 

 7.3 



22.7 

 3.7 

 4.4 

 4.4 

 6.2 

 6.5 

 8.0 

 10.1 

 12.6 

 15.9 

 (26. 7) 



(39.9) 



8.2 



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 8b. — Feed per dozen eggs for 4-week periods, 1914-15. 



Period. 



Third laying year. 



Penl. Pen 2. Pen 3. Pen 4. Pen 5. Pen 6 



Second laying year. 



Pen 7. Pen 8. Pen 



November. 

 December . 



1914. 



January.. 

 February. . 



March 



April 



May 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 

 October . . . 

 November. 

 December . 



1915. 



January . . 

 February. 



1916. 



Pounds. 

 154.0 



171.3 



34.4 



8.9 



7.4 

 6.9 

 7.8 

 8.5 

 8.6 

 11.9 

 15.8 



Pounds. 

 345. 

 275.0 



416.2 



52.5 



10.4 



6.1 



5.9 



8.9 



7.8 



13.6 



10.6 



24.0 



450. 5 



Pounds. 

 26.9 

 116.2 



113.9 

 25.2 

 8.6 

 7.0 

 6.4 

 5.6 

 8.2 

 7.4 

 13.2 

 19.0 

 54.0 



Pounds. 

 (432. 0) 



(267. 5) 

 12.3 

 5.3 

 3.4 

 3.2 

 3.6 

 3.4 

 4.3 

 5.0 

 7.9 

 88.7 



Average. 



14.1 



16.0 13.1 



720.0 



27.1 



6.0 



Pounds. 

 (17.6) 

 (102. 0) 



(128. 4) 



14.5 



8.2 



6.3 



7.2 



7.0 



6.2 



9.2 



10.6 



13.8 



20.7 



28.9 



585.5 



218.0 



11.0 



Pounds. 

 (36.3) 

 (135.9) 



(57.6) 



14.7 



9.4 



7.7 



6.5 



6.3 



8.6 



12.3 



13.6 



17.7 



90.4 



41.0 



165.0 



59.6 



12.9 



Pounds. 

 (19.4) 

 20.0 



7.8 

 4.9 

 4.1 

 3.7 

 4.1 

 4.1 

 4.6 

 6.5 

 7.3 

 18.3 

 162.7 



Pounds. 

 (9.2) 

 20.7 



10.2 

 5.1 

 3.3 

 3.3 

 3.2 

 2.9 

 2.8 

 3.2 

 4.4 

 6.3 



58.9 

 117.9 



Pounds. 

 (15.9) 



26.7 



39.9 

 13.3 

 6.7 

 7.0 

 5.6 

 6.1 

 5.8 

 9.6 

 11.8 

 16.2 

 22.7 

 64.5 



4.7 



10.7 



