FEED COST OF EGG PRODUCTION". 

 Table 10. — Monthly average weight per hen. 



37 



Month. 



Pen 

 1. 



Pen 

 2. 



Pen 

 3. 



Pen 

 4. 



Pen 

 5. 



Pen 

 6. 



Pen 

 7. 



Pen 



8. 



Pen 

 9. 



Pen 

 10. 



Pen 

 11. 



Pen 

 12. 



Pen 

 13. 



Pen 

 14. 



Pen 

 15. 



Pen 



16. 



1912. 



Lbs. 



5.45 

 5.17 



5.56 

 5.88 

 6.06 

 6.11 

 5.83 

 5.73 

 5.65 

 5.39 

 5.46 

 5.85 

 5.56 

 6.00 



6.45 

 7.01 

 6.86 

 6.80 

 6.38 

 6.34 

 6.47 

 6.41 

 6.36 

 5.95 

 5.97 

 6.10 



6.48 

 6.92 

 7.18 

 7.14 

 6.74 

 6.69 

 6.45 

 6.44 

 6.63 

 6.30 



Lbs. 

 5.22 

 5.63 



5.67 

 5.78 

 6.02 

 6.29 

 6.08 

 6.08 

 6.13 

 5.84 

 5.98 

 6.19 

 5.81 

 5.85 



6.25 

 6.92 

 7.06 

 6.83 

 6.85 

 6.28 

 6.23 

 6.42 

 6.30 

 5.97 

 5.70 

 5.76 



6.28 

 6.93 

 7.54 

 7.12 

 6.73 

 6.82 

 6.56 

 6.55 

 6.43 

 6.00 



Lbs. 

 4.83 

 5.56 



5.73 

 5.91 



5.82 

 5.92 

 5.63 

 5.47 

 5.45 

 5.28 

 5.47 

 5.77 

 5.71 

 6.03 



6.30 

 6.80 

 6.81 

 6.33 

 5.73 

 5.52 

 5.57 

 5.74 

 5.85 

 5.90 

 6.07 

 5.98 



6.57 



7.24 

 7.35 

 6.74 

 5.93 

 5.88 

 5.98 

 5.81 

 5.87 

 5.85 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 































• 1913. 



3.23 

 3.28 

 3.37 

 3.36 

 3.38 

 3.18 

 3.16 

 3.14 

 3.10 

 3.04 

 3.18 

 3.40 



3.59 

 3.43 

 3.30 

 3.38 

 3.43 

 3.36 

 3.39 

 3.25 

 3.03 

 3.09 

 3.14 

 3.23 



3.69 

 3.90 

 3.67 

 3.61 

 3.57 

 3.53 

 3.42 

 3.40 

 3.29 

 2.93 

 3.19 

 3.42 



5.65 

 6.04 

 6.14 

 5.88 

 5.78 

 5.76 

 5.40 

 5.40 

 5.55 

 5.61 

 5.58 

 6.16 



6.32 

 6.70 

 6.79 

 6.59 

 6.37 

 6.27 

 6.21 

 6.00 

 6.11 

 6.20 

 6.00 

 5.93 



6.66 

 6.92 

 6.90 

 6.82 

 6.57 

 6.48 

 6.44 

 6.55 

 6.43 

 6.03 

 6.13 

 6.26 



6.12 

 6.17 

 6.28 

 6.41 

 6.41 

 6.15 

 6.01 

 5.96 

 6.07 

 5.96 

 6.17 

 6.50 



6.75 

 7.15 

 7.22 

 7.16 

 6.66 

 6.65 

 6.63 

 6.57 

 6.30 

 6.53 

 6.44 

 6.64 



7.26 

 7.63 

 7.51 

 7.42 

 7.27 

 6.89 

 6.86 

 6.83 

 6.69 

 6.38 

 6.50 

 6.94 





































































































































July 













































September 



































































3.40 



3.42 

 3.40 

 3.48 

 2.92 

 3.15 

 3.05 

 3.03 

 3.18 

 3.22 

 3.16 

 3.51 

 3.68 



3.81 

 3.76 

 3.54 

 3.45 

 3.10 

 3.12 

 3.13 

 3.16 

 3.30 

 3.45 

 3.20 



3.32 



3.29 

 3.31 

 3.47 

 3.50 

 3.50 

 3.31 

 3.32 

 3.19 

 3.13 

 3.29 

 3.52 

 3.38 



3.61 

 3.95 

 3.85 

 3.68 

 3.75 

 3.82 

 3.75 

 3.53 

 3.53 

 3.41 

 3.14 



5.36 

 5.43 

















1914. 



















5.67 

 5.53 

 5.18 

 4.76 

 4.67 

 4.59 

 4.38 

 4.55 

 4.87 

 5.42 

 5.62 



5.69 

 6.02 

 5.86 

 5.63 

 5.53 

 5.75 

 5.43 

 5.24 

 5.18 

 5.44 

 5.59 

















































































































September 































November 



December 



1915. 



January 



February 



3.44 

 3.71 



4.01 

 4.35 

 4.34 

 4.33 

 4.27 

 4.35 

 4.21 

 4.18 

 4.43 

 4.48 



3.70 

 3.91 



4.64 

 4.83 

 4.63 

 4.30 

 4.03 

 4.22 

 4.21 

 4.13 

 4.24 

 4.23 



3.38 

 4.37 



5.37 

 5.53 

 5.39 

 5.57 

 5.68 

 5.55 

 5.57 

 5.52 

 5.41 

 5.24 



4.66 

 5.08 

 5.15 

 5.19 

 4.99 

 5.03 

 4.81 

 5.02 

 4.97 

 4.89 

 4.86 

 4.75 



4.55 

 4.79 

 4.74 

 4.61 

 4.71 

 4.76 

 4.79 

 4.66 

 4.64 

 4.58 

 4.63 

 4.36 



"4."76 

 4.52 

 3.82 

 3.60 

 3.58 

 3.51 

 3.41 

 3.56 

 3.86 

 4.08 



4.15 

 4.26 



*4.'65 



April 



May.... 



June 



July 



August 



September 



4.22 

 3.96 

 3.83 

 3.74 

 3.77 

 3.83 

 3.84 





3.92 

















4.29 



1916. 





















4.68 

































4.57 



































Annual averages: 

 1913 



5.68 

 6.38 

 6.58 



5.91 

 6.40 

 6.54 



5.57 

 6.02 

 6.27 



3.23 

 3.30 

 3.47 



5.75 

 6.29 

 6.51 



6.18 

 6.72 

 7.01 























1914 



3.24 

 3.40 



3.35 

 3.61 



5.03 

 5.58 

















1915 



4.18 



4.25 



5.21 



4.95 



4.65 



3.92 



4.11 









BALANCED RATIONS. 



The proportion of grain and mash, the cost of 100 pounds of the 

 ration, and the nutritive ratio are given in Table 11. The cost of 

 100 pounds of feed from the different rations varies somewhat 

 according to the proportion of mash and grain and to the nature of 

 the ration, although this difference is not large except in Pen 9, in 

 which the feed is from 10 to 20 cents per 100 pounds cheaper than in 

 the other pens. The nutritive ratio and the cost of the ration in 

 the cottonseed pens (Nos. 10, 11, 15, and 16) was quite low, but the 

 cost of production was very high. The cost of the ration in Pen 9 

 is the lowest because it does not contain beef scrap, but this ration 

 produced eggs at the highest cost per dozen during the pullet year 



