182 



MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Feed — Dry mash, wheat and whole corn. 



EGG YIELDS IN FIVE ROOMS, IN EACH OF WHICH 100 PULLETS WERE PUT NOV. 1. 



Month. 



Room 1. 



Room 2. 



Room 3. 



Room 4. 



Room 5. 





414 

 1283 

 1404 

 1379 

 2014 

 1914 



299 

 1095 

 1234 

 1315 

 19S4 

 1926 



429 

 940 

 1024 

 1223 

 1959 

 1790 



354 

 942 

 1152 

 1369 

 2004 

 1862 



389- 





932 





1149 





1314 





1945- 





1866 



Total 



8408 



84 

 3 



7853 



78 

 6 



7365 



73 



4 



7683 



77 

 3 



7595- 



Approximate average number of 



76 





3 







Whole number of eggs laid by 500 birds 38904 



Average number of eggs laid by each bird 77.8 



Feed — Dry mash, wheat and cracked corn. 



EGG YIELDS IN FIVE ROOMS, IN EACH OF WHICH _ CO PULLETS WFRF. PUT JsOV. 1. 



Month. 



Room 1. 



Room 2. 



Room 3. 



Room 4. 



Room 5. 





389 

 1191 

 1135 

 1260 

 1993 

 1906 



210 

 883 

 1179 

 1272 

 1921 

 1989 



324 

 1038 

 1109 

 1285 

 1994 

 1997 



331 

 995 

 1145 

 1167 

 1973 

 1892 



157 





847 





1219- 





1316- 





1920 



April 



1921 







Total 



Approximate average number of 



7874 



79 

 4 



7464 



75 



7 



7747 



77 

 7 



7503 



75 

 5 



7381 



74- 



Birds died 



p 







Whole number of eggs laid by 500 bii ds 



Average number of eggs laid by each bird. 



37969 

 75.9 



