EGG PRODUCTION 



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Number and Value of Eggs Produced 



The fowls produced eggs to the total value of 

 $1,458.87, or an average of $2.43 a fowl. The period 

 of lowest prices prevailed from March to June, and 

 the highest priced during October, November and 

 December. 



If from the total value of the eggs the cost for 

 feed is deducted, there remains a balance of $924.28 

 to cover the cost for caring for the fowls, the death 

 losses, the depreciation in value of the fowls, the 

 interest on investment and profit. It is difficult to 

 estimate accurately the cost for labor, as the man 

 who cared for these fowls did other work. An 

 active man could undoubtedly attend to five or six 

 times as many fowls as were in this experiment. 

 If, for calculation, the lower number be chosen, also 

 if it costs $50 a month for a man to do the work, 

 then it would cost $10 a month for each house, or 

 $720 a year. The loss of the 54 hens that died, at 



