FEED COST OF EGGS 141 
still there is another way; namely, by good 
salesmanship and good eggs, to keep the 
spring price up to what good eggs are worth. 
Eggs do not spoil quickly in cold weather 
but deteriorate rapidly in warm weather. 
Customers who realize this will pay a pre- 
mium for new laid eggs in the spring. Now 
if you cannot either get a good production 
in winter or a good price in the spring, make 
up your mind that poultry will not pay. 
New laid eggs to city customers should 
bring not less than 30 cents even in April and 
May. My flock of 375 averaged about 100 
eggs a hen. The feed cost a dozen eggs 
was about as follows: 
Cents 
3000 dozen cost 375x$1.20 a hen..$450 
average for year 15 
10% or 300 dozen in 4 months -. 50 
16% or 480 dozen in 3 months ............... 23 
74% or 2200 dozen in 5 months .......... 8 
Now if I can increase my average production 
to 150 eggs a hen it will reduce these cost 
prices one third. These then are the two 
objects ‘to work for: an increased average 
production and fair prices for the eggs at 
all times, 
