HOW I BEGAN AS AN EGG-FARMER ~ 63 
My ReEcorps 
My pullets were rather young and undeveloped when I got them 
and eggs came very slowly at first. It was towards the end of 
January that the figures began to rise, in February they jumped, 
in March they leaped and in April they overflowed.. From 
110 pullets and 50 eighteen-month-old hens I got only 16 eggs 
on the first of January. On the last day of the month I got 54— 
the total for January being 1224. On the first day of February 
I got 58 eggs, on the last day 77—total 1682. On the first day of 
March I got 88, on the last day, 108—total 2760. On the first 
day of April 110, on the last day 104total 3194. It may be 
remarked that my best days were on 4th, 10th and 14th April, 
when I got 128 eggs per day. May saw a slight decline. On the 
first day 100, on the last day 78—total 2832. June Ist gave 75, 
30th June, 70—total 2191. July, 62 on the first day, 68 on the last 
—total 2074. August, 68 on the first, 35 on the last—total 1446. 
September was a very uniform month, but there was a gradual 
decline, and the total was 1191. 
The month of October reached the low-water mark. Many 
of the birds were still moulting and few had fully recovered the 
annual visitation when feathers and not eggs are produced. Still, 
I just kept over the four-figure mark, with a total of 1054. 
November saw an improvement, with a return of 1281, and the 
figures gradually increased during December, till the total reached 
1463. 
The following, therefore, were my records month by month :— 
January c : ; 1224 | August . : ’ ‘ 1446 
February . ‘ ‘ 1682 | September . ‘ ‘ IIQI 
March . : . ‘ 2760 | October . F - ‘ 1054 
April ‘i c , : 3194 | November Z ‘ : 1281 
May ‘ a ; . 2831 | December : : ; 1463 
June : z . : 2191 
July . : : ’ 2074 Grand Total . + 22,390 
Excepting for 1200 eggs laid by young pullets, this was my 
record from 160 laying hens. It gives an average of 182 eggs per 
