62 A REVOLUTION IN EGG PRODUCTION 



duction. The production of the older fowls is shown sepa- 

 rately from that of the pullets from January 1st to April 21st. 

 At this time the flocks had to be consolidated, to make room 

 for day old chicks. The production is shown separately again 

 each day from September 28th, when the pullets commenced 

 laying, until the end of the year. 



The reader will note the following comparisons of the 

 laying of the birds, in their pullet year, with the laying by the 

 adult fowls, in the fall and winter months. 



Number of Eggs Xumber of Eggs 

 1913 Laid by Pullets Laid by Hens 



January , . 588 217 



February 558 537 



October ................................. 130 107 



November 560 108 



December 810 247 



Total for five months 2,646 1,216 



There were over ninety birds among the adult fowls, and 

 only an average of about fifty pullets. We can see by this 

 comparison that the young birds have a decided natural 

 advantage over the adult fowls, for fall and winter laying. 



For the period from January 1st to April 21st, the pullets 

 of the previous year and the old birds compare as follows : 



1913 Pullets Hens 



January 588 217 



February • ■ ■ ■ 558 537 



March .................................... 690 1,248 



April 1st to 21st. 466 1,096 



Totals for the period 2,302 3,098 



This comparison shows the old hens as being able to 

 produce heavily, as soon as spring conditions arrive. This is 

 true, even with the handicap they had in January, when the 

 pullets had a lead of 369 eggs, and a slight handicap in Feb- 

 ruary of 21 eggs. 



To recapitulate, we find as follows : 



Weight of feed, 16,439 pounds; cost of feed, $303.34; number of 

 eggs, 14,729; value of eggs, $403.96; meat sold, $35.56. 



