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Housing and Feeding of Poultry. [may, 



been reduced by at least one-ninth. But this much may be 

 pointed out to emphasise the importance of careful selection 

 for egg quality, that the cost per dozen eggs would be greatly 

 reduced in accordance with increased number, as follows : — 



Lot III. Lot IV. 

 Per doz. eggs. 



Had an average of 120 eggs been laid, cost 6' 54a 7 . 6- 47^. 



„ „ „ „ 150 „ „ „ » yztf. . 5- iSd. 



To what extent increased egg production would involve a 

 greater food consumption remains to be tested, but in any case 

 it would be small compared with the reduction in average 

 cost of eggs produced. 



Table VI. — Egg Production in respect to Breed 

 and Feeding. 





Breeds. 



Feeding. 



Month. 



White 



Buff 



Hopper. 

 Lots 



Soft Food 



Wyandotte. 



Orpington. 



and Grain. 





Lots 

 I and III. 



Lots 

 II and IV. 



I and II. 



Lots 

 III and IV. 



December, 1906 



20 



76 . 



43 



53 



January, 1907 ... 



150 



192 



185 



'57 



February ,, ... ... 



205 



182 



204 



183 



March ,, 



3H 



232 



262 



2S4 



April ,, 



231 



186 



229 



188 



May ,, 



IOI 



ill 



JOI 



in 



June ., 



143 



129 



137 



135 



» 



174 



166 



164 



176 



August ,, 



94 



84 



87 



9i 



September,, 



39 



58 



32 



65 



October ,, 











November ,, 











Totals 



i,47i 



1,416 



1,444 



i,443 



Average Production ... 



91-9 



88-5 



90-25 



90*2 



In spite of the fact that the Buff Orpingtons were earlier 

 hatched, although the difference was very little, the White 

 Wyandottes proved the better layers, but the former gave 

 higher results in December, January, May, and September, the 

 first two of which months are of considerable importance. 

 The feeding did not affect laying, as there was only one egg 

 difference in the totals, and consequently no advantage was 

 gained in that respect. 



Fertility. — Where eggs are produced for hatching a very 

 important point is their fertility ^and the number of chickens 



