FEED COST OF EGG PRODUCTION. 29 
Table 7a. — Feed cost per dozen eggs for 4-week periods, 1913-14. 
Period. 
Second laying year. 
Pen 1. Pen 2. Pen 3. Pen 4. Pen 5. Pen 
First laying year. 
Pen 7. Pen 8. Pen 
November. 
December . 
1913. 
January . . . 
February. . 
March 
April 
May 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September. 
October . . . 
November. 
December . 
1915. 
January 
Average . 
Cents. 
102. 
70.0 
55.0 
12.0 
14.0 
7.0 
7.5 
6.8 
9.0 
10.3 
11.1 
16.0 
41.8 
(246.0) 
(150.0) 
Cents. 
22.9 
44.4 
51.3 
33.7 
15.7 
7.8 
7.8 
10.0 
10.0 
9.8 
11.9 
16.2 
52 .4 
(560.0) 
(290. 0) 
(360.0) 
Cents. 
35.0 
38.1 
45.4 
17.2 
12.8 
10.1 
9.9 
10.2 
13.5 
15.5 
14.7 
17.7 
22.0 
(40.2) 
(175.0) 
(90.0) 
Cents. 
(41.0) 
(41.1) 
(26. 3) 
6.9 
11.1 
5.5 
5.0 
4.5 
5.2 
6.4 
8.1 
12.3 
23.8 
645.0 
390.0 
Cents. 
(26.7) 
(29. 9) 
(19.1) 
15.8 
11.5 
8.5 
7.9 
8.8 
9.5 
10.6 
9.8 
11.2 
19.6 
27.6 
160.0 
200.0 
Cents, 
(28.7) 
(23.8) 
(31.9) 
21.0 
13.8 
11.4 
8.3 
11.9 
9.3 
14.2 
12.6 
20.4 
30.7 
55.5 
210.0 
92.1 
Cents. 
Cents. 
Cents. 
11.0 
10.4 
9.3 
6.6 
5.2 
5.4 
5.6 
10.8 
8.1 
18.1 
22.4 
30.2 
(29.8) 
(14.5) 
9.3 
9.5 
8.0 
7.1 
4.6 
4.6 
4.0 
4.3 
5.0 
7.1 
12.0 
11.1 
14.7 
(33. 1) 
(16.5) 
14.4 
14.6 
16.0 
8.7 
6.7 
28.6 
40.0 
10.4 
32.6 
5.4 
6.3 
6.3 
8.9 
9.4 
11.5 
14.5 
18.0 
22.8 
(38. 2) 
(57.0) 
11.7 
Figures in parentheses are repetitions, put in for comparison; they are not included in the averages. 
For repetition of month of May see note under Table 4. 
Table 7b. — Feed cost per dozen eggs for 4-week periods, 1914-15. 
Period. 
Third laying year. 
Penl. 
Pen 2. Pen 3. Pen 4. Pen 5. Pen 
Second laying year. 
Pen 7. Pen 8. Pen 
November. 
December . 
January... 
February. . 
March 
April 
May 
May 
June 
July 
August 
September . 
October .'. . 
November. 
December. 
January.. 
February. 
1914. 
1915. 
Average . 
Cents. 
246.0 
150.0 
53.6 
14.0 
11.2 
10.8 
12.8 
14.0 
14.0 
19.2 
25.0 
Cents. 
560.0 
290.0 
360.0 
83.0 
17.0 
9.9 
9.5 
14.7 
12.7 
22.3 
17.2 
38.7 
730.0 
Cents. 
40.2 
175.0 
90.0 
37.1 
12.7 
10.3 
9.5 
8.4 
12.4 
11.2 
9 
1 
5 
2*. 
Cents. 
(645. 0) 
(390. 0) 
17.9 
133.0 
Cents. 
(27.6) 
(160. 0) 
(200.0) 
22.4 
12.7 
14.6 
17.0 
21.9 
32.4 
45.7 
910.0 
340.0 
Cents, 
(55. 5) 
(210.0) 
(92. 1) 
22.9 
14.5 
11.9 
10.0 
9.8 
13.3 
18.6 
20.9 
27.5 
138.4 
64.4 
256.0 
91.0 
Cents. 
(30. 2) 
29.8 
14.5 
11.4 
7.3 
6.1 
5.6 
6.3 
6.3 
7.0 
9.8 
11.1 
27.6 
247.0 
Cents. 
(14.7 
33.1 
16.5 
8.1 
5.3 
5.4 
5.1 
4.7 
4.5 
5.0 
6.9 
9.7 
92.3 
190.0 
22.4 
26.0 
17.2 
20.0 
9.4 
7.5 
Cents. 
(22. 8) 
38.2 
57.0 
19.0 
9.6 
10.0 
8.1 
8.8 
8.3 
13.8 
17.0 
23.3 
32.6 
92.3 
15.3 
