PULLETS IN LAYING HOUSE NO. 2, FALL OF 1911
The record, however, for real yearling hens (and these were real yearling hens, because when they started to lay with us they were fully eighteen months of age), was very far from a poor one, and the novice who succeeds in caring for his breeding stock in such a way that he does not fall short of this average, may consider that he has done very well.
CHAPTER XXXI
Egg Records
February 1st, 1908 to June 30th, 1911.
| Dates | Average Number of Hens | Production of Eggs | Average Price per doz. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1, 1908 to Jan. 31, 1909 | 2,040 | 338,976 | .5066 |
| Feb. 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910 | 2,811 | 709,836 | .47125 |
| July 1, 1910 to June 30, 1911 | 4,723 | 612,000 | .4618 |
AVERAGE FOR FIRST TEN MONTHS OF PULLET LAYING
IN FLOCKS OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED.
| 1909 | 143.25 |
| 1910 | 145.11 |
| 1911 | 146.23 |
On examination of this Egg Record it will be noticed that in the average number of eggs laid by the pullets, in flocks of fifteen hundred, there have been three gains, and in analyzing these averages it must be remembered that these are results obtained, not by the handling of a few pullets most carefully selected to produce a record, but of thousands, and the advance of three eggs in the average is therefore a remarkable gain.