Smyrna times., 1928-02-01
EGG RECORD CLUB REPORTS
Annual Summary Of Farm Egg Rec
Ords Show Industry on the Increase

Or0S snow lnuuSlTy OH the Acdoc
Some very interesting facts con-
cerning the yearly egg production Of
hens and pullets in fiocks Of different
sizes throughout the state are includ- /
ed in the annual summary Of the re-
ports from the members of the farm
egg record club for the period from
November 1, 1926 to October 81, 1927, 1
as announced by H. S. Palmer, Exten-
sion Poultryman Of the University Of I
Delaware, who is conducting this work
in cooperation with the county agri-
cultural agents.
Complete records Of the daily egg
production of fiocks from a total of
118 farms were escured for the entire
year, and on these farms there were
47,792 layers on November 1, 1926, of
which only 24,973 birds remained at
the close Of the year on October 31,
1927, resulting in a reduction Of 22,-
819 birds, or 47.6 per cent, in the to-
tai number Of laying hens and pullets
on these particular poultry farms rep
resenting all three counties. Many of
these 22,819 birds represent the culls
which were sold, while others died
during the past year.
Based on the average number of
birds on hand each month the average
egg production per bird on these 118
farms was 1857 eggs per pullet,
134.4 eggs per hen, and 14O.5 eggs for
the mixed flocks which consisted Of
both hens and pullets running togeth
er. AS compared with the records Of
the previous year, these reports show
an increase Of 14.7 eggs per pullet, 40
eggs per hen, and 20.5 eggs per bird
in the mixed fiocks.
Taking the original number Of birds
on hand on November !, 1926 and
dividing it into the total number Of
eggs produced during the year, it was
found that the pullets laid 117.4 eggs
each, the hens lila eggs, and the
mixed ocks 1923 eggs per bird. This
production figure based on the origin
al number of birds on hand at the be
ginning of the year is the real test Of
a flock, and is the test that birds must
stand when they are entered into Of
fetal egg-laying contests.
Using this method Of calculating
the production of those focks whose
egg records were received by the
Poultry Specialist, it was learned that
the high record Of pullets was made
by flock Of 400 birds that laid total
Of 1884 eggs, Or an average Of 1878
eggs per bird, during the entire year.
The low record was made by flock
Of 266 pullets which produced 1929
eggs, OF an avergae Of only 81 eggs
each during this period
In regard to hens the highest record
came from a flock Of $40 birds which
laid 53,530 eggs, making an average
of 144.6 eggs per bird, and the flock
Of hens producing only 1855 eggs, or
58.5 eggs each, consisted Of but 16O
birds, which was the lowest producing
flock.
a flock Of 1861 hens and pullets
produced a total Of 26O,735 eggs, OF
an average Of 1863 eggs per bird.
This flock which consisted of 1906
pullets and 455 hens which were kept
separate until June /, resulted in max
ing the QlgHeSG TeCOIu .lOI LIE ySdLy
as compared to a flock Of only 100
mems and pullets which laid but 5,248
eggs, Or an average Of only 52.5 eggs
per bird, thereby causing this par
ticular flock to be placed at the bot
tom of the list in regard To egg pro
duction.
Of these 118 farms, 50 were record
ed as mixed focks at the end Of the
year, and in 81 Of these mixed fiocks
the pullets and hens were kept togeth-
eli throughout the entire year result
ing in an average production Of 93.1
eggs per bird. In the other % mixed
focks the hens and pu!lets were kept
separated at least during the four OF
five fall and winter months, with the
result that these birds produced 118.1
eggs each, or difference Of 25 eggs
per bird in favor Of the other group