The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-13
EGG PRODUCTION
IN STATE Is UP
Poultry Flocks Average
1913 Eggs Per Bird
For Year

North Carolina demonstration
poultry flocks averaged 1853 eggs
per bird during the past year and
cleared $3.50 per bird over feed
costs, reports c. F. Parrish, in
charge of Extension poultry work
at N C. State College.
He points out that these were
not specially selected flocks but
were on 281 average farms scatter
ed throughout North Carolina. The
growers were interested in better
methods of poultry management
and kept accurate records as to
eggs per bird amounts of feed
used and cost of feed, price of
eggs per dozen during the year,
and the value of the eggs produc-
ed
''These poultrymen made better
than average returns above feed
costs because they produced 1853
eggs per bird as compared with
102 eggs, which is the average for
the State" Parrish said.
Feed Costs
He pointed out that the average
annual feed cost per bird was
$283 and that eggs were produced
at a feed cost of 20.2 cents per
dozen, all other cost factors not
being taken into consideration.
This feed cost per dozen eggs var
led from 1876 in March, when pro-
ductlon per bird was high, 27.7
certs per dozen in September.
The average number of birds
per flock in these demonstrations,
carried out in cooperation with
the State College Extension Serv-
ice, was 2O7. The growers fed
an average of 1872 pounds of grain
and 55.8 pounds of mash per bird
during the year. The amount OF
graf: and mash needed to produce
dozen eggs was found to average
II .8 pounds during the year.
Some of the growers sold hatch
ing eggs and they, of course, re-
ceived relatively higher returns
per bird. The average value of
eggs per bird was 1913. The price
of eggs varied from 22.9 cents
per dozen to 1875, with an average
price of Al cents per dozen for
The year.
There are many factors which
enter in good poultry management
and growers must carefully watch
all OF these factors if they are to
make profit or reasonable wage
for caring for their flocks during
the coming year, Parrish said.
1.-The demonstration flock records
tell many interesting stories.
'fFor example, two growers had
about the same number of birds
and produced about the same num-
Der of eggs per bird One grower
grew the majority of his feed on
the home farm and was very care
Iful in his feeding. The other grow
er bought practically all of his
lie. d at relatively nigh prices, was
wasteful in his feeding, and fed
entirely too much grain per bird at
certain periods. The result was
that the first grower avera gei
about twice as much per bird over
feed costs as did the second grow
err"
North Carolina Record
s'For the first time in history,
North Carolina poultrymen will
produce more than a billion eggs
in one year." Parrish said, land
we should all be very proud of this
record for the Food For Freedom
fight. Up to November l we had
produced 920 million eggs and il
we maintain the October produc.
ion of Sc million during November
and December, we will have 1882
100000 eggs for 1943, a tremendous
production for North Carolina
Parrish said.
He pointed out that egg produc-
ton was 300 million eggs in 1924
and 900 million in 1884.
Hatcherymen
Parrish comphnented North
Carolina hatcnerymen for the ex-
eellent work which they have been
dong IN building up poultry nro-