Show No Raiser Can Report Profit From Dead Hens Dead hens make the largest Item of flock fiock depreciation and this depre- depre Is the third largest Item next to feed and labor or about one fifth of the total expense of the laying flock says Bays Prof Proto E. E G. G MIsner MIsner MIs- MIs ner ncr of New York State College of Agriculture culture after a study of 92 02 New ew York state flocks In 1930 1030 The percentage of ot mortality varied irom a is s to 1 to per cent or of the we average average aver aver- age nse number of ot laying birds The mortality averaged 23 per cent with no o between large or small flocks flocks When WIlen hens are valued at 1 1 each at the beginning of the laying laying lay- lay ing lug season and are worth 75 cents at the end of the year a mortality Of 10 per cent makes the depreciation tion 84 34 cents to the hen If It the mortality were 40 per cent the depreciation de de- de- de to the bird would be CO cents Professor MIsner warns n to give close attention to 10 disease and parasite control |