Show Average Hen Laid Lad 97 Eggs i 1 Th Th average Utah hen laid 97 91 Eis gs In October Professors Carl and Byron Alder extension extension ex- ex tension tension n at the Utah State Agricultural tri cultural college cOllee announced in 11 r i 14 report issued this week SeptemA Septem- Septem n A r ra is a average arage rage e per bird u s o 3 and the average for October 1 u-s u s the report said I Again Wasatch county with lU 10 lUI I rocks COcks averaging a 2 birds per lock reporting led other counties In egg p p. p n per ner hen with and an I a rag of S-lt S Lake Ws was s next next with an average production tion Um of 10 9 eggs per bird and Web Web- Web 1 I lr Er was as as third with a average I Pullet flocks in the state stat produced L O 3 U more eggs in October r tha than did I I I flocks o oJ of older hens liens the report disClosed dis dis I closed Prices for the time best g grade 1 ade of f eggs c were at the se second ond highest i 1 since 1932 the average price pricer I a r fOr r k Uie h e top grade product being 3 36 G cents a dozen Mortality rates rat s were c cy comparatively comparative comparative- ly Iy y h gh The fhe average mortality for flocks in the state was vas de deaths per P Er r hundred birds this Y year compared compared com com- pared with last year year ear and fa In n 1935 In most cases cans cas s cold storage hold hold- holdIngs togs lags of eggs in fa t the he United States ire tre at a high m point Eggs being YOl t ord d in lu the United S States Slates ates during N av ember totalled corn com compared om- om tiered pared to slightly more than six milr milI mil milion r I lon on last year t t this time Storage J s 0 s of poultry on the other hand totalled only pounds this Year ear compared with almost 00 00 0 last year on the same dat date and Dr I D. D E c- c Madsen of ot the experiment station s-atlon staff stat devoted part pan art of the rePOrt rt to a discussion of problems problem s submitted 0 to the coIl ge coll-ge ge e by hy Utah h 1 y I It |