Show I Local Flock Leads in Egg Laying Contest Entry no 22 a pen of ten birds owned by tl the e Imperial Poultry Farm of Manti ManU won first place forthe for forthe forthe the month in the third Intermountain tain tamn Egg Laying contest being con conducted ducted by bj the experiment station at Logan The local birds produced eggs which moved them Into first place not only for the month but for Cor the four month period with witha I a total record of eggs Two birds among this pen were ro second in individual record of 25 eggs Two other birds from two other pens equalled this score andone and andone andone one bird belonging to to the Irvin Trap Nest Poultry Farm Farr of or Murray led with 26 eggs An average production o of eggs per por pullet or 51 was the February Fob Fob- ruan record Production improved considerably ly during February in spite of the fact tact the weather conditions during most of or the time was cold and stormy The chickenpox epidemic seems to have ha about run its course There are however a few birds inthe in inthe inthe the hospital with this disease One of the rather interesting Conlin Continued from page 1 I local Flock Continued l on Page S 8 made during this epidemic was was that the pullets that happened to come down clown with the disease during during dur dur- during ing sunny and rather favorable weather were not as asa a rule very seriously affected by it Among those that came down with lith it during cold stormy weather the losses were much heavier Feed and costs cost records s for all pullets November Scratch feed 1800 1300 lb Ib mash 1245 1295 cost of feed and litter litter litter lit lit- ter total no of eggs 6 39 value of eggs return above re feed cost feed cos cosper cost per doz December Scratch feed Ibs lbs mash 1001 cost of feed and litter litter litter lit lit- ter total no of eggs 1 Value alue of eggs return above feed feed cost per doz 1 lOc January Scratch feed 1511 lbs Ibs mash lbs Ibs cost of feed and lit lit- litter litter ter total no eggs value of oC eggs return above feed cost feed cost per doz February Scratch feed 1309 lbs Ibs mash cost of feed and litter litter litter lit lit- ter total no eggs value of eggs return above feed cost 8 feed cost per doz T |