Show experiments show that best hens pay profits illinois hens that were given a chance held up their end of the farm earnings under the stress of 1930 1030 conditions by paying average profits of a hen says the missouri farmer records kept hy by farm lock flock owners in operation cooperation co with the extension service of the college of agriculture university of illinois have been summarized mari zed the nver average profits of a hen were nvere paid by the one third highest flocks in the group in contrast the one third lowest flocks lost money a at t the rate of BO 59 cents a hen while ab he e average for the entire group of flocks was a profit of 04 64 cents a hen owners of the one third hi highest chest flocks kept kep t up their profits in the face of 1930 conditions by taking advantage of low feed costs getting more eggs and increasing their efficiency generally it was explained by H U D U alp poultry extension specialist of the college hens in the one third highest flocks laid an average of eggs each during the year while those in the one third lowe lowest s t flocks averaged only ill eggs the average egg yield for the flocks was eggs n lien hen there was an average of liens in the one third highest flocks hens in the one third lowest and liens hens in the flocks |