Parowan Times | 1928-05-09 | Page 2 | Value of Hen Depends on Prices Prevailing

value of hen depends on prices prevailing A hen may produce more eggs la in a year than any bird in the flock but yet Is not as valuable as some other lien that produces less eggs the hen bet that produces the largest number ol of eggs during the seasons of 0 high prices will have the advantage in egg values over another bird which Is idle at that period and which may produce more eggs during the year the real value of a hen will depend largely upon the persistency its as well as intensity of 1 production definite records have been kept at the north dakota agricultural college of the good laying lens hens As an example one lien hen produced eggs in 1925 1025 which were nere sold for 04 5 lille another produced eggs which brought 65 the second hen had laid 16 more eggs hut but the eggs sold for 10 16 cents less due to the fact that tills hen did a greater prop proportion of ter her laying during the spring and summer slimmer when eggs were cheap