Show water for I 1 als quite as important as feed most efforts at increasing the egg production of hens deal with the problem primarily from the standpoint of feeding if water Is mentioned it usually takes a rather insignificant place the fact Is however water ater Is quite as important as aa feed in the manufacture of an egg about 05 65 per cent of the whole egg Is water pei abent of the 16 portion per cent of tha and per cent of the yolk Is composed of this element Iff lese are averages of a large aber affia ber of eggs analyzed hens may be given ever so BO much feed the rations may be perfectly bal balanced kneed and may contain just the right proportion of fat protein lime and everything else required but without sufficient water the hens bens will be handicapped |