Excerpt from The Poultry and Egg Situation: January 1960

Sexed Pullets on farms 3/ Percentage of preceding pullets year price zchickens: as a As reported age of chick-zegg_feed: farmers Pallets Year ratio raised percent ens raised price inten Chick-z ou tweighted: 2/ of raiio tions ens farms zaverage total Jan. 1: Jan. 1 d_: to pur raised: .kun 1 1/ zchickens Oct. 1 follow-zoct. Lffollow-z chase follow purchased: ing 3 ing 2 tchicks 2 ing Lb. Mil. Pct. Mil. Mil. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. 1925 679 103 1926 718 105 106 1927 750 99 10& 1928 700 91 93 1929 751 253 3& 107 107 1930 777 31 105 103 96 1931 709 230 3& 32 77 91 9& 1932 736 25& 237 3& 32 109 10& 103 1933 750 25& 238 3& 32 123 102 100 193& 229 212 36 33 76 86 89 1935 658 226 37 3& 105 102 107 1936 715 271 38 35 115 109 110 1937 601 215 &1 36 72 84 86 1938 651 276 &2 37 121 108 108 113 1939 697 287 25& &1 36 111 108 107 105 63& 292 &6 38 83 96 91 9& 328 278 37 111 109 118 116 21 363 319 &3 38 115 112 113 115 17 393 350 39 35 111 116 119 110 832 20 301 &2 36 76 83 83 86 890 18 371 322 &2 36 11& 96 107 107 738 22 325 281 38 93 86 83 87 1947 719 26 326 278 45 39 95 91+ 97 99 1948 615 30 301 258 &9 &2 87 80 86 93 705 31 32& 287 46 41 130 107 115 111 1950 620 32 283 258 46 42 76 88 77 90 1951 623 33 288 261 46 42 119 96 101 101 1952 561 37 259 238 46 &2 80 90 90 91 1953 &2 266 255 48 &6 12& 96 98 107 195& &9 273 257 51 48 96 100 99 101 1955 &62 50 239 52 52 89 82 86 1956 &79 53 259 250 54 52 125 103 10& 105 1957 397 60 226 225 57 57 77 91 83 90 1958 &32 65 252 58 56 128 106 109 108 1959 5 228 57 80 99 93 196° (83)

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