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RIooPERArrvE EXTENSION SERVICE
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVER5ITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE l^- j:l
-//19
J
s? .H6 gA W€W*@WEM
x3o1 .99 h Fzs
Las Cruc€s , New l.lexico 88003 Volune L4, Number L2 December L4, L973
HOLIDAY SEASON
Once again the Christmas season has rolled around and we wish everyone
a Joyous Christmas and a llappy New Year. It is our hope that things will
not, go wlld in the industry, but renain on an even keel so that our poultry-nen
will be abLe to see a profit at the end of the year. Unfortunately,
things may not remnin stable as indications are that prices will sl-ide in
about six nonths.
, ,
The recent, ttPoul-try and Egg SLtuation", which has just been, received,
points to a moderate expansion in egg, broiler and turkey output and lower
average prices. Al-though egg production during January-October was down
five percent, it was gaining on year-earlier levels in September and October.
This indicates that egg production is back on an expansion path after being
sidetracked in June-August. Augustts production was down six percent, but
output during October was only three percent below a year ago.
Egg production will not match year-earller leveLs until early 1974.
However, hatchery activity has increased sharply in recent months in response
to high egg prices and the increased profitabil.ity of eggs. During July-
October, 2l-.4 utillion more egg-type chicls were hatched than last year. Eggs
in incubators on November 1 were up 15 percent. This wil-l provide about a
1-4 percent increase in the number of pullets available for flock replacement
by early spring. Thus, there will likely be a significant increase in egg
production by nid L974.
Egg prices have gradually decl-ined since reaching highs for the year
in August. They recovered a little in nid November and will remain high
for the remainder of the year due to reduced supplies and high prices for
other high protein foods. Prices likely w111 decline seasonalLy in the wlnter
and spring as egg production incerases.
. TO CULL OR NOT TO CULL.
The practice of cull-ing is not discussed very often nowdays, however,
it night be desirable to look at this practice in f-ight of high feed priees.
There is no sense in keeping a lot of hens around which are not laying yet
are stll-l- consuming feed - the so-calLed biscuit eaters in the dog worl-d.
Object Description
| Title | Feather-Gram |
| Series Designation | Feather-Gram, December 14, 1973, Vol. 14, No. 12 |
| Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
| Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
| Date Original | 1973-12-14 |
| Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
| Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
| Digital Identifier | UAAPfg19731214.pdf |
| Source | J87.N6 X301.99 F28 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
Page Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Series Designation | Feather-Gram, December 14, 1973, Vol. 14, No. 12 |
| Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
| Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
| Date Original | 1973-12-14 |
| Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
| Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
| Is Part Of | Feather-Gram |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| OCR | RIooPERArrvE EXTENSION SERVICE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVER5ITY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE l^- j:l -//19 J s? .H6 gA W€W*@WEM x3o1 .99 h Fzs Las Cruc€s , New l.lexico 88003 Volune L4, Number L2 December L4, L973 HOLIDAY SEASON Once again the Christmas season has rolled around and we wish everyone a Joyous Christmas and a llappy New Year. It is our hope that things will not, go wlld in the industry, but renain on an even keel so that our poultry-nen will be abLe to see a profit at the end of the year. Unfortunately, things may not remnin stable as indications are that prices will sl-ide in about six nonths. , , The recent, ttPoul-try and Egg SLtuation", which has just been, received, points to a moderate expansion in egg, broiler and turkey output and lower average prices. Al-though egg production during January-October was down five percent, it was gaining on year-earlier levels in September and October. This indicates that egg production is back on an expansion path after being sidetracked in June-August. Augustts production was down six percent, but output during October was only three percent below a year ago. Egg production will not match year-earller leveLs until early 1974. However, hatchery activity has increased sharply in recent months in response to high egg prices and the increased profitabil.ity of eggs. During July- October, 2l-.4 utillion more egg-type chicls were hatched than last year. Eggs in incubators on November 1 were up 15 percent. This wil-l provide about a 1-4 percent increase in the number of pullets available for flock replacement by early spring. Thus, there will likely be a significant increase in egg production by nid L974. Egg prices have gradually decl-ined since reaching highs for the year in August. They recovered a little in nid November and will remain high for the remainder of the year due to reduced supplies and high prices for other high protein foods. Prices likely w111 decline seasonalLy in the wlnter and spring as egg production incerases. . TO CULL OR NOT TO CULL. The practice of cull-ing is not discussed very often nowdays, however, it night be desirable to look at this practice in f-ight of high feed priees. There is no sense in keeping a lot of hens around which are not laying yet are stll-l- consuming feed - the so-calLed biscuit eaters in the dog worl-d. |
