You are the owner of this article. Illinois soil among world's most fertile. ILLINOIS: Path of glaciers through state credited for rich farmland. BLOOMINGTON | Along with Chicago's soaring skyline and Lincoln's prairie roots, Illinois is best known for routinely producing one of the nation's top yields of corn and soybeans.
Lets face it, we all want eggs from our chickens but there are a number of factors that affect the number of eggs a chicken lays. The breed characteristics are a starting point, some, such as show strains of Orpingtons lay as few as 80 eggs per year and others like for example a utility strain of Light Sussex closer to 220.
Hens usually begin laying eggs when they are about 6 months old. Young hens tend to lay smaller eggs, often weighing less that the desired minimum weight of 54 grams. a. The average weight of the eggs produced by the young hens is 50.9 grams, and only 28% of their eggs exceed the desired minimum weight.If a Normal model is appropriate, what would you predict the standard deviation of the egg weights be? â5.3 grams b. By the time the hens have reached a year, the eggs they produce average 67.1 grams with a standard deviation of 6.4 grams.