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.
Poultry hens on small farms in Australia can be expected to yield four to five eggs a week, or 200 a year, by one estimate, while Canadian battery hens are estimated by the Canadian branch of the Humane Society International to lay eggs on seven out of eight days, for a total of about 320 a year.
Email me when this is Available. New Hampshire Red Chickens Derived from the Rhode Island Red Chicken in the early 20th Century, the New Hampshire Red is a popular dual purpose chicken that will generally lay up to 250 eggs per year. The breed eventually developed into a chicken that yields less eggs per year, but is more fit for meat production on the farm. 2  Along with the Rhode Island Red, male New Hampshire Reds are often used to breed Red Sex-Link chicks.