CONTENTS 



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Part I. The first year's work 573 



Object _ 573 



Selection and summer care of tlie chickens 573 



Condition of pullets when put into winter quarters. . . 575 



The kind and size of houses and yards 576 



Winter care and feeding 577 



General observations 578 



Data 



Food consumption 578 



Broodiness and mortality 581 



Molting 582 



Egg production 582 



Weight of eggs 584 



Cost per dozen eggs produced 584 



Incubation 586 



Development of the chicks 587 



Financial statement 588 



Part II. The second year's work with the original fowls 590 



Food consumption 590 



Broodiness and mortality 592 



Egg production 592 



Weight of eggs 593 



Cost per dozen eggs produced 594 



Incubation 594 



Chick mortality 596 



Financial statement 597 



Part III. The progeny from the original flocks 599 



Food consumption 599 



Broodiness and mortality 601 



Egg production 601 



Weight of eggs 603 



Cost per dozen eggs produced 605 



Incubation 605 



Chick record 606 



Financial statement 607 



Part IV. The combined two years' work with the original flocks 608 



Food consumption and egg production 608 



Mortality 609 



Incubation 610 



Part V. A summary of all flocks 611 



Food consumption and egg production 611 



Mortality 613 



Incubation 613 



Conclusions 614 



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