52 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[Jan., 



April 1, 1878, Number of hens, 54, at $1.00 each, 



" " cocks, 5, " " " 

 Whole number of eggs laid, 4,269, 355| dozen, at 



211 cts., 

 " " for family, 97^ dozen-(-14l dozen given 



away, - . - - 



« " for sitting, 768, 64 dozen, 



chickens hatched, 492, 



died, 65+98, 163, [cholera 



from drain.] 

 raised, 329, - 

 sold, 200, at 351 cts., $70.50 



" 13 [stock] for 18.00 — 

 given away, 7 young chickens, 

 $2.40+ old fowl, 

 " for table, 34 at 35^ cts., 

 old fowls, for table, 17 at 50 cts., 

 " " sold, 15 at 58f cts., - 

 Total value eggs and fowls for our family use, $49.35 



" " " " " cash to owner, 37.31 — 



To brother's family, eggs, 876, 47 dozen, at 211 cts., 



$10.10+26 dozen at 271 cts., - 

 old fowls, 7 at 50 cts., 

 young fowls, 14 at 351 cts., 

 cash on sales, 



total to H. R., - $45.62 



Grain from Chaffee & Co., $20.70, 



« " farm estimate, 20.12, — $40.82 expense of food 

 Interest on stock at 5 per cent., - - $ 2.95 — 



Value of eggs for family and market, 68.71 



« " fowls " '' u u . . 129.02 



$54.00 

 5,00 



76.49 



23.66 

 13.76 



86.66 



2.82 



11.98 



8.50 



8.76 



86.66 



17.45 

 3.50 

 4.94 



19,73 



$43.77 



" " added to stock, 9, 

 " five loads manure. 

 Balance profit. 

 Profit per each hen, 



9.00 

 25.00— 



$3.48 



231.73 



$187.97 



