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At date, the light Brahmas had laid 673 eggs, or about 97 

 per hen. 



No separate account was kept of the amount consumed by 

 those set apart, but an account of the quantity fed out to the 

 whole flock is here given. 



March, 4 bushels of corn ; April, 2 bushels of corn, 2 bushels 

 of corn meal ; May, 6 bushels of corn, 4 bushels of corn meal, 

 2 bushels of oats ; June, 3 bushels of corn, 4 bushels of corn 

 meal, 1 bushel of oats ; July, 8 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of 

 corn meal, 4 bushels of oats ; August, 8 bushels of corn, 6 

 bushels of corn meal, 5 bushels of oats. 



By this account it appears that 30 adult hens, increased to 

 fifty-five in April, can be kept, together with their progeny, 165 

 in number, from March 1st to September 1st, for fifty-five 

 bushels of corn and 12 bushels of oats. 



Substituting values for the above form, and calling each hen 

 worth $1, as is customary, and chickens half price, we have 

 the following : 



Dr. Fifty-five hens, at $1, 

 Cost of feed, 

 Total, 



Cr. Fifty hens, at $1, 



165 chickens, at 50 c, 

 Total, 



and the eggs and manure extra. But as this poultry is supe- 

 rior of its kind, it would bring on sale a larger price than is 

 here given, which materially adds to the profit. 



Sturtevant Bros. 



BRISTOL. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The Committee on Poultry congratulate the society on the 

 most magnificent . display ever exhibited upon these grounds. 

 There were no less than one hundred and twenty coops in all, 

 and many of these embraced the best specimens of noted breeds. 



We think we are justified in saying that no more beautiful 

 and attractive collection has ever been witnessed outside of a 



