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than to put down every day the amount of each that is fed. 

 Given the egg yield and the cost of feed consumed, it be- 

 comes merely a matter of mathematics to figure out the 

 profit which the birds are bringing in above the feed con- 

 sumed. A record should also be kept of the cases of sickness 

 among the birds, and the number of deaths. This, should 

 not only show the number dead, and the number of birds 

 that have been sick, but should briefly describe the ailments 

 with a statement as to the probable cause, and the treatment 

 given. If any treatment has been especially beneficial, this 

 should be stated. Hatching should be fully recorded, to- 

 gether with any methods which gave exceptionally good 

 results. Whenever eggs have been set, either under a hen 

 or in an incubator, the poultry keeper should be able to tell 

 at the finish of the hatch what results he has secured. The 

 following facts are important: The number of eggs set, the 

 breed, the number of infertile eggs, the number of dead 

 chicks, and, lastly, the number of vigorous chicks hatched. 

 From these entries the efficiency of the hatching process can 

 be determined, and expressed in percentages. A record 

 should be kept, too, of the results in the brooder house, 

 stating the number of chicks placed in the same, and the 

 feed given. If artificially brooded, the temperature of the 

 hover should be frequently taken and recorded. After the 

 chicks have been put on range, note should be made of the 

 amount of feed consumed and the mortality. These accounts 

 are simple, yet are essential to a perfect understanding of 

 the details of management. Many poultry enterprises have 

 failed because the business was losing money in one or two 

 minor ways. 



MONEY TRANSACTIONS 



A careful account should be kept of all money trans- 

 actions. These accounts may be very simple, but they 

 should show where every penny goes and where every penny 

 conies from. By knowing the exact amount of money re- 



