IMPORTANT RECORDS TO KEEP 



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nent. The rim punch should always be used, as it is the only- 

 instrument which makes a clean hole without tearing. The hole 

 should be made far enough from the edge to minimize the danger 

 of its tearing out. 



The following form shows a good way of keeping mating and 

 breeding records : Individual Mating Record. 



Form by Dr. Rayr 



. Pearl, University of Maine. 



Datk 



Mating No. 



Pen Records. — By a pen record is meant usually a monthly 

 sheet; but in some cases a weekly sheet is posted in the pen, and 

 is so arranged that the products of that pen, the feed consumed, 

 and the condition of the birds for a given period can all be 

 entered on one record. The following form shows a monthly pen 

 record which was used with considerable success in cooperative 

 record keeping: 



Monthly Pen Record. 



Number of females. . . 



Number of Males. 



Notes. — Leg band numbers 



Average daily production Total income from eggs. 



Total cost of feed Profit or loss from eggs 



