24 The Business Hen. 



marked a, b, c, and d, were picked out of a large tray full of eggs which 

 were laid by different hens. The selection was made strictly upon their 

 shape and color without looking at the number of the hen, which is 

 marked on the large end of the egg when it is gathered. The peculiar 



Fia. 10. FORMS OF EGGS. 



characteristics distinguishing the egg were so marked that scarcely any 

 error was made guessing the identity of the hen that laid them. The eggs 

 marked (a) were distinguishable by their large size, extreme length and 



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