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there cannot be one egg type for all breeds, owing to the differences 

 in body shape. The egg breeds bear a close similarity in their 

 breed type, and it may thus be assumed that this general confor- 

 mation represents the desired form (Fig. 129). These are here 

 outlined. They are valueless unless combined with health and 

 vitality. 



1. Width of body comes first; as, without ample room for the 

 digestive and reproductive organs, they cannot attain their maxi- 

 mum development. 



2. Depth of body is essential for the same reason. 



3. A rather long body carried high in front and low behind, 

 with the large part of the body back of the leg joint. 



BELLE OP JERSEY LADY CORNELL* 



FIG. 130. Two phenomenal hens. 



A COMPARISON. 



Belle of Jersey. Lad V Cornell. 



Body weight, Ibs 3.8 Body weight, Ibs 3.2 



Lbs. feed consumed 118.5 Lbs. feed consumed 110.0 



Eggs laid in one year 246 Eggs laid in one year 257 



Weight of eggs laid, Ibs 29.5 Weight of eggs laid, Ibs 28.8 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



Cost of feed 81.79 Cost of feed $1.66 



Labor, and interest 1-00 Labor, and interest 1.00 



Total debit 2.79 Total debit 2.66 



Value of eggs at $0.35 7.18 Value of eggs at $0.35 7.43 



Value of manure ? . . . .33 Value of manure .29 



Total credit 7.51 Total credit 7.72 



Net profit 4.72 Net profit 5 - 06 



*Bred and owned by the Department of Poultry Husbandry, Cornell 

 University. 



