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FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



year; if the average cost of feeding was 97 cents, cost of labor 60 cents per 

 fowl and the average price 23 cents per dozen, what was the gain or 

 loss in each flock per fowl? 



6. A poultryman kept 96 fowls, that laid 128 eggs each per year; 

 the feed cost 52.6 cents and the care 36.4 per fowl; he received on an 

 average 27.7 cents per dozen. What was the profit per fowl for the year? 



7. Eighty is the average number of eggs laid per year by the 

 American hen. Is that a profitable production? 



Poultry Breeds. 



The following are among the best known poultry breeds 

 1. The Mediterranean or Egg breeds. 



(a) Leghorns. 



(b) Minorcas. 



(c) Spanish. 



(d) Blue Andalusians. 



(e) Anconas. 



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FIG. 1. A high record Ply- 

 mouth Rock. 



FIG. 2. A sturdy, massive 

 male Plvmouth Rock. 



2. The American or General Purpose breeds. 



(a) Plymouth Rocks. 



(b) Wyandottes. 



(c) Javas. 



(d) Dominiques. 



(e) Rhode Island Reds. 



(f) Buckeyes. 



