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curred on the farm of Mr. Gerard Carpenter, of Pough- 

 keepsie, New York. He commenced on the first of 

 January, 1844, with sixty-seven hens and three cocks. 

 Out of the flock, were sold and lost, by the 1st of May, 

 seven hens ; from that time up to the 16th of September, 

 he lost two more. The average number of hens re- 

 maining, during the year, was estimated at sixty, which 

 laid each month as follows : 



Eggs. 



January, . . . . . 191 

 February, . . . . 400 



March, 892 



April, 1,037 



May, 1,086 



June, 700 



July, . . . . . 838 

 August, ..... 740 

 September, . . . 540 



October, 113 



November, . . . . 21 



December, ..... none. 



Total, . , . 6,558 



In addition to this number, it was supposed that full 

 300 eggs were used for sitting, got lost, broken, or 

 spoiled, which are not reckoned in the account above. 

 The food of the hens consisted of as much Indian corn, 

 mixed with a few oats, as they could eat ; the grain 

 being placed where they could get at it whenever they 

 felt inclined. In the winter, they had a little meat. 

 They were not confined at all, and had access to lime 

 and gravel, while the ground was covered with snow. 



A correspondent, of Rahway, New Jersey, states in 

 the fifth volume of the journal last named above, that 

 he commenced the year 1845 with a stock of poultry, 

 the expenses and profits of which were as follows : 



1845. Dr. 



Jan. 1. To 44 hens, 6 cocks, . at 25cts. . $12.50 



" " 6 turkeys, . . at 62icts. . 3.75 



" " 4 geese, .... at 62iots. . 2.50 



