APPENDIX. 



303 



Jan. 30. 

 Feb. 25. 

 Aug. 14. 



Nov. 14. 

 it 



Dec. 31. 



1845. 



Dec. 31. 

 



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 u 

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 II 



' 22 geese, . . . 



" cash for 15 hens, . 



u 6 young ducks, . 



" 5 common ditto, 



" 1 pair Muscovy do. 



" 6 U bushels corn, . 



" Labor in picking geese, 



Total cost, . . 



By 3,660 eggs used or sold, . 

 " 26 chickens, " 



3 turkeys, " 

 6 ducks, " 

 23 geese, " 

 35 Ibs geese feathers, 



16 bushels of hen manure, . 



103 fowls on hand, valued at 

 " 7 ducks, 

 " 4 turkeys, 



4 ereese, " 



Total proceeds, 

 Deduct cost, . 



Net profits, 



$76.20 



Cr. 



. $40.15 

 . 6.25 

 . 2.25 

 . 2.25 

 . 15.67 

 . 17.50 

 . - 2.00 

 . 25.75 

 . 2.63 

 3.00 

 . 3.00 



$120.45 

 76.20 



$44.25 



The geese, it is stated, were not the least profitable 

 part of the stock. They were the large, white Bremen 

 variety, weighing, when dressed, from 10 to 15 Ibs. 

 each. They were confined in a lane, which afforded 

 them access to the different fields, and in which there is 

 a large artificial pond. 



Dr. H. S. Chase, of Woodstock, Vermont, makes the 

 following statement on the management and profits of 

 poultry ; On the 27th of March, 1848, I purchased 

 four hens and one cock, and kept them until the 15th of 

 November, when I killed them. During that time, I 

 received three hundred and eighty-six eggs as the re- 

 sult of their laying. I fed them on grain, I purchased 

 seven pecks of corn, and one peck of oats. The ac 

 count stands as follows : 



