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PRACTICE OF POULTRY BREEDING 



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 OF JERSEY 



LADY CORNELL* 



Belle of Jersey. 



Body weight, Ibs 



Lbs. feed consumed 



Eggs laid in one year 



Weight of eggs laid, Ibs 



FIG. 130. Two phenomenal hens. 

 A COMPARISON. 



Lady Cornell. 



3.8 Body weight, Ibs 3.2 



118.5 Lbs. feed consumed 110.0 



246 Eggs laid in one year 257 



29.5 Weight of eggs laid, Ibs 28.8 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



Cost of feed 51.79 Cost of feed 



Labor, and interest 1.00 Labor, and interest . . . 



Total debit 2.79 Total debit 



Value of eggs at $0.35 7.18 Value of eggs at $0.35. 



Value of manure 33 Value of manure 



Total credit 7.51 Total credit 



Net profit 4.72 



. . $1.66 



. . 1.00 



. . 2.66 



.. 7.43 

 .29 



. . 7.72 



Net profit 5.06 



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

 University. 



