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NOTE: The tests for type and capacity cannot be applied to 

 young pullets with any degree of accuracy. These tests cannot be 

 properly made until the pullet has laid at least one clutch of eggs. A 

 pullet must -obtain her natural shape and be fully developed before 

 you really know what she is. These two tests can best be made on yearly 



FIG. 15 Four-finger abdomen/"' (Capacity.) A hen of very large capacity to 

 consume and assimilate food. We find 220-egg hens injhis class, provided they have 

 the right type. 



