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MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE 



177 dozen eggs at market price, 



In addition to the eggs, 30 fowls brought. 



Add the value of. increase of stock, 12 fowls. 



Whole proceeds, .... 

 Cost of keep for the year, 



Net profit, .... 

 By two bushels oats on hand, 



$19 11 



Eight baiTcls of hen manure, and ten barrow loads of do. 

 (The barrow loads consist of the droppings in the yard and 

 chicken coops, scraped up, with loam intermixed. The barrels 

 contained clear hen manure.) 



January 1 to September 1, 1858. Commenced with 41 hens 

 and 11 cocks. Their feed to September 1st, consisted of one 

 barrel cob meal ; one and a half bushels corn, (raised,) five 

 bags of corn ; two bags of oats ; eight bushels meal, $20 57 

 1 52 



Eggs set 



Whole cost. 



$22 09 



August 31, — On hand 22 chickens, making 43 on hand 

 September 1. 



