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ard of judging be the American standard of excellence, all of 

 which the Society were pleased to adopt. 



We think that the results desired have been obtained, to 

 wit.: Wm. Dean, of Peabody, was awarded the first preiniuni 

 for Fowls for profit, in the first class. His statement is as 

 follows : 



Sept. 1st, 1879, 12 Light Brahma Hens, were taken to keep 

 for profit ; Sept. 1st, 1880, the account was closed ; during 

 this time they produced 1,916 eggs, which were sold for $41.61, 

 or more than two cents apiece. To produce these eggs, there 

 was consumed corn, wheat screenings and meat, to the amount 

 of 112.85, the eggs costing less than three-fourths of one cent 

 apiece. 



By this statement, it appears that each hen produced 12.40 

 worth of eggs in one year, and at the end of the year was 

 worth as much as when the experiment commenced. 



Frank M. Allen, of Wyoma, Lynn, winner of 2d premium 

 for profit, submitted the following Statement; — 22 Light 

 Brahma Hens for six months produced 169^ dozen eggs, which 

 were sold for $38.15, costing the consumer nearly 1 7-8 cents 

 per egg. To produce these eggs, corn, meal, oats, feed, wheat 

 and cracked corn were consumed to the amount of |!l6.95, or 

 a little more than three-fourths of one cent per egg produced, 

 his rate of cost being a little more than Dean's, and his selling 

 price almost one-fourth of one cent less. No account is taken 

 of grass and waste from the liouse in either statement, which 

 is supposed to have been fed to them. 



Now, by these experiments, it seems to be demonstrated: 

 1st, That it costS about three-fourths of a cent to raise an egg 

 in Essex county. 2d, That in these cases they were sold for 

 an average of two cents apiece, a clear profit of IJ cents 

 apiece was made. (What other product exhibited at this fair 

 can show a profit of more than 100 per cent ?) 3d, That the 

 Light Brahma Fowl, of all others of the Asiatic varieties, are 

 best adapted to the confined quarters of cities or large towns. 

 4th, That colonies of 12 do better than larger numbers, for as 



