INDEX 



O 



Oats, 41 



Official score card for eggs, 



139 



Onions, 49 % 

 Ontario ration, 73 

 Orpington, Picture of 



Black, 121 



P 



Packages and packing of 

 eggs, 128 



Painting estimations, 302 



Papering estimations, 302 



Parasites, Killing of, 174 

 Method of ridding a 



house of, 175 

 that attack domestic 

 fowls, 163, 164 



Parts of a fowl, Names of, 

 144, 257 



Peanut meal, 47 



Peas, 45 



Peck, Cu. in. in, 309 



Perch of stone, 301 



Petroleum, Weight of gal- 

 lon, 290 



Pheasants, Feeding of, 79 



Pigeon fanciers, Terms 

 used by, 283 



Pigeons, Feeding of, 85 

 Marking of, 230 

 Proper way of catching 



and holding, 244 

 Varieties of, 280 



Pint, Cu. in. in, 309 



Plastering estimations, 302 



Plucked-weight value com- 

 pared with live and 

 drawn weight, 159 



Plucking and killing of 

 poultry, 157 



Plymouth Rock female, 



Picture of, 64 

 Rock male, White, Pic- 

 ture of, 97 



Poisonous foods, 58 



Postaldistances andtime,311 



Potatoes, 49 



Poultry and certain other 

 foods, Comparison of, 

 153 



Poultry and poultry prod- 

 ucts, Value of, 2 



Animals destructive to, 

 177 



Classes of market, 154 



exports, 6 



foods, 34 



house, Method of ridding, 

 of parasites, 175 



houses, 7 



houses. Adaptation of, to 

 locality, 7 



houses, Arrangement of, 

 16 



houses, Position of, 15 



judging, 191 



Killing and plucking of, 



Market, 152 



Marking of, 226 



prices, 159 



production, Rank of ten 



leading states in, 4 

 raising, 1 

 shows and associations, 



202 



Simple remedies for, 183 

 Standard and non-stand- 

 ard varieties of, 209 

 Standard weights of, 221 

 Powder guns, 173 

 Preserving eggs, 134 

 Prevention of infestation 

 by fowls from other 

 flocks, 174 

 Prices, Egg, 140 

 of poultry, 159 

 Production, Monthly rec- 

 ords of egg, 122 

 Pumpkins, 50 



Q 



Quart, Cu. in. in, 309 

 Quintal of fish, Weight of, 



290 

 Quire, 299 



R 



Rape seed, 48 



Rations for laying hens, 71 



Ream, 299 



Reaumur thermometer, 298 



