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POULTRY 



It is a good thing to advertise a little on the label of 

 the carton. Select a suitable name for the farm, and ad- 

 vertise this name not only on 

 the parcel labels, but on the 

 billheads and market wagon. 

 Judicious advertising pays. 



To sum up, then, pupils who 

 wish to raise chickens for profit 

 as a school project should see 

 that proper care is taken in the 

 selection of the eggs, which 

 TURKEY, should come from the best avail- 



able stock; that there is little 



loss in hatching; that the chicks are profitably brooded; 

 and that their products, whether meat or eggs, are attrac- 

 tively presented to prospective buyers. 



PRACTICAL QUESTIONS 



1. How does our poultry industry compare with some of our other 

 industries? 2. What is the origin of the common hen? 3. Descrilnj 

 the Leghorn and the Minorca breeds. 4. What is meant by the term, 

 " general purpose fowls?" 5. Name three general purpose breeds. 

 6. Describe a fresh-air chicken house. 7. Describe the Rocks and 

 the Wyandottes. 8. What are good succulent feeds for chickens? 



9. In what way may eggs be spoiled before reaching the consumer? 



10. Whatisroup? 11. How should eggs be marketed ? 12. Give 

 a ration for young chicks. 13. Will you not raise a pen of chickens? 



HOME EXERCISES 



1. Report the number of different kinds of poultry at home, and 

 your father's method of taking care of them. 



2. Report the per cent of hens laying every day for one week. 

 How do you determine which hens are not laying? 



:J. Start a Poultry Project. This project is interesting and highly 

 instructive. The following is a copy of the poultry blank furnished 

 by the Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D.C. 



