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eggs, and only one exhibited any desire to 

 sit. During this period they consumed 

 three bushels of barley, 17 Ibs. of rice, and 

 a quantity of barley-meal and pease, the 

 whole not exceeding $3 71. 



An examination of these statements nat- 

 urally furnishes us with the following con 

 elusions : 



First. That the best season for laying 

 is during the warm months. 



Second. That when food is amply fur- 

 nished, the yield of eggs is more than 

 doubled. 



Third. That a great diversity exists be- 

 tween the maximum and minimum number 

 of eggs annually produced. It will be found 

 to vary from 50 to 175 annually. 



Fourth. It would appear from No. 3 that 

 the profits from eggs exceeded one hundred 

 per cent. 



Fifth. With a particular breed, and by 

 exercising attention in preventing hens from 

 sitting, the maximum quantity of eggs may 

 be obtained. 



Sixth. In one of the statements given 



