POULTRY PROBLEMS 

 POULTRY PROBLEMS 



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26. The Department of Agriculture has just completed 

 an inquiry into the causes for bad and addled eggs. It re- 

 ports that farmers could save several million dollars a year 

 in the egg industry by observing the following rules : give 



POULTRY HOUSE AND CHICKENS 



the hens clean nests ; gather the eggs at least once daily ; 

 keep the eggs in a cool, dry place ; market the eggs at least 

 twice a week ; sell all mature roosters as soon as the hatching 

 season closes. 



EXERCISE 



1. A flock of 30 hens that have a barnyard for a run 

 are fed daily 2 Ib. of wheat worth 900 a bushel. If the 

 hens average 80 eggs a year each, when eggs are worth 

 180 per dozen, what is the profit on the flock ? 



2. Keep a strict account of the feed given a flock of 

 chickens for a month and the number of eggs laid. At the 

 local price of feed and eggs, determine the profit or the loss 

 on the flock for the period. 



