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3. One dozen Barred Plymouth Eock eggs weighed 22 oz. 

 and one dozen Leghorn eggs weighed 16 oz. How many 

 Leghorn eggs will it take to equal in weight 22 doz. Barred 

 Plymouth Eock eggs ? 



4. From problem 3, find out what a laboring man can 

 afford to pay per dozen for Barred Plymouth Eock eggs 

 when Leghorn eggs are selling at 11$ per dozen. Why 

 should eggs be sold by weight ? 



5. Capons in the market are worth more than hens. What 

 is the profit on 36 capons weighing 8 Ib. each, worth 8^-$ 

 per pound, when as roosters they would bring only 4J$ 

 per pound ? 



6. What is the difference in the value of two henu, one 

 laying 192 eggs a year and the other 90 eggs a year, if the 

 average price of eggs is 15$ per dozen ? 



7. A flock of 50 hens averages 93 eggs a year each. If 

 the average price of eggs is 15$ per dozen, what is the value 

 of the eggs ? 



8. If it takes $15 worth of feed to keep this flock for 

 1 yr., what is the profit over and above the cost of feed ? 



9. A poultry journal estimates that hens on the farm 

 average 80 eggs a year each, and that by selecting the best 

 layers and breeding from them, an average of 135 eggs a 

 year each could be obtained. What would this difference 

 amount to for a year with a flock of 75 hens, when eggs 

 are worth 16$ per dozen ? 



10. The Eastern egg buyers have discovered by years 

 of experience that one out of every five eggs coming from 

 a certain state during the summer is bad, and they make 

 the price to the local egg buyers accordingly. When the 

 local egg buyer pays 12$ per dozen, what is the actual value 

 per dozen of good eggs ? What is the loss on the sale of 

 144 doz. of good eggs ? 



