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Fig. 22 is still thinner. This we call three fingers out 

 of condition, and is about as thin as a hen usually gets, if 

 there is any chance for her ever being of any use. 



FIG. 22a This shows you just where to place your finger on 

 the keel or breast-bone in order to measure or determine the con- 

 dition of the hen. In order to properly determine this fact, place 

 your finger about 1 inch back from the front point of the keel or 

 breast-bone, as you see illustrated above. 



Fig. 23 shows about how the first joint of an index finger 

 must be divided up to determine the three degrees of condi- 

 tion The first joint of the index finger is divided into three 

 parts, each line or division representing what we call "one 

 finger" in measuring or determining condition. If a hen 

 had a three-finger abdomen or capacity and was one finger 

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