10 BULLETIN 464, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



price for pure-bred pullets. Compute number of extra eggs needed 

 to offset the value of 3 pounds 4 ounces extra weight on each hen, 

 poultry selling at the local rate. Have pupils enlarge figure 5 as a 

 chart, possibly not putting the names of points on the chart. 



Make out inventories for project or club work, including value of 

 fowls, house, and equipment. (See also U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture Buls. 132, Correlating Agriculture with the Public School Sub- 

 jects in the Southern States, and 281, Correlating Agriculture with 

 the Public School Subjects in the Northern States.) 



LESSON TWO. 



SUBJECT: DISPOSING OF CULLS. 



EARLY FALL. 



(Omit this lesson if no pupil in the class has an opportunity to apply it in his project 



or with his parents' flock.) 



Topics for study. — What shall be culled out of the farm flock? 

 What older fowls shall be kept ? How many males are needed ? Are 

 the culls for market or for home use ? Fatten and market as early as 

 possible. Show loss from boarding the culls too long. What will the 

 market accept ? How does the local market demand that the poultry 

 shall be prepared ? 



Fattening rations. Restricted range. Shipping alive. Dressed 

 poultry. Individual customers. Parcel-post shipment. Local 

 market prices. Poultry for home use. Value of poultry as food. 

 The economy of a home-grown meat supply. Select topics needed 

 and read references. 



References. — Farmers' Bulletins 287, pp. 34-41; 355, pp. 29-39; 

 562, p. 11; 635, pp. 11, 12, 21. 



Home projects. — Consult with each pupil and plan that each one 

 may carry out such phases of this lesson as fit his case. The older 

 pupils would gain much from the business practice involved in mar- 

 keting. 



Exercises. — A trip to observe marketing methods is helpful when- 

 ever pupils are to have this work to do. 



Correlations. — Compare the price the farmer gets for poultry with 

 the retail price. Compute the percentage loss to farmers who sell 

 poultry and buy meat at retail. Weigh a flock of culls and compute 

 present market value. Find present daily cost of food and compute 

 gain or loss if the present flock gains 1 pound per fowl and sells at 

 1 cent more per pound on November 20. Demonstrate that it pays 

 to sell early, but to keep a good supply of meat for the home. Com- 

 pute each bill of poultry sold by pupils. 



Have pupils write letters requesting such bulletins as each needs. 



