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BULLETIN 464, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Fill a large-mouthed 2-quart j ar with selected eggs and pour the liquid 

 over them to fill the jar. Fill with a little sterilized water if necessary. 

 Seal and label properly. After this has remained at the school long 

 enough to make its impression, allow the pupil furnishing the eggs to 

 take them home. Make a chart by copying figure 13 on large manila 

 paper. 



Correlations. — Make arithmetical problems out of the following 

 data, substituting local prices if it is desired. April eggs average 20 

 cents a dozen, May eggs 18, June and July eggs 16, August eggs 20. 

 October sales quoted 25 cents, November 30, December 35, January 

 40, February 35. One quart of water glass costing about 25 cents 

 will make 10 quarts when diluted and will preserve as many as 12 or 

 15 dozen of eggs. Find saving if May eggs preserved as suggested 

 are used in December. Preserve 10 dozen eggs in May, 20 dozen in 











Fig. 13. — Chart to he used to fix in minds of pupils a method of preserving eggs. 



June, and 10 dozen in July. Use half in January, half in February. 

 How much is saved? When fresh eggs sell at 35 cents, preserved 

 eggs will bring from 25 to 30 cents. 



LESSON TWELVE. 



SUBJECT: RAISING CROPS FOR POULTRY. 



APRIL. 



Topics for study. — (1) Crop rotations for forage in alternate yards. 

 (See Supplement.) Oats, rye, alfalfa, clover, lettuce, Swiss chard, 

 dwarf Essex rape, and other green crops may be sown in one yard 

 while the flock uses the other. (See p. 28) . 



(2) Field and garden crops to be fed to poultry. Buckwheat 

 as a crop for the orchard furnishes a useful poultry food. Corn and 

 other grains, sunflowers, and alfalfa hay are among the possible crops 

 for winter. Some succulent crops are especially needed for the 



