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XI. How shall I market my crop? 



1. Shall I store my fruit or sell it directly from the orchard? 



2. What preparations must I make for grading and packing? • 



3. What kind of package shall I use? 



4. What system of grading and packing shall I follow? 



5. Do I understand the details of grading and packing that I may do it 



myself or supervise it efficiently? 



6. What plans must I make for marketing that I may get maximum 



returns? 



7. What am 1 going to do with the fruit that does not grade up to stand- 



ard? 



POULTRY PROJECT STUDY OUTLINE. 



DEVELOPING A FARM FLOCK — AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 



I. Shall I undertake the improvement of a flock of fowls as my project? 



1 . Is the flock of fowls at home in need of improA r ement? 



2. Can I make arrangement to take hold of the flock on my own account? 



3. Have I sufficient interest in fowls to enjoy the work? 

 II. What shall be my aim in the improvement of the home flock? 



1. Shall I make a specialty of eggs for the market? 



2. Shall I work toward special production of market poultry? 



3. Shall I look forward to producing fowls for breeding and eggs for 



hatching? 



4. Shall I increase the value of the flock for general purposes? 



III. What breed shall I select? 



1. What proof do I have that pure-bred fowls are superior to mongrels? 



2. What breed is best adapted to my aim? 



3. Shall I attempt to handle more than one breed and variety? 



4. What variety shall I select? 



IV. How shall I get my start toward a well-bred flock? 



1. Shall I secure eggs for hatching? 



2. Shall I secure baby chicks? 



3. Shall I secure a pen of matured breeding fowls? 



4. Shall I replace the mongrel males with birds of good breeding? 

 V. How shall I select and mate my fowls for best results? 



1. Why is selection important in breeding? 



2. What points shall I consider in selecting fowls for my breeding pen? 



3. Do I know the characteristics of the breed and variety I am breeding? 



4. Why is vigor and strong constitution important in all breeds? 



5. Why should the male bird be given special attention? 



6. What do I know about trap nesting and its value in the improvement 



of fowls? 



7. Of what age should the fowls of my breeding pen be? 

 VI . How may I secure a good hatch of chicks? 



1. Are my breeding fowls in condition to produce eggs with strong, 



fertile germs? 



2. Why should I give special care to eggs intended for hatching? 



3. What may I accomplish by proper selection of eggs intended for 



hatching? 



4. Shall I use an incubator or hatch with hens? 



5. Do I know from experience that I can manage an incubator success- 



fully? 



6. Can I afford to risk my best eggs while I am learning to operate an 



incubator? 



7. How shall I manage sitting hens to secure the best results? 



