PROJECTS AND QUESTIONS 247 
7. Arithmetical problems. — Make up some problems about the poul- 
try business and then solve them in the Arithmetic class. Here is an 
illustration : 
(a) What amount is realized for labor, interest on the investment, 
and profit from a flock of one hundred hens, each laying one hundred eggs 
during the year selling at an average price of 25 ¢ a dozen, if each hen 
eats a dollar’s worth of feed per year? 
(b) What will be the results from a poorer flock of the same size laying 
only half as many eggs but requiring the same food and care? 
8. Charts showing various breeds. — Let the pupils bring pictures of 
poultry which they clip from advertisements in farm papers and maga- 
zines. These pictures may be grouped and mounted on large sheets of 
stiff paper to make charts. Names of breeds and a few descriptive words 
may be neatly lettered beside or under each picture. 
g. Oral or Written Composition. — Some suitable subjects: 
(a) My favorite breed of chickens. Project No. 1. 
(b) Chickens as foragers. Project No. 2 8. 
(c) The growth of young chickens. Project No. 3. 
(d) Winter eggs. Project No. 6. 
