IMPORTANT RECORDS TO KEEP 455 
nent. The rim punch should always be used, as it is the only 
instrument which makes a clean hole without tearing. The hole 
should be made far enough from the edge to minimize the danger 
of its tearing out. 
The following form shows a good way of keeping mating and 
breeding records : Individual Mating Record. 
Form by Dr. Raymond Pearl, University of Maine. 
Male No....... 
PARENTAGE —__—_—— *Darm...... Mating No....... 
Female-No....... 
Pen NO: ccs ee 63 
Experiment No....... 
Chick Adult Hatched. Remarks. ee pes it Matings. 
band No. | band No. Sex. 
Pen Records.—By a pen record is meant usually a monthly 
sheet; but in some cases a weekly sheet is posted in the pen, and 
is so arranged that the products of that pen, the feed consumed, 
and the condition of the birds for a given period can all be 
entered on one record. The following form shows a monthly pen 
record which was used with considerable success in codperative 
record keeping: 
Monthly Pen Record. 
Pen No....... Breed...... Number of females...... Number of Males....., 
Months « ovina t cmdars s 
Rations. Suc . Sing 3 a 
es ci xtra > ‘ickness, n 
Ree Shell} Grit feed Hens| Eggs Mortality 3 o 
Date. No. 1/No. 2!No. 3| *©2° fa) 
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Total 
Weigh 
back 
Con- 
sumed 
Notes.—Leg band numbers.......... 0. es severe eee e eee e ence 
Average daily production...... Total income from eggs......... 
Total cost of feed........ Profit or loss from egg8..-eeseerrrree 
